He was discovered in 1948 by the singer Miguel Aceves MejГa and according to him he did not play an instrument and did not even know the Spanish word for ' waltz' or what ' keys' his songs were in. It was his way of thanking the public for all of the affection they had shown him throughout his career as one of the most prolific and highly regarded composers and singers Mexico has ever produced.JimГ©nez was born in Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato, Mexico. One of his last appearances on Mexican television occurred in 1973, just months prior to his death, where he introduced his last song, 'Gracias', accompanied by his wife, singer Alicia Juarez. He was only forty-seven years old when he died in Mexico City, of complications resulting from cirrhosis of the liver. Like many of his contemporary stars, such as Jorge Negrete, Pedro Infante, and Javier SolГs, JimГ©nez died young. The country artist Luke Tan recorded a disc of his favorite JimГ©nez songs in Spanish, including some English translations.

In addition, JoaquГn Sabina paid homage to JimГ©nez with his song, 'Por el Bulevar de los SueГ±os Rotos' ('On the Boulevard of Broken Dreams'). In addition to his own recordings, many of his songs have been recorded by renowned artists from around the Spanish-speaking world, most notably by the following artists: Selena, which she sang вЂњCuando Nadie Te QuieraвЂќ, Miguel Aceves MejГa, Enrique Bunbury, Antonio Aguilar, Luis Aguilar, Lola BeltrГЎn, Vikki Carr, Gualberto Castro, RocГo DГєrcal, Alejandro FernГЎndez, Pedro FernГЎndez, Vicente FernГЎndez, Los RelГЎmpagos Del Norte con Cornelio Reyna y RamГіn Ayala, Los Tigres del Norte, Manolo GarcГa, Little Joe HernГЎndez & The Latinaires, Julio Iglesias, Pedro Infante, the Mexican rock group ManГЎ, Luis Miguel, Jorge Negrete, Sunny Ozuna & The Sunliners, MarГa Dolores Pradera, Javier SolГs, and Chavela Vargas. Among the most famous are 'Yo', 'Me equivoquГ© contigo', ' Ella', 'Paloma querida','Que se me acabe la Vida ', 'TГє y la mentira', 'Media vuelta', ' El Rey', 'Sin sangre en las venas', 'El jinete', 'Si nos dejan', 'AmanecГ en tus brazos', 'Llegando a ti', 'Tu recuerdo y yo', El hijo del pueblo', 'Cuando el destino', 'El caballo blanco', 'LlegГі borracho el Borracho' and 'Que te vaya bonito', as well as 'Camino de Guanajuato', where he sang about his home state of Guanajuato. The first ever songs of JosГ© Alfredo JimГ©nez to be recorded.ДЄfter this promising beginning, he composed more than 1,000 songs. He recorded 'Ella, 'Yo', 'Serenata huasteca' and 'Tu Recuerdo y yo'. Don Miguel was impressed and promised to support him and record his songs. A few days later, JosГ© Alfredo arrived to the radio and started singing a capella his songs вЂњEllaвЂќ and some more. Miguel asked him to look for him at the Radio Station XEW, where he had an audition called Amanecer Ranchero, together with the Mariachi Vargas and RubГ©n Fuentes. Would you like to hear some? Maybe you like themвЂќ. I`m waiter because of necessity, but I compose songs. The clerk came to him and asked: вЂњDon Miguel. One day in 1948, Miguel Aceves MejГa and some friends arrived for dinner to a restaurant called La Sirena, in Santa Maria de la Rivera.

Homenaje a josГ© alfredo jimГ©nez