Upcoming Events at Antone's
Tue Dec 25, 8:00 PM - Tue Dec 25, 8:00 PM
305 E 5th St, Austin, TX 78701
Community: Warehouse District
Description
Six-Time Grammy Award Winning (including 2015 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award) Tejano music accordionist from San Antonio, Texas, born March 11, 1939.
Event Details
Made his first records in a garage studio in the 1950s for Jose Morante's Norteño/Sombrero labels located at the corner of Ruiz Street and 24th Street in San Antonio, TX. The studio engineer for those recordings was Salome Gutierrez R. of whom later started his own record label known as D.L.B. RECORDS (Del Bravo Records). Jimenez is revered by his fans as "El Rey de Texas" (The King of Texas).
Conjunto Los Pinkys have been performing around the USA and in the Lone Star State since 1992. They have been featured at the Johnstown Folk Festival in Johnstown, PA, The Tejano-Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, Texas, Accordion Kings in Houston, Texas, The Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose, California, Dia de Los Muertos Celebration in Birmingham, Alabama and many clubs, dancehalls, cantinas, church bazaars, jamaicas, quincieneras, weddings and parties around Central Texas. They are 2015 members of the Austin Music Hall of Fame.
Conjunto Los Pinkys have been performing around the USA and in the Lone Star State since 1992. They have been featured at the Johnstown Folk Festival in Johnstown, PA, The Tejano-Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, Texas, Accordion Kings in Houston, Texas, The Berryessa Flea Market in San Jose, California, Dia de Los Muertos Celebration in Birmingham, Alabama and many clubs, dancehalls, cantinas, church bazaars, jamaicas, quincieneras, weddings and parties around Central Texas. They are 2015 members of the Austin Music Hall of Fame.
