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| Background information | |
| Birth name | José Montserrate Feliciano García |
| Born | September 10, 1945 |
| Origin | Lares, Puerto Rico |
| Genre(s) | Latin Pop, Bolero |
| Years active | 1966-Present |
| Website | www.josefeliciano.com |
José Montserrate Feliciano García (born September 10, 1945) is a Puerto Rican singer and guitarist. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Lares (LAH-res is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico 's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Latin Pop ( Pop Latino, in Spanish) generally refers to Pop music that has what may be perceived a "Latin" influence Bolero is a name given to more than one type of Latin-American music and its associated dance and song Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} He was left permanently blind at birth due to congenital glaucoma. Glaucoma is a group of diseases of the Optic nerve involving loss of retinal ganglion cells in a characteristic pattern of optic neuropathy. Feliciano overcame the effects of this impairment to score many international hits.
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Childhood
Feliciano was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, one of eleven children. Lares (LAH-res is a small mountain municipality of Puerto Rico 's central-western area located north of Maricao and Yauco; south of Camuy He was first exposed to music at age three. At five, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York City and, at age nine, he played on the Teatro Puerto Rico. Spanish Harlem, also known as El Barrio and East Harlem, is a low income neighborhood in Harlem area of New York City, The City of New York He started his musical life playing accordion until his grandfather gave him a guitar. He reputedly sat by himself in his room for up to 14 hours a day to listen to 1950s rock albums, classical guitarists like Andrés Segovia, and jazz players like Wes Montgomery. Andrés Torres Segovia 1st Marquess of Salobreña ( 21 February 1893 &ndash 2 June 1987) was a Spanish Classical guitarist Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery ( 6 March 1925 - 15 June 1968) was an American Jazz guitarist He is generally considered He later had classical lessons with Harold Morris who earlier had been a student with Segovia.
At 17, he quit school to play in clubs, having his first professional, contracted performance in Detroit
Career
In 1963 after some live performances in pub and club around Usa and in Greeenwich Village in NY (where He played in the same time of Bob Dylan or Joan Baez), he was signed at RCA Victor of America and in 1964 release his first single "Everybody do The Click", after, in 1965 and 1966 he also release his first albums "The Voice and Guitar of Jose Feliciano" and "A Bag Full of Soul", two folk-pop-soul albums then shown in the Usa his talent in some radios around the country where He was been described like a "10 finger wizard", He also was invited at Newport Jazz festival in 1964. A nightclub (or "night club" or "club" is a drinking, dancing, and entertainment venue which does its primary business after dark RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.
In 1966, he went to Mar del Plata, Argentina, to perform at the Festival de Mar del Plata. Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean in the Buenos Aires Province, south of Buenos Aires. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. There, he impressed RCA Victor officials who told him to stay there to record an album in Spanish. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. They weren't sure what they wanted to record, but Feliciano suggested they record bolero music. Bolero is a name given to more than one type of Latin-American music and its associated dance and song The result was two smash hits with the singles Poquita Fe (Little Faith, a. k. a. Sin Fe, or Without Faith), a song written by fellow Puerto Rican Bobby Capó, and Usted (the formal way to say "you" in Spanish). Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó ( January 1, 1922 &ndash December 18, 1989) better known as Bobby Capó, was an internationally known
A year later Feliciano was to perform in Great Britain, but authorities would not allow his guide dog into the country. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands "Guide Dogs" redirects here For the British charity see The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Guide dogs are Assistance The stringent quarantine measures of those days were intended to prevent the spread of rabies. Rabies (from rabies “madness rage fury” Also known as “ hydrophobia ” is a viral Zoonotic neuroinvasive disease that Feliciano later wrote a song entitled No Dogs Allowed, which told the story of his first visit to London.
