José Monserrate Feliciano García, better known as José Feliciano (born September 10, 1945 in Lares, Puerto Rico), is a musician, singer and composer. He has been blind since birth due to congenital glaucoma.
Partial discography:
- The Voice and Guitar of José Feliciano (1965)
- A Bag Full of Soul (1966)
- Feliciano! (1968)
- Souled (1968)
- Feliciano / 10 to 23 (1969)
- Feliz Navidad (1970)
- Fireworks (1970)
- That the Spirit Needs (1971)
- Compartments (1973)
- And the Feeling's Good (1973)
- Just Wanna Rock 'n' Roll (1975)
- Jose Feliciano (1981)
- Romance in the Night (1983) — His original song, "Let's Find Each Other Song" turned up in the movie Fargo.
- Me Enamoré (1983)
- Señor Bolero (1998)
- Guitarra Mia: Un Tributo a Jose Feliciano (2000)
- Behind This Guitar (2020)
Tropes applicable to José Feliciano's music:
- Christmas Songs: His Feliz Navidad album. Of particular note is the title track, which reached #6 on the Billboard chart and remains one of the most-played holiday tunes on radio each year.
- Cover Song: The Doors' "Light My Fire".
- Multilingual Song: "Feliz Navidad" features verses in Spanish ("Feliz Navidad, próspero año y felicidad") and similar verses in English ("I want to wish you a Merry Christmas from the bottom of my heart!").
- Thematic Theme Tune/Title Theme Tune: He performed the theme song for Chico and the Man, which was released as a single and actually became a minor charting hit. He also had an acting role in one episode.
