It took them 30 years, but they did it: at least for one night, Flaco Jiménez and Santiago Jiménez Jr., two of the greatest living legends of conjunto, officially ended their long on-and-off feud with a stirring performance at the 31st annual Tejano Conjunto Festival Sunday night at Rosedale Park. The long-awaited reunion took...
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Historic video: Flaco and Santiago Jr. reunite
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