

In 2018, to mark the 45th anniversary of Jiménez death, Camilo Lara (Mexican Institute of Sound) produced Un Mundo Raro: Las Canciones de José Alfredo Jiménez, a various-artists compilation of reworked, modern versions of the composer's songs. Vicente Fernandez has recorded several albums of Jiménez's compositions. He died in a Mexican hospital in November 1973. Nació en Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, México 19 de enero de 1926 y falleció en Ciudad de México, 23 de noviembre de 1973. Jimnez got his first taste of fame in 1950, when his song Yowhich had been interpreted by Andrs Huesca y Sus Costeosbecame a hit. His best-known tunes include "Ella," "Cuatro Caminos," "La Que Se Fue," and "Guitteras de Media Noche." In 1968, Jiménez was diagnosed with cirrhosis of the liver. José Alfredo Jiménez, compositor mexicano, que sin tener idea de composición ni tocar instrumento alguno, compuso más de un millar de canciones principalmente rancheras, sones y corridos a ritmo de mariachi. Despite having no formal musical training, Mexican ranchera legend Jos Alfredo Jimnez wrote more than 1,000 songs. Sus cónyuges fueron: Paloma Gálvez, Mary Medel y Alicia Juárez. After the breakup of Los Rebeldes in 1953, Jiménez continued to write songs about the joys of drinking tequila and the violence of bad relationships. José Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval, conocido como ' El Rey ' y ' El hijo del pueblo ', nació el 19 de enero de 1926 en Dolores Hidalgo y murió el 23 de noviembre de 1973 (a la edad de 47 años) en la Ciudad de México, a causa de hepatitis y cirrosis hepática.

The trio's appearance was a major success, and the group became extremely popular with a young audience. The success of the song resulted in Jiménez meeting with Mariano Rivera Conde, who booked Los Rebeldes to perform at his club. In 1950, Jiménez's composition "Yo" was recorded by Andres Huesca y Sus Costenos. In addition to performing with the trio, Jiménez sang with top-ranked artists such as Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, Pedro Vargas, and Miguel Aceves Mejia. The group's first break came when they were hired to become regular performers on Mexican radio station XEW. In the late '40s, Jiménez formed a trio, Los Rebeldes, with a pair of brothers, Enrique and Valentin Ferrusca. Jiménez began his musical career at the age of ten, when his parents' deaths resulted in his leaving school and starting a musical group with a friend, Jorge Gabilondo Patiño.

José Alfredo Jiménez was the undisputed king of ranchera, the dramatic and sentimental singing style that originated in the cities of Mexico during the 1950s and '60s.
