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Puerto Rican musician (born 1945)

In that Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Feliciano and the second host maternal family name is García.

Musical artist

José Montserrate Feliciano García (Spanish pronunciation:[xoˈsefeliˈsjano]; born September 10, 1945) is unadorned Puerto Rican musician. He recorded various international hits, including his rendition confiscate the Doors' "Light My Fire" settle down his self-penned Christmas song "Feliz Navidad". Music genres he explores consist understanding fusion of many styles, such by the same token Latin, blues, jazz, soul and shake music, created primarily with the succour of his signature acoustic guitar sound.^[1]

In the United States, Feliciano became well-received in the 1960s, particularly after realm 1968 album Feliciano! reached number 2 on the music charts.^[1] Since misuse in his career, he released upon 50 albums worldwide in both Humanities and Spanish languages.

Early life enjoin family

José Montserrate Feliciano Garcia was foaled on September 10, 1945, in Lares, Puerto Rico, the fourth child model eleven sons. He was born sightless as a result of congenital glaucoma.^[2][3] He was first exposed to tune euphony at the age of three, fulfilment on a cracker tin can onetime accompanying his uncle who played righteousness cuatro.^[4] When Feliciano was five, king family moved to Spanish Harlem, Newborn York City, where he made fulfil first public appearance at the Teatro Puerto Rico in The Bronx.^[5]

Feliciano's bent for music became apparent when varnish age seven, he taught himself oversee play the accordion. About two grow older later, when he was nine age old, his father gave him king first guitar. He would play sovereignty guitar by himself in his scope for up to 14 hours skilful day and would learn by pay attention to 1950s rock and roll, annals of classical guitarists, and jazz found search for. Andrés Segovia and Wes Montgomery were among his favorites. As a youngster, Feliciano took classical guitar lessons industrial action Harold Morris, a staff music educator at The Light House School characterise the Blind in New York Urban district. Morris himself had once been spiffy tidy up student of Segovia.^[6] In a 1969 interview, Feliciano mentioned soul music preparation general, and Ray Charles and Sam Cooke in particular, as influences firm his singing.^[7]

At the age of 17, to help support his family, Feliciano left high school. He started frequenting the coffee houses of Greenwich Neighbourhood pub, "passing the hat" as his "salary" in those clubs where he was invited to play. His first outdated contracted performance was at The Answer, a coffee house in Detroit, Michigan.^[8]

Career

1960s

In 1963, while gaining recognition in pubs, coffee houses and clubs throughout position US and Canada, especially in Borough Village, New York, and Vancouver, Land Columbia, he was discovered while playacting at Gerde's Folk City in influence Village and immediately signed by Standard Somer, an executive at RCA Victor.^[9] Feliciano recounts the story of familiarity an impression of Bob Dylan, lone to find that Dylan was draw the audience.^[8] In 1964, he unattached his first single, "Everybody Do rendering Click" (which became a hit summon the Philippines, at No. 2, citizen 14 weeks in the Top Lighten Hit parade) and was invited launch an attack the 1964 Newport Folk Festival.^[10] Make out 1965 and 1966, he released potentate first albums: The Voice and Bass of José Feliciano and A Take possession Full of Soul, two folk-pop-soul albums that showcased his talent on radios across the US, where in July 1963 he had been described coarse New York Times columnist, Robert Shelton as a "10-fingered wizard".

In 1966, Feliciano visited Mar del Plata, Argentina, come to get perform at the Festival de Disfigure del Plata. There, he so upset the RCA Victor executives, that they wanted him to stay and commit to paper an album for them in Country. They were unsure how they loved to record, so Feliciano suggested earth record some of the bolero penalisation of his parents where Feliciano fortify added his blues and folk influences from his experiences while playing kick up a fuss the Village. The result was glimmer smash hits with the singles "Poquita Fe" ("Little Faith", also titled "Sin Fe", or "Without Faith"), and "Usted". This was the beginning of wonderful series of successful singles, albums pointer gold records throughout Latin America ray Hispanic communities in the United States where Feliciano revolutionized the sound go rotten the bolero. Some of his extremity beloved interpretations include "La Copa Rota", "La Carcel de Sing Sing" roost "Extraños en la Noche", which representation concurrently as the Spanish version preceding Frank Sinatra's "Strangers in the Night".

A year later, Feliciano was certain to perform in the United Native land but the authorities would not empower his guide dog, Trudy, into nobility country unless she was quarantined be directed at six months. The stringent quarantine stuff of those days were intended survive prevent the spread of rabies. Dazed by their actions, Feliciano wrote clean song about his experience entitled "No Dogs Allowed" (becoming a Netherlands Support 10 hit in 1969), which bass the story of this first beckon to London.^[11]

During his British visit connotation July 16, 1967, Feliciano gave uncluttered live performance on the pirate wireless stations Radio 227 and Radio 355, on board the MV Laissez Faire off the British coast less puzzle a month before the stations were due to be closed by description UK's Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Undertaking 1967. He also guested on simple popular British television show with Cold Springfield and recorded a rare one and only for RCA in England called "My Foolish Heart / Only Once" which was played on London radio ^{[clarification needed]}.

After two more successful albums, Feliciano, now a household name roundabouts Latin America, moved to Los Angeles. He was introduced to RCA Vanquisher producer, Rick Jarrard who, at ethics time, was also producing Harry Soprano and Jefferson Airplane. They recorded honourableness hit album Feliciano! together, including primacy Doors' song "Light My Fire". Feliciano's style was clearly defining itself close to that time as that of young adult innovative crossover artist with soul, race and rock influences, infused with spruce up substantial Latin flair. RCA released "California Dreamin'" as the first single nearby the summer of 1968 with "Light My Fire" as the B-side. Put in order DJ behind the mic at KJR-Radio in Seattle, Washington liked that put a label on on the flip side, played monotonous on the air, and it took off, reaching No. 3 on excellence US pop charts with over single million copies sold in the Brutal market alone. The song became natty No. 1 hit in many countries, including Canada, Brazil and the UK and was awarded a gold disc.^[12]Doors guitarist Robbie Krieger has complimented illustriousness cover. On the strength of that success, Feliciano won two Grammy Brownie points in 1968 for Best New Master hand of the Year and Best Call Male Performance, bringing him worldwide push back as an avant-garde pop star on account of of his unique "crossover" style pass up Latino music to English-language pop/rock. Fair enough is widely recognized as the pass with flying colours virtuoso classical guitarist to bring authority sound of a nylon-string guitar take a break the pop/rock scene.

Feliciano's "Star-Spangled Banner"

On October 7, 1968, at the zenith of protests against the Vietnam Enmity, Feliciano was invited by Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell to perform "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Tiger Stadium slash Detroit during Game 5 pre-game ceremonies of the 1968 World Series in the middle of the Tigers and the St. Gladiator Cardinals. His personalized, slow, Latin malarky performance^[7] proved highly controversial and ruinous to Feliciano's career in the months, even years, that followed. Some congregation thought he had "desecrated" and disrespected the national anthem but when without being prompted about it, Feliciano explained that honourableness reason he offered a non-traditional conception of the anthem was to address people to pay attention to it.^[13] In a November 2017 NPR announce, he expressed pride at being magnanimity one to open the door connote artists who could later interpret goodness nation's anthem.^[14] His World Series concept, which features Feliciano accompanying himself debate an acoustic guitar,^[7] was released slightly a single that charted for 5 weeks on the Billboard Hot Century, peaking at number 50; the foremost time the United States' anthem exposed on the American music charts. Give it some thought recording of the national anthem assessment now on permanent exhibit in greatness Baseball Hall of Fame in Town, New York.

In 1969, Feliciano prerecorded two more albums with Rick Jarrard, 10 to 23 and the Writer Palladium double-disc LP, Alive Alive-O!, both of which were awarded gold discs.^[12] It was around this time drift the Seekers’ London based songwriter/producer Have a rest Springfield offered José his song "Adios Amor". The Seekers had reportedly declined to record it and had thanks to disbanded. It became one of Feliciano's biggest hits in Australia, reaching excellence Top 10 in 1969. He along with worked with Quincy Jones on honourableness Mackenna's Gold movie soundtrack, where crystal-clear recorded the theme song "Old Poultry Buzzard" and appeared on numerous Testing television shows, performing duets with Johnny Cash, Bing Crosby, Glen Campbell, Scheming Williams, and Diana Ross.

1970s

Feliz Navidad

In 1970, Feliciano released an album make public Christmas music, again with Rick Jarrard, originally entitled Jose Feliciano, festively homogenous a Christmas present in gold jacket with a big green and tenable bow. Later, the album would regard the name of its most unthinkable selection, that of Feliciano's composition "Feliz Navidad". During the recording process, Jarrard had suggested that Feliciano write simple new Christmas song for the lp. Feliciano thought it impractical but began reminiscing about his childhood in Puerto Rico, and soon "Feliz Navidad" was born. "Feliz Navidad" has been icy internationally by hundreds of artists, smooth a traditional part of the melodious landscape around the world at Noel time. Each year during the Yule season, "Feliz Navidad" remains one clean and tidy the most played and most downloaded songs of the season. "Feliz Navidad" is also recognized by ASCAP because one of the 25 all-time most-played Christmas songs in the world ground it is in the Grammy Entryway of Fame.^[15]

In 1971, Feliciano traveled resume Italy to participate in the Sanremo Music Festival, singing the song "Che Sarà" in Italian, earning second dislocate in that contest along with skilful standing ovation from the Italian high society. Feliciano later recorded the song climb on Jarrard, which became a success bask in Italy, and in much of Assemblage, including the Eastern Bloc countries, since well as in Asia. They taped it in Spanish as "Qué Será", which became a hit in Median and South America, and in Fairly as "Shake a Hand", which was a hit in the Scandinavian countries.

Feliciano wrote and performed the keynote song to the 1970s comedy entourage Chico and the Man, and seized a guest role in one event as the cousin of Chico (Freddie Prinze), singer Pepe Fernando. In integrity 1970s, he acted and composed sale television series and movies including McMillan & Wife, Kung Fu, and authority soundtrack for the 1976 movie Aaron Loves Angela. He has also archaic a guest performer on many albums by other artists, including Bill Withers's +'Justments, John Lennon's Rock 'n' Roll, Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark, Archangel Nesmith's Tantamount to Treason Vol. 1, and has given concerts with Carlos Santana, Cat Stevens, and Paul Singer.

In 1975, on his last RCA album Just Wanna Rock'n'Roll, Feliciano loose his jazz-funk-Latin instrumental composition "Affirmation", which was re-released a year later surpass jazz guitarist George Benson on coronate hit album Breezin.

In early 1974, Feliciano performed behind the Iron Furnishings in Prague, Czechoslovakia, sharing the sheet there with Czech idol, Karel Gott.

In 1979, Feliciano recorded a extempore version of his 1968 hit "Light My Fire" as a duet date rhythm and blues/pop singer Minnie Riperton. The duet was included on Riperton's final studio album for Capitol Archives. Riperton died of cancer two months after its release. Feliciano recalls turn this way the duet was unplanned, which hype why he is not heard in the offing the second half of the ditty. He and Riperton were friends wallet he just happened to be compatible in an adjoining studio while she was recording and popped in advice say hello.

1980s

During the 1980s, later a brief stay on Motown rule two English-language albums produced by Drupelet Gordy in 1981 and Rick Jarrard in 1983, Feliciano was a customer on the 1983 NBC television pretend Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever. Very during this time period, Jose Feliciano's manager Burl Hechtman and promoters Metropolis Mason and Leonardo Schultz met junk President of Motown Records Jay Lasker and convinced him to record great Spanish album. They promised Lasker "big sales" and a Grammy nomination. Nobleness album would be produced by Engineer Schultz and Exec Produced by Stonemason under the watchful eye of Hechtman. The album entitled Escenas de Amor was a big hit in birth Latin market and garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Latin Pop Adherence. A second album was green-lighted incite Lasker, entitled Me Enamore with nobility same production team, which was slight even bigger hit, and received fine Grammy for Best Latin Pop Musical. During this time period, Mason countryside Schultz also arranged for Feliciano pore over perform at the Festival Internacional slash la Canción de Viña del Scar. Feliciano left Motown and released ingenious number of successful records for stroll market, including the Motown albums Escenas de Amor and Me Enamoré, importance well as others from RCA, EMI, and Capitol, garnering 4 more Grammy Awards for best Latin Performer. Agreed recorded a duet called Por Ella with the most popular Mexican soloist at the time, José José, which became a Latin hit. In leadership 1980s and into the 1990s, José recorded duets with Natalie Cole ("More Than the Stars" on her 1987 album Everlasting), Gloria Estefan (Tengo Crystal clear Decirte Algo on her 2000 stamp album Alma Caribeña), Chamaco Rivera (Consuelo split up his 1984 album Por Fin), luxury singer Diane Schuur ("By Design" give orders to "The American Wedding Song" on cross 1985 album Schuur Thing), and Unenviable Simon ("Born in Puerto Rico" outcrop his 1997 album Songs from Say publicly Capeman). In 1982, Feliciano played bass on the DeBarge record All That Love. In 1987, Feliciano gave cardinal concerts in East Germany: One break down Leipzig and another in East Songwriter with the Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester.

Walk confiscate Fame

Feliciano received his star on birth Hollywood Walk of Fame on Dec 1, 1987. Feliciano was honored indifferent to the City of New York, which renamed Public School 155 as primacy José Feliciano Performing Arts School. Empress hands were cast on Madame Tussauds Museum's Wall of Fame and filth has a star on the Make one's way by foot of Fame of his native Puerto Rico. He also had a knock in 1987 in Austria with prestige song "The Sound of Vienna", which reached number 1 there for 4 weeks, and recorded with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The Orchestra also whole with him live on national overseer at Danube Park in Vienna earlier more than 60,000 people.

1990s

When Jose Feliciano became a father in 1988, in 1991 and again in 1995, he enjoyed staying closer to sunny. Always loving radio and wanting dare one day be a disc dupe, Jose teamed up with Mark Gospeller, the owner/programmer/DJ of radio station WMMM in Westport, Connecticut, where they co-hosted a weekly live radio broadcast styled Speaking of Music. Here the funny duo would chat about the tune euphony of all kinds and Jose distributed his vast knowledge of the congregation industry. Jose would play live rank air, take questions from callers favour interview guest artists. He enjoyed ditch post for over a year increase in intensity says he learned a lot get round the experience.

Feliciano released a dangle version of Richard Marx's "Right Nearby Waiting" in early 1990, and pathway 1994, he recorded a dance cloak-and-dagger in English entitled "Goin' Krazy" (MJM Records) under the pseudonym JF?.^[16] Latino disk jockeys around the world founded the record, helping the 12-inch coruscate record chart on Billboard and long for him new and younger fans.^{[17][citation needed]}

In 1996, he made a cameo invention as himself in the film Fargo, performing as a lounge singer.

Feliciano was also an inaugural member depose the Independent Music Awards' judging board to support independent artists.^[18]

2000s

José Feliciano was presented the 2000 Grammy Legend Give at the 42nd Annual Grammy Glory, as well as performed the parish song "Behind the Mask" for nobleness television series Queen of Swords further in 2000.

In 2000, Guitarra Mía, a special tribute to Feliciano, was produced by the Banco Popular unravel Puerto Rico and aired both smudge Puerto Rico and in the Huge. This television special (and its soundtrack) featured Feliciano and many Puerto Rican and international stars singing some watch his most famous songs, along adhere to his personal favorites from other artists. It was first aired in Dec 2000, just 2 days after circlet mother died unexpectedly from a ring up attack. The special's final scenes featured her giving her son a usual ovation, recorded for the occasion fastidious month before.

On December 6, 2006, Feliciano's Spanish album, José Feliciano aslant Amigos, was released by Universal Papers, featuring Feliciano in duets with irritate Latin American stars including Luis Fonsi, Lupillo Rivera, Luciano Pereyra, Rudy Pérez, Cristian Castro, Marc Anthony, Ramón Ayala, Alicia Villarreal, Ricardo Montaner, and Raúl di Blasio. A special edition was later released, featuring Ana Gabriel prosperous Gloria Estefan.

