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Flaco Jiménez

American accordionist, singer (1939–2025)
Person human Q1316590

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
March 11, 1939
Date of death
July 31, 2025
Place of birth
San Antonio
Place of death
San Antonio
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
musician, singer, singer-songwriter, accordionist
Field of work
music, accordion performance, singing[11][12][13]
Award received
Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award, Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist, National Medal of Arts[14][15][16]
Father
Santiago Jiménez Sr.[9]
Genre
country music, rock music, conjunto, tejano music, regional Mexican[18][19][20][21][22]
Official website
www.thetexastornados.com[26]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Family name
Jiménez[24]
Given name
Leonardo[25]
Instrument
accordion, voice[27][28]
P14750
2122-25D4-4F48-6664-2CEF
Record label
Rounder Records[23]
Start of work period
1946[30]
🏷️ Also known as
en Flaco Jimenez en Flaco Jiménez en Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez en Leonardo Jiménez cs Leonardo Jiménez cs Leonardo Flaco Jiménez es Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez es Flaco Jimenez fr Leonardo "Flaco" Jiménez ja フラコ・ヒメネス ja レオナルド・"フラコ"・ヒメネス ru Флако Хименес ru Хименес, Флако zh 弗拉格·吉梅内斯 zh-hant 弗拉格·吉梅內斯
🔖 Identifiers · 49
ISNI
0000000028122924
VIAF cluster ID
10037207
Library of Congress authority ID
n85374317
GND ID
134582624
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Flaco always Rocko! (7992652467).jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p35636
AllMusic artist ID
mn0000179335
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
13934788w
Billboard artist ID
flaco-jimenez
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
populaire-muziek/flaco-jimenez
Deezer artist ID
3610
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
134582624
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Discogs artist ID
513182
Europeana entity
agent/base/53734
FAST ID
174571
Filmportal ID
c08c6129ba694e8b88d1d51aceac81c2
Freebase ID
/m/01mvzl3
Genius artist ID
Flaco-jimenez
Genius artist numeric ID
376524
George Eastman Museum people ID
123537
Grammy Awards artist ID
flaco-jimenez/3275
Grove Music Online ID
A2283412
IMDb ID
nm0422936
IdRef ID
250661772
Kinobox person ID
871905
Kinopoisk person ID
12737
Last.fm ID
Flaco+Jimenez
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
03264/eu_j_0726/j0726
Montreux Jazz Festival person ID
20640
MusicBrainz artist ID
f3387fe6-63ff-4dcb-95e6-cf14fc13f60b
Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
271741
Muziekweb performer ID
M00000045451
Myspace ID
flacojimenezmusic
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2014809761
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07424972X
Obálky knih ID
mzk2014809761
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100020791
Plex person key
5d7768dc23d5a3001f4f22a3
Prabook ID
239907
SBN author ID
RMSV670939
SNAC ARK ID
w6mg8p7p
Songkick artist ID
52711
TMDB person ID
1242693
Tidal artist ID
15138
Universal Music France artist ID
20000098920
WikiTree person ID
Jimenez-462
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpYv9T4FfRqDVtwWgPmh3
Yale LUX ID
person/7711d1b5-0124-43f1-8ad1-e59c1889fc6a
ČSFD person ID
587840

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 4
singer, musician, singer-songwriter, accordionist
Genre 3
rock music, country music, tejano music
Field of work 2
music, singing
Instrument 2
accordion, voice
Mb:member of band 2
Los Super Seven, Texas Tornados
Mb:performer of 2
Ay te dejo en San Antonio y más!, Buena Suerte, Señorita
Award received 1
National Medal of Arts
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Jiménez
Given name 1
Leonardo
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
San Antonio
Place of death 1
San Antonio
Record label 1
Rounder Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Cast member 1
Chulas Fronteras
← Mb:sibling 1
Santiago Jiménez, Jr.
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Summary

Flaco Jiménez was born on March 11, 1939[1], in San Antonio[2]. He died on July 31, 2025[3], in San Antonio[4]. He worked as a musician[5], singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and accordionist[8].

FAQs

Where was Flaco Jiménez born?

Flaco Jiménez was born in San Antonio[2].

Where did Flaco Jiménez die?

Flaco Jiménez died in San Antonio[4].

Who were Flaco Jiménez's parents?

Flaco Jiménez's father was Santiago Jiménez Sr.[9].

What did Flaco Jiménez do for work?

Flaco Jiménez worked as a musician[5], singer[6], singer-songwriter[7], and accordionist[8].

What awards did Flaco Jiménez receive?

Honors received include Billboard Latin Music Lifetime Achievement Award[14], Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Instrumentalist[15], and National Medal of Arts[16].

Related Entities

music United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] ↑ . americanamusic.org. Retrieved . americanamusic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [16] ↑ . arts.gov. arts.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [1] ↑ . Los Angeles Times. Retrieved . latimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Deezer artist ID → 3610
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  2. 2d ago · Nicereddy · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tidal artist ID → 15138
    Claims rich → —
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  3. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    George Eastman Museum people ID → 123537
    P14750 → 2122-25D4-4F48-6664-2CEF
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  4. 24w ago · Lesko987a · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Family name → Jiménez
    Record label → —
    Genre → country music, rock music, conjunto +2
    Place of birth → San Antonio
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32151|batch #32151]]: P2949 Update Qualifiers"
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