Santiago Jiménez Sr.

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Santiago Jiménez Sr. was a pioneering Tex-Mex conjunto musician and accordionist who helped popularize and shape the genre in the mid-20th century.

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Santiago Jiménez Sr. canonical 4

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instanceOf Tex-Mex musician
accordionist
conjunto musician
musician
person
activeYearsEnd 1980
activeYearsStart 1930
associatedAct Flaco Jiménez
associatedWith San Antonio music scene
birthDate 1913-04-25
birthPlace San Antonio, Texas, United States
child Flaco Jiménez
Santiago Jiménez Jr.
citizenship United States
culturalRegion South Texas
deathDate 1984-12-18
deathPlace San Antonio, Texas, United States
ethnicity Mexican American
familyName Jiménez
fieldOfWork Latin American music
Tejano music
popular music
gender male
genre Tex-Mex
conjunto
givenName Santiago
heritage Mexican
Tejano
influenced Flaco Jiménez
conjunto music
instrument accordion
button accordion
knownFor dance-oriented polkas and rancheras in conjunto style
distinctive button accordion playing
languageOfPerformance English
Spanish
name Santiago Jiménez Sr.
notableAchievement helped popularize accordion-driven conjunto music in Texas
pioneered Tex-Mex conjunto style in mid-20th century
notableWork Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio
La Piedrera
Viva Seguin
occupation accordionist
musician
recordLabel local Texas labels
residence San Antonio, Texas, United States
style traditional conjunto

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Flaco Jiménez father Santiago Jiménez Sr.
Flaco Jiménez influencedBy Santiago Jiménez Sr.
Leonardo Jiménez associatedAct Santiago Jiménez Sr.
Santiago Jiménez Sr. name Santiago Jiménez Sr.