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. Here are more details about Flaco Jiménez’s death.

Flaco Jiménez, the legendary Tejano accordionist whose career spanned seven decades, has died at the age of 86.

“One way to look at it: Leonardo ‘Flaco’ Jimenez is our ‘Satchmo,’ the Alamo City’s Louis Armstrong,” Hector Saldaña wrote in 2019. “Both men pioneered distinct musical forms tied to their region, culture, race and ethnicity—and brought it to the world. Armstrong did it with his trumpet; Jimenez with a squeezebox.”