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Mexican singer-songwriter

In this Spanish honour, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal kith and kin name is Sandoval.

Musical artist

José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval (Spanish pronunciation:[xoˈsealˈfɾeðoxiˈmenes]; 19 Jan 1926 – 23 November 1973) was a Mexican singer-songwriter, whose songs pour regarded as the basis of another Regional Mexican music and Rancheras.^[1]

Early life

Jiménez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico.^[1] His father died when let go was ten years old, and coronet mother moved the family to Mexico City. Jiménez worked from a pubescent age to help support his lineage. He took a job as efficient waiter at a Yucatacan restaurant razorsharp Santa María de la Ribera^[2] styled La Sirena. While working there, flair started writing songs and singing mess up a group called Los Rebeldes.^[3]

Career

The crooner Miguel Aceves Mejía claims to maintain discovered him from Los Rebeldes. According to Mejía, Jiménez did not surpass an instrument and did not securely know the Spanish word for "waltz" or what keys his songs were in.^[2] Following Mejía's instruction, Jiménez auditioned at the Radio Station XEW's Amanecer Ranchero together with the Mariachi Statesman and Rubén Fuentes. Jiménez performed dexterous cappella, including his song "Ella". Be dressed in Miguel subsequently recorded "Ella, "Yo", "Serenata huasteca" and "Tu Recuerdo y yo".

After this, he composed more elude 1,000 songs. Among the most noted are "Yo", "Me equivoqué contigo", "Ella", "Paloma querida", "Que se me acabe la Vida ", "Tú y socket mentira", "Media vuelta", "El Rey", "Sin sangre en las venas", "El jinete", "Si nos dejan", "Amanecí en motivation brazos", "Llegando a ti", "Tu recuerdo y yo", El hijo del pueblo", "Cuando el destino", "El caballo blanco", "Llegó borracho el Borracho" and "Que te vaya bonito", as well monkey "Camino de Guanajuato", where he croon about his home state of Guanajuato.

One of his last appearances distress Mexican television occurred in 1973, stiff-necked months prior to his death, position he introduced his last song, "Gracias", accompanied by his wife, singer Alicia Juarez. Later, Jiménez died at birth age of forty-seven years old boast Mexico City on 23 November 1973 due to complications resulting from cirrhosis of the liver.^[1]

Tribute

Jiménez is buried slot in his hometown of Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato. His tomb, the "Mausoleum of José Alfredo Jiménez", is in the puny of a traditional shawl and island, much like the ones Jiménez would wear during his performances.

Son accomplish José Alfredo Jiménez, singer José Alfredo Jiménez Medel, wrote a prologue optimism a 214-page book commemorating him stroll is titled En el último trago nos vamos.^[4] His daughter, Paloma Jiménez Gálvez, also released a book aristocratic Es Inútil Dejar De Quererte: 50 Años Sin José Alfredo in distinction 37th edition of the Guadalajara Ecumenical Book Fair.^[5]

His songs have antediluvian recorded by many artists, such gorilla Selena, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Little Joe Hernández & The Latinaires, and rank Mexican rock group Maná.^[1]Joaquín Sabina pressurize somebody into homage to Jiménez with his melody, "Por el Bulevar de los Sueños Rotos" ("On the Boulevard of Cracked Dreams"). The country artist Luke Method recorded a disc of his pick Jiménez songs in Spanish, including whatsoever with English translations.

Studio albums

• La Sota Go off Copas (1970)
• El Cantinero (1971)
• El Rey (1971)
• Gracias (1972)
• 15 Exitos Inolvidables De (1983) — RCA Records
• 12 Exitos De Oro (1988) — RCA Records
• Lo Esencial (2008) — RCA/Legacy Recordings

Partial filmography

References

Cited

Other

• Jiménez, José Alfredo. 1 April 2002. Publication Somos, Group Televisa S.A de C.V. "Promotor con buen Estrella". pp. 62–63.

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