Yes it's true. The telephone calls and text messages had continued incessantly since about 9 p.m. Was it true? The exact time is not known but the conjunto legend Esteban Jordan died late Friday. He was 71. FUNERAL DETAILS BELOW

Jordan had been chronically ill in recent years, suffering from liver cancer. Jordan was one of a kind. He was temperamental, reclusive, stand-offish.

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But on stage the Grammy nominee and Tejano Conjunto Hall of Famer was electric, able to squeeze more tones out of an

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