After two more successful albums, Feliciano, now a household name all over Latin America, moved to Los Angeles. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West He got together with Rick Jarrard who was at the time also producing Nilsson & Jefferson Airplane. They recorded the The Doors' song Light My Fire in a Latin style and when released as a single, it reached #3 on the U. This article is about the band For their self-titled debut album see The Doors (album; for the Oliver Stone film see The Doors (film; for Doors in computing " Light My Fire " is a song originally performed by The Doors on their self-titled first album, which was recorded in August 1966 and released S. pop charts in late summer, 1968. Many subsequent recordings of "Light My Fire" by a multitude of artists took the arrangement from the Feliciano recording. He immediately became a sensation all across North America, selling millions of albums and followed up his success with another top 20 hit in the USA with his version of "Hi-Heel Sneakers", again recorded with a Latin feel. On the strength of this success he won two Grammy Awards for Best New Artist of the Year and for Best Pop Song of the Year in 1969. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
In 1968, at the height of protests against the Vietnam War, Feliciano was given the opportunity to perform The Star-Spangled Banner at Tiger Stadium during the World Series. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia " The Star-Spangled Banner " is the National anthem of the United States of America Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. The 1968 World Series featured the defending champion St Louis Cardinals against the Detroit Tigers, with the Tigers winning in 7 games for their first championship His highly personalized, slow, Latin jazz performance proved highly controversial. Latin jazz is the general term given to music that combines rhythms from African and Latin American countries with jazz and classical harmonies from Latin America the Caribbean Europe He accompanied himself on an acoustic guitar. See also Acoustic Guitar (magazine An acoustic guitar is a Guitar that uses only acoustic methods to project the sound produced by its strings The rendition was released as a single which charted for 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #50. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Feliciano's "Star-Spangled Banner" took place 10 months before the more famous Jimi Hendrix rendition at Woodstock. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter
In 1970, he wrote and released an album of Christmas music, "Felíz Navidad," and this has probably become his most famous recording. Feliz Navidad is a Christmas song written in 1970 by the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter José Feliciano. It has been covered by many artists and is now a traditional part of the musical landscape in the U. S, Canada and Latin America around Christmas time.
In 1971, he traveled to Italy to participate in the San Remo Music Festival, singing the song Che Sarà in Italian, earning second place in that contest as well as a standing ovation by the Italian public. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Festival della canzone italiana (in English Italian song festival) is a popular Italian song contest running since 1951 and held annually in the city of Sanremo Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. He later recorded the song, which became a well-known act in Italy, a great hit in half of Europe, including the Iron Curtain countries, as well as in Asia. Feliciano later recorded it in Spanish as Qué Será, becoming a hit in all of Central and South America, and in English as Shake a Hand, a big hit in Scandinavian countries.
He wrote and performed the theme song to the 1970s comedy series Chico and the Man, and played a guest role on that series as Chico's (Freddie Prinze) cousin, singer Pepe Fernando. Chico and the Man was an American sitcom which ran on NBC from September 13[[ 974]] to July 21[[ 978]] starring Freddie Prinze ( June 22, 1954 &ndash January 29, 1977) was an American Actor and stand-up comedian. In the 1970s, he acted and composed for TV series and movies including McMillan & Wife, Kung Fu episodes, the soundtrack of the movie Aaron Loves Angela in 1976, and Mackenna's Gold with Quincy Jones. McMillan & Wife (also known as McMillian) is a lighthearted American crime drama series that aired on NBC from September This article is specifically about the original TV series (1972–1975 "Kung Fu" Aaron Loves Angela is a 1975 Blaxploitation Film, written by Gerald Sanford and directed by Gordon Parks Jr Mackenna's Gold is a 1969 Western film directed by J Lee Thompson, starring Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif and Camilla Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor He has guested on many albums by other artists including Bill Withers, +'Justments. Bill Withers (born July 4, 1938) is an American Singer-songwriter who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985 John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll, Joni Mitchell Court and Spark, Michael Nesmith "Tantamount To Treason", Natalie Cole " Everlasting" & Gloria Estefan's "Alma Caribena". John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Rock 'n' Roll is a 1975 Album of late 1950s and early 1960s-era rock songs covered by John Lennon. Court and Spark is Canadian singer and songwriter Joni Mitchell 's 1974 full-length release Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter
Feliciano holds the distinction of being one of the few singers to have enjoyed success both in Spanish music and in English rock and roll. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States He won five consecutive awards for best pop guitarist from Guitar Player magazine and was voted in jazz, classic and rock fields. Guitar Player is a popular magazine for Guitarists It contains articles interviews reviews and lessons of an eclectic collection of artists genres and products
He received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987, and continued as a very popular singer during the 1980s. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that He had his hands cast on the famous Madame Tussaud's Museum's 'Wall of Fame,' and has a star in the Walk of Fame of his native Puerto Rico. He also had a great hit in 1987 in Austria for the song The Sound of Vienna, No. 1 for four weeks and recorded with the famous Vienna Symphony Orchestra, which also performed live with him at Danube Park in Vienna with more than 50,000 people and broadcast on national TV. The Vienna Symphony (Wiener Symphoniker is an Orchestra in Vienna, Austria. During the 1980s, record companies gave him space only for the Latin market and he recorded an impressive number of albums for that market, including the Motown albums Escenas de Amor and Me Enamoré and others from RCA, EMI and Capitol which added four more Grammys for best Latin performer. "Motown" redirects here For the city see Detroit Michigan. RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in Capitol Records is a major United States -based Record label owned by EMI and located in Hollywood California and New York City as
In 1995, Feliciano was honored by the City of New York, which re-named Public School 155 the Jose Feliciano Performing Arts School. The City of New York In 1996, he had a short cameo role in the film Fargo. Fargo is a 1996 American Film produced directed and written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen.
In 2003 Guitarra Mía, a special tribute to Feliciano, was produced by the Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and aired in Puerto Rico and in cities with large Latino populations in the United States. Popular Inc, is a financial services conglomerate that has been operating in Puerto Rico for over 115 years and in the United States for almost 52 This television special (and its soundtrack) featured Feliciano and many Puerto Rican and international stars singing some of his most famous songs, along with his personal favorites from other artists. It was first aired in December 2003, just two days after his mother died unexpectedly from a heart attack; in an eerie coincidence, the special's last scenes featured her giving her son a standing ovation, recorded for the occasion a month before.
Each year during the Christmas season, Feliciano's 1970 Christmas song Feliz Navidad returns to U. S. airwaves, one of the most-played and most-downloaded radio songs and downloaded songs of the season. "Feliz Navidad" is also recognized by ASCAP as one of the 25 all-time most-played Christmas songs in the world. The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its
On December 6, 2006, Feliciano's new Spanish album, José Feliciano y amigos was released by Universal Records, featuring Feliciano joined in duets with many other Latin American stars including Luis Fonsi, Lupillo Rivera, Luciano Pereyra, Rudy Perez, Cristian Castro, Marc Anthony, Ramon Ayala, Alicia Villarreal, Ricardo Montaner, and Raúl di Blasio. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Luis Alfonso Rodríguez López-Cepero, more commonly known as Luis Fonsi, (born April 15 1978 in San Juan Puerto Rico) Guadalupe Rivera (born January 30, 1972 in La Barca, Jalisco, Mexico is an Mexican regional Rudy Pérez is an American songwriter and producer During the last 25 years he has composed over 600 songs and written and produced hits for international artists such as Julio Cristian Castro (born Cristian Sáenz Castro on December 8, 1974 in Mexico City) is a Grammy Award -nominated Mexican pop Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16 1968 is an American singer/songwriter/actor of Puerto Rican descent popular in Latin America for his Salsa music Ramón Ayala (born) is an Mexican Accordionist and Songwriter. Alicia Villarreal (born Martha Alicia Villarreal Esparza on August 31 1971 in Monterrey, Nuevo León) is a Mexican Latin Grammy award-winning singer Ricardo Montaner (born as Hector Eduardo Reglero Montaner on September 8 1957) is an Argentine - Venezuelan singer and Songwriter Raúl di Blasio (born 1949 in Zapala, Argentina) is an Argentine pianist A special edition was later released and featured Ana Gabriel and Gloria Estefan. Ana Gabriel (born on December 10, 1955 as María Guadalupe Araújo Yong in Santiago de Comanito Sinaloa) is a Mexican singer Gloria Estefan (born Gloria María Fajardo on September 1, 1957) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter
In 2007, Feliciano released an album called Soundtrack of My Life, the first English-language album composed and written by him. Feliciano is married to wife Susan; they have 3 children: daughter Melissa and sons Jonathan and Mikey.
