El Rey (song)
"El Rey" (English: "The King") is a 1971 song by José Alfredo Jiménez. It is one of his best known songs and a Latin Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipient.[1][2][3][4]
A chart published by Record World credited "El Rey" as reaching #1 in Mexico in 1974,[5] a year after Jiménez' death.
The song has been recorded by several artists including Vicente Fernández whose version peaked at number 40 on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart.[6]
References
- ^ Paloma Jiménez Casa Museo José Alfredo Jiménez 6079254700 "Algunas de sus canciones, entre éstas “El Rey”, han sido traducidas y cantadas en otros idiomas como el árabe o el holandés. ".
- ^ Encyclopedia of Latino Popular Culture - Volume 1 - Page 395 031333210X Cordelia Candelaria, Peter J. García, Arturo J. Aldama - 2004 - José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval was México's most prolific and well-respected composer of vernacular music during the mid-twentieth century and remains a beloved singer among Mexicans and Chicanas/os in the United States. He is best known for his *canciones *rancheras, which include "El Rey" (The King), "Ella" (She), "Yo" (I), "Tu y las nubes" (You and the Clouds), "Camino de ...
- ^ Ilan Stavans Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes [2 volumes] - Page 245 0313343969 - 2014 - “El rey” is a popular Mexican song written by José Alfredo Jiménez (January 19, 1926–November 23, 1973), a musician with no musical training who is known for the large repertoire of lyrics that he wrote, among them “Amanecí en tus brazos” (I Woke Up in Your Arms) and “El caballo blanco” (White Horse). “El rey” is about a macho guy convinced his rough-and-tumble life doesn't preclude him from remaining the king among his peers. Ilan Stavans See also: Jiménez, José ...
- ^ "Latin Grammy Hall of Fame – 2007". Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Retrieved June 26, 2016.
- ^ November 2, 1974 issue of Record World magazine; page 111 (Retrieved 2017-12-06).
- ^ "Vicente Fernández: Chart history – Hot Latin Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
