The “Son of the People” had a special appreciation for some of his compositions, since many of them were inspired by the love he felt for his muses
José Alfredo Jiménez could not give permission to Jorge Negrete singing one of his most treasured songs (Photos: INAH Media Library)
Jorge Negrete and José Alfredo Jiménezthey came to work together on several occasions, because the Charro Cantor performed some songs that were by El Rey and, despite the fact that there was already a working relationship, the composer on one occasion couldn’t accept that his partner performed one of his songs, preferring someone else to give him permission to do so.
Throughout his career as a singer and actor, Jorge Negrete recorded songs by Manuel Esperón, Pepe Guízar and José Alfredo Jiménez, who was one of the most important composers during the so-called Golden Age and who until the date continues to be positioned as such.
The Charro Cantor worked with El Hijo del Pueblo on seven songs< /b>, which were some of the most important in Jiménez’s repertoire: Ella, El horseman, Me and your memory, How lucky for me, The one that left, The son of the people, The bad star and Dear Dove.
The “Charro Cantor” he only sang seven songs by Jiménez, but it is believed that at public events he sang another one (Photo: Facebook/José José Más Que Un Príncipe Un Rey)
Despite the fact that some of these songs were never recorded for albums, but for movies, what Negrete used to do to interpret a song that was not offered directly by the composer or by contract, he had to sing it, he contacted the author directly.
In the case of Paloma QueridaThe first time the Guanajuato native heard the song, supposedly at a private party in which José Alfredo sang it for his wife, he was fascinated. He wanted to be able to give voice to the verses of José Alfredo and contacted him to obtain his permission.
Jiménez would have accepted that the Charro Cantor interpreted if it had been any other song that didn’t have so much so much meaningfor him, but since it was Paloma Querida, initially refused to let him sing it.
A large part of José Alfredo Jiménez’s songs were written for his three wives, Paloma Gálvez, Alicia Juárez and Mary Medel (Photo: Twitter/@robertomalaver)
And this song, which was one of the greatest hits of the Son of the People, was one of the songs he composed for his wife Paloma Gálvez, who was his first muse and with whom he had his firstborn, José Alfredo Jr. and Paloma.
Paloma Querida was written for Gálvez when the composer was planning the best way to ask her to marryto his then girlfriend. The song was heard for the first time on December 17, 1949, when the singer also performed it outside Paloma’s house, as a serenade.
It was as well as Paloma Querida engaged them and led them to join in marriage on June 27, 1952, in one of the most important weddings of the time.
< p class=”paragraph”>For Gálvez, José Alfredo also composed Amor del alma, Serenata Huasteca,< i> In the light of the fireflies, among others, but the importance of Paloma Querida went beyond any other.
Paloma Gálvez was one of the singer’s most important muses, for which he wrote several of his hits (Photo: Univision)
In addition to this, the composer considered that the song had been a gift for his wife, he told Negrete that he didn’t have the right to let her sing it, so he told her that only Paloma could decide if she could sing it.
Jorge had to contact Gálvez to ask her permission and she accepted, since the Charro Cantor was one of the most notable singers of the time and had already heard the vocal capacity with which she interpreted other songs by her husband.
There is also the version that it was Paloma herself who, being a great admirer of the protagonist of ¡Ay Jalisco, don’t rajes! he sent the song directly to him, asking him to recorded.
According to this version, until the song was recorded by Jorge Negrete, Gálvez said yes to José Alfredo.