Sense of humor
Besides his musical skills, Feliciano is known for his strong sense of humor. He constantly makes fun of people's reactions to his blindness, and has even played practical jokes on friends and family based on this. A famous incident has him asking a limousine driver who was taking him to a concert in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico to do the following while stopping at a traffic light: push back the drivers' reclining seat while holding the steering wheel, allow him to lean against the driver's door, open the drivers' window, and say hello to his mother Josefina—who was a passenger at another limousine next to his—giving her the impression that he was driving the limousine. Mayagüez redirects here For the US ship of the same name see ''SS'' Mayagüez. Another was when his current Bass player, Ted Arnold, took a similar job, allowing José to appear to be driving down a busy street.
He has performed comedy sketches alongside Freddie Prinze, Sunshine Logroño, the staff of Despierta América and Verónica Castro, among others. Freddie Prinze ( June 22, 1954 &ndash January 29, 1977) was an American Actor and stand-up comedian. Emmanuel Logroño (born November 1, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York) better known as Sunshine Logroño is a Puerto Rican ¡Despierta América! (Spanish for Wake Up America!) is a popular Spanish language morning show which has aired on the Univision Verónica Castro (born October 19 1952 in Mexico City) is a Mexican actress, Singer and television host He has also parodied fellow artists in his concerts, among them: Julio Iglesias, Raphael, the late Rocío Jurado and Isabel Pantoja. Julio Iglesias (born September 23 1943 in Madrid) is a Spanish singer who has sold over 300 million albums in 14 languages and released 77 albums Don Rafael Martos Sánchez (born May 5, 1943) Ilustrísimo Señor de la Orden de Cisneros Comendador de Isabel La Católica, often simply referred María del Rocío Trinidad Mohedano Jurado, ( September 18 1944 &ndash June 1 2006) was a Spanish singer and actress Isabel Pantoja ( María Isabel Pantoja Martín b Seville, 1956) is a popular contemporary gypsy Spanish Singer, born on An occasional song at his Spanish concerts is a parody of Bobby Capó's song "El Bardo". Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó ( January 1, 1922 &ndash December 18, 1989) better known as Bobby Capó, was an internationally known While the Right Said Fred song I'm Too Sexy was popular in the early 1990s, Feliciano did a parody of it to close his English concerts. Right Said Fred are an English pop band formed in 1989 by brothers Richard Fairbrass and Fred Fairbrass from East Grinstead, as well as " I'm Too Sexy " is a song by English trio Right Said Fred.
His version of "Old Turkey Buzzard" has become a regular bit on "The Late Show with David Letterman" recently. Jose appeared on the show on October 16, 2007 to perform a live rendition of the song.
Discography
English / international
1966 A Bag Full of Soul -
1968 Feliciano! -
1968 Souled -
1969 Feliciano! - 10 to 23 -
1970 Fireworks -
1970 Felíz Navidad -
1971 Encore! -
1971 Ché Sarà -
1971 That the Spirit Needs -
1971 Another Record -
1972 Sings -
1972 Memphis Menu -
1973 Compartments -
1974 For My Love, Mother Music -
1974 And The Feeling's Good -
1975 Just Wanna Rock and Roll -
1976 Angela -
1977 Sweet Soul Music -
1981 José Feliciano -
1983 Romance In The Night -
1989 I'm Never Gonna Change -
1990 Steppin' Out -
1996 Present Tense -
1996 On Second Thought -
2006 Six-String Lady (the instrumental album) -
2007 Soundtrax of My Life
Spanish
1966 El Sentimiento La Voz y la Guitarra -
1966 La Copa Rota -
1967 Sombra -
1967 ¡El Fantástico! - 1967 Mas Éxitos de José -
1968 Felicidades Con Lo Mejor de José Feliciano -
1968 Sin Luz -
1971 En Mi Soledad - No Llores -
1971 José Feliciano Dos Cruces -
1971 José Feliciano January 71 -
1971 José Feliciano Canta Otra -
1982 Escenas de Amor -
1983 Me Enamoré -
1984 Como Tú Quieres -
1985 Ya Soy Tuyo -
1986 Te Amaré -
1987 Tu Inmenso Amor -
1990 Niña -
1992 Latin Street '92 -
1996 Americano -
1998 Señor Bolero -
2001 Señor Bolero 2 -
2003 Guitarra Mía Tribute -
2005 A México, Con Amor -
2006 Jose Feliciano y amigos -
2007 Señor Bachata
See also
External links
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