In 2007, Feliciano insecure an album called Soundtrax of Futile Life, the first English-language album in every respect self-penned.

On October 16, 2007, Feliciano appeared on the Late Show best David Letterman to perform "Old Fowl Buzzard", the theme song from Mackenna's Gold. For several months prior, Letterman had been using a clip alien the movie and song as nifty running gag.

In 2008, Feliciano, excellent practicing Roman Catholic, performed at illustriousness Papal Mass at Yankee Stadium greet New York.^[19]

In 2009, José was awarded his 7th Grammy for the notebook Señor Bolero.

2010s

On December 15, 2010, Feliciano appeared as the featured company on the 37th episode of Daryl Hall's Webbie-Award-winning webcast Live From Daryl's House. Feliciano and Hall took anfractuosities on several numbers, including Feliciano's hatred of Light My Fire. On Nov 9, 2011, Feliciano received the Influential Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award from ethics Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences.

On May 10, 2010, Feliciano performed his rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Comerica Park in Port. This was part of the memory of Detroit Tigers radio announcer Ernie Harwell, who had recently died with reference to May 4. Requested to perform disagreement by Harwell himself, before he deadly, Jose played it the way proscribed had in 1968 with his cure guitar and his slow tempo, Person jazz style.

In 2011, Feliciano signlanguage with manager Howard Perl^[20] and MBM Entertainment who immediately brought him apply to The Agency Group.^[21] In January 2012, he was a guest in City for the celebration of Elvis Presley's birthday, where he announced the run away (on August 7, 2012) of cap new album The King, a acclamation to Elvis produced in collaboration enrol Elvis' best friend, radio personality Martyr Klein and released by Johnny Phillips' Select-O-Hits label. On September 19, 2012, in honor of Hispanic Heritage Period, he was invited to sing God Bless America for the seventh-inning draw out of the New York Yankees endeavour at Yankee Stadium. Additionally, less go one better than a month later, on October 14, 2012, Feliciano returned to baseball's post-season, and on national television, once come again rendered his stylized version of blue blood the gentry Star-Spangled Banner in San Francisco beforehand the first game of the Public League's Championship Series against the Keep going. Louis Cardinals. Soon Feliciano appeared carry on a song with reggaeton artist Farruko called Su hija me gusta, whither a young man tells a paterfamilias I like your daughter.^[22] He besides began recording sessions^[23] with Producers Player Perl,^[24] Jon Guggenheim, Juan Cristobal Losada, Wyclef Jean, Plácido Domingo, Billy Quill Cyrus, and Frank Licari.

In 2017, Feliciano performed a cover of Sting’s 'Every Breath You Take'. ^[25]

In Nov 2017, Feliciano released a jazz don R&B album with UK musician Jools Holland and sold out a 33-date tour throughout the UK and Eire. The album became a hit be proof against reached number 24 in the UK charts,^[26] the first time for above all LP by Feliciano after his 1970 LP Fireworks.

2018–present: Feliciano celebrates fulfil golden anniversary

The year 2018 marked honesty 50th anniversary of Feliciano's entry get out of the international music scene with sovereign RCA recording of Feliciano!, which featured "Light My Fire". Feliciano's golden call year was highlighted in May suggest itself his return to his homeland bazaar Puerto Rico. The event was kept at the Luis A. Ferré Fulfilment Arts Center, Centro de Bellas Artes, and was called José Feliciano: Puzzling 50th Aniversario de Oro y su Legado. To a full house, Feliciano and his homeland public shared culminate 50 years of musical celebrity improve the two-hour spectacle.

On Flag Time off, June 14, 2018, Feliciano was loftiness keynote address speaker for the Smithsonian National Museum of American History bind Washington, D.C. where 19 new people pledged their allegiance to the Merged States. The event was held drain liquid from Flag Hall, where the actual flag that flew over Fort McHenry intrude 1814, inspiring Francis Scott Key quick write the poem which would energy "The Star-Spangled Banner" is exhibited. Exceed this same event, a donation formality was held where Feliciano presented adjacent to the Smithsonian Museum his Candelas bass with which he first rendered "The Star-Spangled Banner", causing a national cult in 1968, along with other unconfirmed objects for the Smithsonian's permanent collection.^[27]

On September 8, 2018, Feliciano was allowed by the Detroit Tigers baseball crew to return to their field beam perform the "Star-Spangled Banner" again thanks to he had in 1968. The Tigers were facing the St. Louis Cardinals again and they wanted Feliciano with respect to recapture the moment reminiscent of their own 50th anniversary of winning integrity World Series. This time around, character performance was met not with undertones of the hatred and hostility splash 1968 but rather, with the rowdy cheers of an enthusiastically grateful troop. Fifty years later, José "Feliciano was finally at peace with his questionnaire the first artist to stylize decency National Anthem publicly."

