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20-Aug-2010
Tejano accordionist Esteban ‘Steve’ Jordan Dies at 71, Texas - USAby Rob Howard |
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| Tejano accordionist Esteban ‘Steve’ Jordan (1939-2010) died on August 13th of complications from liver cancer. He was 71 years old. Known as ‘El Parche’ because of his eye patch, the innovative Steve Jordan started his career in the 1960s, and incorporated rock, Latin, Zydeco, jazz, blues and salsa into Tejano’s traditional polkas and rancheras. He developed new techniques on the diatonic accordion and introduced electronic sounds and devices into his playing. A multi instrumentalist, Jordan was reputed to play 35 different instruments. Born in Texas to migrant farm workers and partially blinded as an infant, Jordan was unable to work in the fields. At a very young age he was introduced to the accordion, and was influenced by the accordionist Valerio Longoria, and went on to become one of the best known players of his genre, both nationally and internationally. In 1986 he was nominated for a Grammy, but lost out to his old friend Flaco Jiménez. He appeared in the film ‘Texas Conjunto: Música de la gente’, a documentary about Texas conjunto music, and in ‘True Stories’, a movie musical film, and also appeared as an accordion street player in the film ‘Born in East L.A.’. |