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 death of Flaco Jiménez has drawn tributes from across the music world, as fans and artists honor the Grammy-winning legend. The iconic figure in Tejano and conjunto music, has passed away at 86.

Part of Texas has its own soundtrack: conjunto music. And a new generation of musicians is taking it up. (Story aired on All Things Considered on... Conjunto music enjoys a resurgence, bridging a ...

Flaco Jimenez, a six-time Grammy winner who took his conjunto accordion musicianship to the national and worldwide stages with countless superstar musicians and bands, has died, his family announced.

Sign up for TPR Today, Texas Public Radio's newsletter that brings our top stories to your inbox each morning. San Antonio native and conjunto legend Flaco Jiménez ...

With the soundtrack for your morning, which comes from the Rio Grande Valley. This is a geographically and culturally distinct part of Texas - in fact, it's much Mexican as Texan. And it does have its ...