José Feliciano’s life began in Puerto Rico. Congenital glaucoma left him blind at birth. Five years later, he moved with his family to New York City. He learned to play the accordion and then ...

In 1968, a rising Puerto Rican pop star, José Feliciano, was asked to sing the anthem before Game 5 of the World Series. The St. Louis Cardinals were playing the Detroit Tigers in Tiger Stadium.

Clockwise from upper right, the items Feliciano donated to the Smithsonian included: his beloved Concerto Candelas guitar, a Braille writer his wife Susan used, a pair of his trademark glasses ...

Funny what the passage of 50 years will do to a controversy. In 1968, 23-year-old Jose Feliciano was riding high on the pop charts when he was asked to sing the national anthem at the World Series ...

Puerto Rican musician and singer Jose Feliciano performs live on stage in 1968. David Redfern/Redferns However, in 1968 Detroit -- and all the United States -- people weren't prepared for that new ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- José Feliciano is a legendary Puerto Rican singer whose “Feliz Navidad” is a Christmas classic. José C. Feliciano is a Cleveland attorney and civic leader in the city’s ...

Years before Kat DeLuna and Roseanne Barr established new benchmarks for desecrating our national anthem, Puerto Rican folksinger José Feliciano's version before the fifth game of the 1968 World ...

Known for chart-topping hits like "Feliz Navidad" and his rendition of "Light My Fire," award-winning Puerto Rican artist José Feliciano is being honored for his prolific career with the first ...

When Victoria musician Joe Reyna listens to the music of Jose Feliciano, he remembers better times. Back when he was a kid in the ’70s, Reyna, now 53, and his family would often share moments li ...