hypersongs

Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio

The 1986 Arhoolie album that won his first Grammy.
Flaco Jiménez, 1986

Arhoolie 3021 was recorded in May 1985 and reached 15 on the Billboard regional Mexican albums chart. It won the Grammy at the 29th ceremony, in 1987, though Wikipedia and the Texas Heritage Songwriters hall give 1986. The 1990 Arhoolie compilation Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más! (CD-318, 64:18) collects all of it with most of El Sonido de San Antonio (1980), 22 tracks including "Juárez", "El Barrelito", "La Paloma" and "Spanish Eyes"; the exact split between the two source albums is not stated. The 1985 conjunto included Eduardo Garcia, Toby Torres, Hugo Gonzales, Joey Lopez and Oscar Tellez on bajo sexto, three bassists, two drummers and Fred Ojeda on vocals. We could not retrieve a critical review.

More from Flaco Jiménez

El Rey De Texas (1975), Flaco Jimenez (1976), Mis 25 Años En La Musica (1980), El Sonido De San Antonio (1980), Viva Seguin (1983), On The Move (1984), Melodias Inolvidables (1985), Flaco's Amigos (1988), Partners (1992), Said And Done (1998), One Night At Joey's (1999), Squeeze Box King (2003)

Sources

  1. Ay Te Dejo en San Antonio y Más!, Wikipedia
  2. Flaco Jiménez, Texas Heritage Songwriters Hall of Fame