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El Rey
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. A chart published by Record World credited “El Rey” as reaching #1 in Mexico in 1974, 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.