As it has been for the last forty-three years, I am on light posting. Here for your enjoyment is a song by a musician from my hometown, one of the first real stars of conjunto music. Don Santiago Jimenez was the father of Flaco Jimenez and Santiago Jr., and this recording was probably taken from an original 78 put out in the late forties or early fifties.
My mother was from Seguin, and I have a lot of relatives buried in cemeteries in that area, so this song has a personal resonance for me that, let's face it, it very likely won't for you. But cemeteries are the last thing you'll think of while listening to this--it's dance music. Enjoy.
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