Santiago Jimenez, Jr.

• Born: 1944, TX
• Active: '80s, '90s
• Genres: Latin
• Instrument: Accordion
• Representative Albums: "El Gato Negro", "Purely Instrumental", "Live in Holland
• Representative Songs: "Viva Seguin", "El Corrido de Esquiel Hernandez", "Negra Ausencia

Biography

Born in 1944, Santiago Jimenez Jr. was a singer and accordionist whose father made a significant contribution to the conjunto instrumental style. Conjunto, the accordion-based social music of Mexico and South Texas, was a style rooted in tradition. While his brother Flaco Jimenez mixed its sound with modern influences like jazz and country, Santiago upheld the traditions of his father and concentrated on the basic formula of two-button accordion with guitar and voice accompaniment. He released numerous albums, including a 1960 collaboration between his brother and him, numerous singles on local pressings, and a series of Spanish-language releases for the Rounder and Watermelon labels throughout the late '80s and 1990s. ~ Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide

Viva Seguin Buy this CD	Corrido de Esequiel Hernandez: Tragedia de Redford Buy this CD	Corridos de La Frontera Buy this CD	Purely Instrumental Buy this CD	Live in Holland Buy this CD
Cama de Piedra: Musique Tex-Mex - Conjunto Music Buy this CD	Musica de Tiempos Pasados, Del Presente, Y Futuro Buy this CD	Canciones de Mi Padre Buy this CD	Corazon de Piedra Buy this CD	Mero Mero De San Antonio Buy this CD

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