But when he thinks of the authors of such songs, the name of José Alfredo stands out as probably the greatest of all composers of canciones rancheras.The wealth of his songs appearing in Mexican cancioneros (song books) and the number of artists who have not only made hit recordings of his songs but have dedicated entire LPs and concerts to his music attest to his importance in the history of Mexican popular music since 1946.Early YearsJosé Alfredo Jiménez Sandoval was born on January 19, 1926, in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, the site of the 1810 insurrection of Father Miguel Hidalgo and the local Indian peons against the Spanish rulers. He is a scholar in the field of Colombian regional folk music and mariachi history.When the aficionado of Mexican music thinks of the canción ranchera (ranch song), he thinks of singers like Pedro Infante, Lucha Reyes, Javier Solís, Miguel Aceves Mejía, Amalia Mendoza, Jorge Negrete, Lucha Villa, José Alfredo Jiménez, and others. Reprinted with permission.William Gradante has taught mariachi and classic guitar since 1980 in Fort Worth, Texas. Reprinted by permission.This article is excerpted from its full version, which was originally published in the Volissue of Studies in Latin American Popular Culture. José Alfredo Jiménez and the Canción RancheraOriginally published in the MENC February and May 2008 Mariachi Newsletters.
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