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| December 17, 2006 |
| Q&A with Jose Feliciano |
I want to wish you a Merry Christmas, from the bottom of my heart.Sound familiar?
Yes, that's a line from Jose Feliciano's song "Feliz Navidad," a holiday radio fixture for 35 years.But this winter means more to Feliciano than just the annual return of his classic, catchy tune. In December, he released a Spanish language duets CD called "Jose Feliciano y Amigos," which features Marc Anthony, Luis Fonsi and Alicia Villarreal, among others.Feliciano, 61, also has an English-language CD set for release in February called "Soundtracks of My Life." It includes original material from the artist who's earned critical praise and six Grammys for his forays into several genres — pop, jazz, bolero and ranchero.
The Puerto Rican-born singer-guitarist is considered the first established Spanish-language artist to successfully cross over into American music with his Grammy-winning 1968 album "Feliciano!" Feliciano also garnered attention for his public performance of another song, "The Star Spangled Banner," during the 1968 World Series. His stylized take of the national anthem stoked critics who said his personalized version was disrespectful and inappropriate.In an Associated Press telephone interview, Feliciano, who is blind, touched on his newest endeavors and reflected on parts of his career that have brought both happiness and pain.AP: You have tackled different types of musical genres. Is there a formula that you stuck with in pursuing each one?Feliciano: The formula always was ... know what you're doing. Like with anything I do, it has to be a music that I know really well. For example, in February I'm coming out with my first English album in quite a while ... It took me five years, really, to gather the material to do it. |
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