Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
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Biography
[Edit]Few if any artists in conjunto and Tejano music have received the level of critical acclaim Flaco Jimenéz has enjoyed over the course of a career that's spanned six decades, and it's certain that no one has taken the accordion-fueled Tex-Mex sound to a larger audience than he has. Without compromising his musical vision, Jimenéz has introduced the traditional conjunto sound to mainstream pop and country listeners thanks to his collaborations with the Texas Tornados, Dwight Yoakam, and the Mavericks, and he is celebrated by adventurous rock fans through his work with Ry Cooder, Carlos Santana, Doug Sahm, and the Rolling Stones. Flaco Jimenéz was born in San Antonio, TX in 1939, and raised in a musical family; his grandfather Patricio Jimenéz was an accordion player who embraced the polkas and waltz tunes that are conjunto's stylistic precursors, and Flaco's father Santiago Jimenéz, Sr. was a pioneering Tex-Mex musician who cut one of the first conjunto records, "Dices Pescao" b/w "Dispensa el Arrempujon" in 1936. Flaco's first instrument was the bajo sexto, a Mexican variation on the 12-string guitar which he started to play at age seven, but after he became proficient enough to join his father on-stage, Flaco's interest turned to the accordion, and he developed a joyous, expressive style that was influenced by zydeco master Clifton Chenier as well as his father and his Tex-Mex peers. At 15, Jimenéz formed his first band, los Caporales, and the group soon won a sizable following in San Antonio, cutting records for a local label and earning a weekly spot on a local television variety show. By the early '60s, Jimenéz was already a Texas legend, playing clubs across the Lone Star state and regularly filling dance halls in San Antonio with music that fused the classic Tejano sound with elements of blues and country. Jimenéz gained a loyal fan in Doug Sahm, founder of the Sir Douglas Quintet and a fellow Texas maverick with a taste for crossbreeding rootsy sounds, and in 1973, when Sahm was recording his first solo album for Atlantic Records, he invited Flaco to join him for the sessions (which also included guest spots from Bob Dylan and Dr. John), giving him his first serious recognition outside of the Tejano scene. In 1976, Ry Cooder included Flaco on his album Chicken Skin Music, and the groundbreaking folk and roots music label Arhoolie Records released Flaco Jimenéz & His Conjunto in 1978, finally giving his own music distribution outside of the Southwest. Jimenéz continued to record and tour extensively, broadening his reach across the country and around the world, and in 1988 Dwight Yoakam brought Flaco into the studio to add an accordion part to a duet he recorded with Buck Owens. The tune, "Streets of Bakersfield," became a major country hit, and as Flaco joined Yoakam on tour, he found himself a rising star at the age of 49. In 1989, Jimenéz and his old friend Doug Sahm teamed up for a new project with country legend Freddy Fender and fellow squeeze box man (and one of Sahm's partners in the Sir Douglas Quintet) Augie Meyers; calling themselves the Texas Tornados, the band scored a deal with Reprise Records and they hit the charts with a re-cut of Meyers local hit "(Hey Baby) Que Paso." A track from the Texas Tornados' debut album, "Soy de San Luis," won a Grammy as Best Mexican-American Performance of 1991, and it would be the first of five Grammys Flaco would receive before the decade was out. Now that Flaco was a bona fide star, he signed with Warner Bros. and released a 1992 solo set, Partners, which included guest appearances from Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, and los Lobos. In 1994, the Rolling Stones tapped Flaco to add an accordion solo to their album Voodoo Lounge, and the same year Jimenéz released a self-titled solo set for Arista, a rootsy effort that included vocals from Raul Malo of the Mavericks. A year later, Jimenéz and Malo appeared on record together again when Flaco added a hot accordion solo to the Mavericks' "All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" from their album Music for All Occasions, which once again brought Flaco's sound to the upper reaches of the country charts. 1996 saw the release of the last studio album from the Texas Tornados, but Jimenéz joined up with another supergroup in 1998, los Super Seven, a collection of top Latin American musicians including members of los Lobos and Joe Ely. Since then, Jimenéz has continued to maintain a busy recording and touring schedule that would tax men half his age as he upholds his status as one of the world's leading ambassadors of Tex-Mex music.
