Jose

Mexico

Born: 09 January 1926

Died: 23 November 1973

Years Active: 50, 60, 70

Genres: Latin, International

Styles: Ranchera, Latin America, Latin America

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José Alfredo (born José Alfredo Jiménez) was born to be a musician. Singing from earliest memory, he composed his first tunes at the age of nine. Within two years, he had begun recording. Although success was elusive, Alfredo eventually rose to the upper echelon of Mexican music. Beginning with his 1950 breakthrough hit "Yo," recorded with conjunto group Los Costenos, Alfredo was a constant presence on the music charts of Mexico. His lengthy list of hits included such top-sellers as "Cuatro Caminos," "Sucedio En La Barranca," "El Cobarde," "...

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