His songs are considered part of Mexican musical heritage, at the level, for instance, of Woody Guthrie for American music. He had no musical training—according to the singer Miguel Aceves Mejía, Jiménez didn't play an instrument and didn't even know the Spanish terms for "waltz" and "key". Nonetheless he composed more than 1000 songs. Among the most famous are "Ella", "Media Vuelta","El Rey" and many more. In addition to his own hit recordings