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Singing the Mexican Blues With El Rey in Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
Once you've entered the town cemetery of Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico, the gigantic golden sombrero shining above it all is the dead giveaway that you've found the resting place of the one and only king of Mexican ranchera music, José Alfredo Jimenez. Any day of the week, below the iconic hat you'll likely find a group of fans (mariachi bands, families from Fresno, CA and Chicago IL, and a few savvy gringos) snapping photos and belting out their favorite tunes as they stroll along the immense tile sarape beautifully "draped" on the ground beneath the sombrero. With or without a shot of tequila, visiting the tomb of Mexico's Elvis, Frank Sinatra, and Hank Williams all rolled into one—the hard-drinking, womanizing, talented singer and composer commonly known as El Rey (the King)—is one of those only-in-Mexico experiences that you'll never quite get over.
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