Flaco Jimenez

Leonardo " Flaco" Jimenez is famous a American Accordéoniste.

Biography

Flaco Jimenez was born on March 11th, 1939 with San Antonio (Texas). His/her father Santiago Jimenez Sr , pioneer of the music conjunto tex-mex, initiates it with the Accordéon as of the old one 7 years. He records as from 15 years, as a member of Los Caporales .

He plays in the area of San Antonio during several years, and starts to play with Doug Sahm in the Sixties.

Flaco goes to New York and plays with Dr. John, David Lindley, Brian Ferry and Bob Dylan; it appears in particular on the album Chicken Skin Music of Ry Cooder.

Jimenez gains a Grammy Award in 1986 for Ay You Dejo In San Antonio , a piece of his/her father. It also forms part of the supergroupe Texas Tornados, with Augie Meyers, Doug Sahm and Freddy Fender. Texas Tornados gain Grammy Award in 1990, and Jimenez gains some on its side:

one in 1996 like Best Mexican-American Performance
one in 1999 like Best Tejano Performance
like Best Mexican-American Performance as a member of the supergroupe Los Super Seven.

Jimenez makes an appearance in the film Picking up the Pieces , with Woody Allen and Sharon Stone.

Discography

Personal discs

1988 : Flaco' S amigos (Arhoolie) with Ry Cooder, Peter Rowan, Fred Ojeda, Oscar Such
1992: Partners (Begun again) with Stephen Stills, Dwight Yoakam, Linda Ronstadt, John Hiatt, Ry Cooder, Emmylou Harris, Los Lobos…
1998: Los Super Seven (BMG) with David Hidalgo
1999: The Best off Flaco Jimenez (Arhoolie Records)
2003: Squeeze Box King (Compadre Records)

Participations

2007 : " My Name Is Buddy" (Nonesuch Records) of Ry Cooder with Paddy Moloney, Van Dyke Parks, Mike & Pete Seeger, Bobby King & Terry Evans, Jim Keltner, Jacky Small terrace, Jon Hassell…

Random links: