“I didn't mean for it to cause such a furor, but I was the first guy to ever do the national anthem with a guitar. Everyone else had the big brass band. Nowadays it's tracks that they sing to, but in my day, we had no tracks. And I was the only orchestra that I knew that was the best orchestra and that was me and my guitar.”

Puerto Rican musician

José Feliciano is a Puerto Rican musician. Born in 1945, he is known for his distinctive acoustic guitar style and for recording international hits that reached listeners well beyond the Spanish-speaking world. He is especially associated with his version of the Doors’ "Light My Fire" and with his own holiday song "Feliz Navidad." His music blends Latin, blues, jazz, soul, and rock, and his work is marked by that broad mix of styles.