The concert Saturday at Pearl also featured songs by the band's "patron saint" Ritchie Valens and a tribute to Dave Mason.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Aug. 1 (UPI) --Texas conjunto music pioneer Flaco Jimenez, 86, died while surrounded by his family at one of his son's homes on ...

The master of the Tex-Mex accordion Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez, whose tradition-drenched sound came to define conjunto or Tejano music of South Texas, has died. Throughout a career that spanned more ...

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Regional Mexican and Latin music are enjoying a dynamic 2026, marked by major award wins, heartfelt tributes, and ambitious tours. Carín León, Bad Bunny, and other stars dominated Premio Lo Nuestro, ...

Famed Tejano singer-songwriter and master accordionist Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez has died. He was 86. Jiménez’s family shared the news of the musician’s death on his official Facebook page Thursday ...

: [POST-BROADCAST CORRECTION August 2, 2025: In a previous version of this story, we incorrectly say that Flaco Jimenez’s brother Santiago Jr. is deceased. In fact, Santiago Jr. is alive.] (SOUNDBITE ...

The show: Sunday's grand finale of the 31st annual Tejano Conjunto Festival offered a much-anticipated reunion of brothers and conjunto accordion legends Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jimenez Jr.

HOUSTON (AP) — Flaco Jimenez, the legendary accordionist from San Antonio who won multiple Grammys and helped expand the popularity of conjunto, Tejano and Tex-Mex music, died Thursday. He was 86.