A young Chalino Sánchez, clad in Western wear and a cowboy hat tilted to one side, could be found selling tapes of his corridos at swap meets or entertaining guests at quinceañeras and baptism parties ...

In case you've never heard the name Chalino Sánchez, he was a Mexican singer more hardened than any rapper. He's the indisputable king of narcocorridos, "drug ballads," but like many artists, his fame ...

His image can be found on T-shirts at California markets, and fans still listen to his raspy voice singing the corridos, or Mexican ballads, that made Chalino Sánchez famous. Subscribe to read this ...