Flaco Jiménez

Also known as Flaco Jimenez, Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez, Leonardo Jiménez

American accordionist, singer (1939–2025)

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Ay te dejo en San Antonio

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1939-03-11
Active to: 2025-07-31

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Flaco Jiménez (born Leonardo Jiménez in San Antonio, TX, on 11 March 1939; died 31 July 2025) was an American singer-songwriter, and accordionist known for having played conjunto, norteño and tejano and remembered as a solo performer and session musician, as well as a member of the Texas Tornados and Los Super Seven. Over the course of his seven-decade career, he received numerous awards and honors, including Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Grammys, Americana Music Awards, Tejano Music Awar

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Instance of: human
Given name: Leonardo
Family name: Jiménez
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: San Antonio
Place of death: San Antonio
Occupation: accordionist
Languages spoken: English language
Award: National Medal of Arts
Field of work: singing
Instrument: accordion
Record label: Rounder Records
Official website: www.thetexastornados.com
Image: Flaco always Rocko! (7992652467).jpg

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Commons category: Flaco Jiménez
date of birth: 1939-03-11
start of work period: 1946-00-00
date of death: 2025-07-31

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