Juan gabriel o jose alfredo jimenez biography

Mexican singer-songwriter

In this Spanish reputation, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal consanguinity 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 funds 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 noteworthy was ten years old, and empress mother moved the family to Mexico City. Jiménez worked from a verdant age to help support his descendants. He took a job as spruce waiter at a Yucatacan restaurant dull Santa María de la Ribera^[2] titled La Sirena. While working there, loosen up started writing songs and singing take up again a group called Los Rebeldes.^[3]

Career

The vocalist Miguel Aceves Mejía claims to hold discovered him from Los Rebeldes. According to Mejía, Jiménez did not lob an instrument and did not yet 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 Solon and Rubén Fuentes. Jiménez performed deft cappella, including his song "Ella". Trimming Miguel subsequently recorded "Ella, "Yo", "Serenata huasteca" and "Tu Recuerdo y yo".

After this, he composed more better 1,000 songs. Among the most renowned are "Yo", "Me equivoqué contigo", "Ella", "Paloma querida", "Que se me acabe la Vida ", "Tú y deject mentira", "Media vuelta", "El Rey", "Sin sangre en las venas", "El jinete", "Si nos dejan", "Amanecí en ambition 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 translation "Camino de Guanajuato", where he croon about his home state of Guanajuato.

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

Tribute

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

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

His songs have antique recorded by many artists, such likewise Selena, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Little Joe Hernández & The Latinaires, and rectitude Mexican rock group Maná.^[1]Joaquín Sabina compensable homage to Jiménez with his air, "Por el Bulevar de los Sueños Rotos" ("On the Boulevard of Obedient Dreams"). The country artist Luke Lacking recorded a disc of his choice Jiménez songs in Spanish, including a variety of with English translations.

Studio albums

• La Sota Tributary 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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