Title: Flaco Jimenez: 20 Golden Hits
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Rock, World Music, Latin
Title: Buena Suerte, Señorita / Buena Suerte, Senorita
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: Dos Amigos
Artist: Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Rock, World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Freddy Fender and Flaco Jimenez
Artist: Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll, World Music, Latin, Country
Title: Un Mojado Sin Licencia (feat. Toby Torres)
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: Flaco Jimenez vs. Steve Jordan - Battle of La Bamba
Artist: Steve Jordan, Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Party
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez, Santiago Jimenez Jr
Genre: Blues, World Music, Latin, Country, Alternative Country, Folk
Title: Como Amigos
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Flaco Jimenez y Tomas Ortiz de los Alegres de Teran
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: The Greatest Tex-Mex Artists
Artist: Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Country
Title: Flaco Jimenez and Friends - English Version
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: Nick Villarreal Vs. Flaco Jimenez
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez, Nick Villarreal
Genre: Latin
Title: Los Reyes Del Norteño / Los Reyes Del Norteno
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: Arriba el Norte: 14 Éxitos / Arriba el Norte: 14 Exitos
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: Latin
Title: With Los Caminantes Flaco's First
Artist: Flaco Jiménez / Flaco Jimenez
Genre: World Music, Latin
Collections
Title: Cinco De Mayo
Genre:
Title: Bellamy Brothers & Friends (Across the Sea)
Genre: Pop
Title: Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm
Genre: Pop
Title: The Rounder Records Story
Genre: Alternative, Songwriter/Lyricist
Genre: Latin
Title: Corridos Calientes Vol. 2
Genre: Latin
Title: Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, 2008 (Live)
Genre: Latin
Title: Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, Vol. 3
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Fiesta San Antonio 2002
Genre: Latin
Title: Club Corridos: Palomita Blanca - Tejano Hits! Vol.1
Genre: Latin
Title: The Accordion Legends
Genre: World Music
Title: Fiesta San Antonio 2001
Genre: Latin
Title: Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, Vol. 6
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Tejano Conjunto Festival En San Antonio 2012
Genre: Latin
Title: 14 Corridos de Pegue
Genre: Latin
Title: Tejano Conjunto Festival En San Antonio 2013
Genre: Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Express, Volume 5
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: American Roots
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist, Contemporary Folk
Title: Tex-Mex Express, Volume 2
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Accordion Conjunto Champs
Genre: Latin
Title: Brewed In Texas, Vol. 2
Genre: Country
Title: Conjunto! - Texas-Mexican Border Music, Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: American Roots
Genre: World Music, Folk
Title: 20 Tex Mex Corridos Famosos
Genre: Latin
Title: Cinco de Mayo: Celebrando Con Corridos
Genre: Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Express, Volume 1
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Express Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Express, Volume 3
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Tex-Mex Express Vol.3
Genre: Latin
Title: 20 Tex Mex Hits De Conjunto
Genre: Latin
Title: The Best Of Texan Accordion Love Ballads In Spanish
Genre: Latin
Title: South Of The Border - The Sound Of Tex Mex
Genre: Latin
Title: A Tejano Country Christmas
Genre: Country
Title: The Rough Guide To Tex - Mex
Genre: World Music
Title: Where Were You When The Fun Stopped?
Genre: Rock
Title: Club Corridos Presenta: Flor De Capomo
Genre: Latin
Title: The Social Power Of Music (CD3)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: Country Fundamental 2022
Genre: Country
Featuring albums
Title: Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (Remastered)
Artist: Dwight Yoakam
Genre: Rock, Country, Alternative Country
Title: Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, V. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, V. 6 -- Contrabando
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Conjunto! Texas-Mexican Border Music, V. 3
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: World Music, Latin, Pop
Title: Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years [Digital Version]
Artist: Dwight Yoakam
Genre: Rock, Country, Country Rock
Title: The Three Burials Of Melquiades Estrada (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Marco Beltrami
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Reprise Please Baby: The Warner Bros. Years (CD2)
Artist: Dwight Yoakam
Genre: World Music, Country