El Rey (song)


"El Rey" 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.