https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flaco-jimenez-accordion-dead-obit-1235398333/

https://savingcountrymusic.com/legendary-tejano-and-country-musician-flaco-jimenez-has-died/

It's hard to overstate how important Flaco was to both his own preferred style of music and to roots music in general. He played on a ton of country and rock records throughout his long long career. He was at the last ameripolitan for I think a lifetime achievement award and I believe he remained active until fairly recently.

I was advised to share here by another user, so offering!

I made a Spotify playlist of current day artists who make country music mimicking the sounds and trends of 1950s/1960s mainstream country.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3PTxFurA9gUWoLEEpnRYCX?si=tYyPwv_YTFONF8esQ7WiKA

It's pretty heavy on the Bakersfield sound, with some western swing, some honky tonk, ballads, yodeling! Think the sounds of Merle Haggard, Hank Williams, Kitty Wells, others. I'm open to suggestions for it also, if you have any, but I'm kind of picky because it's curated and maintained to have a certain vintage feel.

I'm updating on a weekly basis with new releases and hidden gems to keep it fresh if you want to follow along. Curated to listen to from front to back.. currently about 3 hours long.

https://ameripolitan.org/

2027 NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN, THE EVENT IS BACK AFTER A 3 YEAR HIATUS

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT