Thanks Jack - saw Flaco at one of the Kleberg County Fairs - either the summer of '72 or '73. If it wasn't there, at another outdoor venue after moving to Kingsville. I also remember seeing him and so many conjunto acts on Domingo Pena's show (that King Furniture sponsored show on Sunday mornings).
Flaco, (and Chenier, for that matter) were staples of my life in Texas while attending the live music scene in south Texas.
I first saw him in south Texas during the mid seventies when fund raisers were held for the Texas farmworkers. They were trying to convince the Texas legislature that they deserved bathroom breaks and toilet access in the agricultural fields of Texas.
It was a long battle for human rights that continues to this day as we regress deeper into the earlier 1900s regarding immigrant labor performing agricultural work to feed and cloth the USA. Rest in peace Flaco!
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Until today I knew nothing about Flaco, other than a dim awareness that he was famous for something. I am ashamed to admit that I don't appreciate the dulcet tones of the squeezebox or harmonium as much as I should. I mistakenly thought of it as merely a drunken Russian pastime...
You are welcome. Flaco is a once-in-a-lifetime artist, and we were fortunate to have him with us as long as we did. I am not sad that he is gone, because I am much happier that he was.
Thanks Jack - saw Flaco at one of the Kleberg County Fairs - either the summer of '72 or '73. If it wasn't there, at another outdoor venue after moving to Kingsville. I also remember seeing him and so many conjunto acts on Domingo Pena's show (that King Furniture sponsored show on Sunday mornings).
He was a South Texas treasure & I am so jealous of you atttending a performance at the Kleberg County Fair. -How did I miss this?
Flaco, (and Chenier, for that matter) were staples of my life in Texas while attending the live music scene in south Texas.
I first saw him in south Texas during the mid seventies when fund raisers were held for the Texas farmworkers. They were trying to convince the Texas legislature that they deserved bathroom breaks and toilet access in the agricultural fields of Texas.
It was a long battle for human rights that continues to this day as we regress deeper into the earlier 1900s regarding immigrant labor performing agricultural work to feed and cloth the USA. Rest in peace Flaco!
Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Until today I knew nothing about Flaco, other than a dim awareness that he was famous for something. I am ashamed to admit that I don't appreciate the dulcet tones of the squeezebox or harmonium as much as I should. I mistakenly thought of it as merely a drunken Russian pastime...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3-diqR41yo
You are welcome. Flaco is a once-in-a-lifetime artist, and we were fortunate to have him with us as long as we did. I am not sad that he is gone, because I am much happier that he was.
I'll spend the weekend catching up on all things Flaco...
That's a great way to spend a weekend! -Abrazos!
Tu tambien, Jefe!