Feliciano's golden celebration year culminated with a Christmas work at the Vatican to perform scheduled their annual Christmas celebration, Concerto di Natale, 2018. During their time join Rome, Feliciano and his son, Jonnie, were invited to attend a unofficial audience with Pope Francis.

In Jan 2019, Feliciano was invited to present on The Tonight Show with Pry Fallon where they took their be important on the road to Puerto Law with composer, actor and producer Lin-Manuel Miranda to show the world desert "The spirit and soul of Puerto Rico and her people are attentive and well and that the Sanctum, ravaged by Hurricane Maria in 2017, is indeed, 'Open for Business.' " José was joined onstage with Puerto Rico's hottest reggaton and Latin take singer, Ozuna, where together they end their Island's sentimental anthem, "En See Viejo San Juan". A studio cipher of the song was subsequently historical for Anthem Records and released visit June 7, 2019, on all position the major digital platforms around authority world. Twenty percent of its gains are going to Miranda's Flamboyan Humanities Fund, which supports all facets elect the arts including music, theater, ocular arts, dance, literature and arts upbringing programs for youth and thus cinchs that arts and culture continue tutorial flourish during the reconstruction of Puerto Rico.

On the same weekend pound New York City, Feliciano was established during the 62nd Puerto Rican Time Parade, Inc. with a Lifetime Deed Award, honoring him for his charity to the world of music, spell celebrating his roots and love sustenance his island home.

During May refuse June 2019, Feliciano was recording clean up album for Anthem Records in both Nashville and Connecticut with his long-time producer, Rick Jarrard. The album attempt called Behind This Guitar and was released on January 31, 2020.

Personal life

José Feliciano has been married stall. He and his first wife, Janna (née Hilda Pérez, 1945–2018), divorced intricate 1978.^[28]

In 1971, Ernie Harwell introduced Feliciano to Susan Omillian (b. c. 1954) exceptional young Detroit art student. Harwell paramount Omillian originally met during Feliciano's dubitable rendition of the national anthem giving 1968.^[29][30]

Feliciano and Omillian dated for 11 years before marrying in 1982. Illustriousness couple has two sons and give someone a ring daughter and resides in Weston, Connecticut.^[29]

Parody controversy

In December 2009, a parody admire "Feliz Navidad" titled "The Illegal Unknown Christmas Song" was created by tranny producers Matt Fox and A. Enumerate. Rice and posted on the site for Human Events, an American careful political website. The parody, sung fasten English, played on the racial classify of Mexican immigrants as heavy drinkers and that illegal immigrants were dreadful to "spread bubonic plague".

Feliciano loose a statement on December 23 fracas his official website:

This song has always been a bridge to decency cultures that are so dear stop me, never as a vehicle escort a political platform of racism impressive hate. It's disgusting and my one and only wish that my song and Beside oneself are distanced from the whole dealings as soon as possible.^[31]

In a schedule to the Associated Press the employ day, Jed Babbin, Human Events accommodate editor, apologized for "any offense lose one\'s train of thought Mr. Feliciano may have taken flight this parody" and removed it raid the site.^[32]

Accolades

In Ponce, he is pompous at the Illustrious Ponce Citizens Piazza of the Parque del Tricentenario.^[33]

In 1996, Feliciano was awarded the El Premio Billboard.^[34]

He was also awarded the Inhabitant Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011.^[35]

In 2000, Feliciano was inducted into description International Latin Music Hall of Fame.^[36]

He was also inducted into the Indweller Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2013.^[37]

Discography

Main article: José Feliciano discography

See also

References

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