Paco de Lucia, the Spanish guitar virtuoso who brought flamenco to a world audience, has died of a heart attack aged 66 while playing with his son on a Mexican beach. Born Francisco Sanchez Gomez, he ...

MADRID (Reuters) - Paco de Lucia, the influential Spanish guitarist who vastly expanded the international audience for flamenco and merged it with other musical styles, died suddenly on Wednesday of a ...

Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia, who blended the flamenco sound of his native land with jazz and other genres that attracted a new generation of fans, has died at the age of 66 of an apparent heart ...

On his PBS special "Nights of Fire," guitarist Benise (pronounced Buh-ness-say) pours out intoxicating Spanish flamenco-inspired riffs with the intensity of a rock player. He plucks out improvised ...

In a strange world renowned for its prima donnas and gnarly characters, I continue to be surprised by a fairly consistent truth: The greatest artists are, generally, the most humble and unaffected.

Paco de Lucia, the guitar playing “pioneer” who brought flamenco to an international audience, has died at the age of 66. The lauded musician, who had performed for more than five decades and who is ...

Roni Benise left his Nebraska home to make it in Los Angeles, played in several rock bands and even got a gig at the famed Whisky A Go Go on Sunset Boulevard, but it was listening to a smooth jazz ...

MADRID (AP) -- Paco de Lucia, one of the world's greatest guitarists who dazzled audiences with his lightning-speed flamenco rhythms and finger work, has died in Mexico, officials said Wednesday. He ...