Known as »El Flaco
« (The Skinny One), Santiago Jiménez Sr. was the first of the well-known Tejano accordionists born outside of the Rio Grande Valley. His family was quite poor and lived in the urban, segregated environment of San Antonio. He started playing the accordion at the age of eight. His father, Patricio, was born in Eagle Pass, Texas, and apparently played the button accordion quite well. From the time that he was very young, Santiago listened to his father...
