1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 842 1-2 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is extremely 1-3 proud to recognize Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez for his furtherance 1-4 of conjunto music by broadening its audience appeal; and 1-5 WHEREAS, With the guidance of one of the pioneers of 1-6 conjunto music in the 1930s, Leonardo quickly rose to fame and 1-7 became an inspiration for the Hispanic community and its music; 1-8 and 1-9 WHEREAS, Born in San Antonio in 1939, Leonardo kept a 1-10 watchful eye on his talented father, Santiago "Flaco" Jimenez, Sr., 1-11 and by the age of seven he was performing conjunto music before 1-12 live audiences alongside the elder "Flaco"; at 18 he was recording 1-13 his first album as a member of the group called Los Caporales; and 1-14 WHEREAS, Wanting to emulate his father, Leonardo adopted his 1-15 father's nickname "Flaco" and continued the tradition of taking 1-16 conjunto music to contemporary audiences; a remake of his father's 1-17 song "Ay te dejo en San Antonio" earned Flaco his first Grammy in 1-18 1986; his second came in 1990 as a member of the Texas Tornadoes 1-19 and his third was for his solo debut as Best Mexican American 1-20 Performance in 1996; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Even more acclaim came to Flaco in 1994, as he 1-22 was inducted into the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame and the Austin 1-23 Music Hall of Fame and won the Pura Vida Hispanic Music Awards; 1-24 contributing to all of this fame were his soundtracks and 2-1 appearances in film, videos, commercials, and as a guest on 2-2 talk shows; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Conjunto music has become an integral part of our 2-4 state's culture, and rising to the top in conjunto music has made 2-5 Flaco a portrait of success for the Hispanic community; now, 2-6 therefore, be it 2-7 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-8 76th Legislature, hereby congratulate Leonardo "Flaco" Jimenez for 2-9 his outstanding accomplishments in the world of music and commend 2-10 him for keeping conjunto music in the forefront; and, be it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-12 this inspirational artist as an expression of the esteem of the 2-13 Texas Senate. 2-14 Madla 2-15 ______________________________________ 2-16 President of the Senate 2-17 I hereby certify that the above 2-18 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-19 on May 4, 1999. 2-20 ______________________________________ 2-21 Secretary of the Senate 2-22 ______________________________________ 2-23 Member, Texas Senate