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Music had not yet revealed itself to be s calling, but he was lured by the beat of the drums. вЂњIвЂ™d climb on the roof and look out over The City, wondering what my life would be like,вЂќ he said. вЂњWe lived in a two-story house near Army and Mission,вЂќ he said. Later that day, the pitcher lost his start on the mound and young Jorge felt personally responsible, though the story isnвЂ™t done: Marichal called the barber and Bermudez was benched, though he hadnвЂ™t yet turned 10. вЂњI was sleeping,вЂќ Marichal groaned and hung up. вЂњJorge, the shoeshine boy from the barbershop.вЂќ As he compiles his memoirs of a Mission childhood, the chapter titled вЂњThe Shoeshine BoyвЂќ tells the story of pinching MarichalвЂ™s home phone number from the shopвЂ™s appointment log and giving the pitcher an impromptu call. Shining their shoes, well, that was another matter,вЂќ said Bermudez, who made his share of mistakes on the job. вЂњIt was pretty exciting for a 9-year-old who adored the Giants and was in total bliss seeing his baseball heroes regularly. His older brother Ron was a barber there and he got the kid a job shining shoes. вЂњThey all had their shoes shined at the Ultra Modern Barbershop and played pool a few doors down,вЂќ said Bermudez, the youngest of six. San Francisco being a small town then and now, he often found himself in close proximity to the team: Tito Fuentes lived next door to his aunt.

But for Nicaraguan American Bermudez, growing up in the inner and outer Mission District, the Spanish-speaking players were his guys. It was the era of other Giants greats like Willie McCovey and Willie Mays - and he learned the basics of the sport from his stepdad. No other team at the time had as many Latino players on their roster, all of them stars: Juan Marichal, Orlando Cepeda, Jose Pagan and the Alous - Felipe, Matty and Jesus - вЂњthe first all-brother outfield in the National League,вЂќ said Bermudez. вЂњIn the вЂ60s The San Francisco Giants were the Latino pride of the major leagues,вЂќ said Bermudez. He also was invited to the Newport Jazz festival in 1964.Jorge Bermudez has seen the world from behind his conga drum set, working with musicians from Pete Escovedo and Shirley Bassey to Crowded House, though offstage his passion, apart from music and his family, is the ball club that made him a fan for life.

#JosГ© feliciano albums full

Later, in 19, he also released his first albums The Voice and Guitar of Jose Feliciano and A Bag Full of Soul, two folk-pop-soul albums that showcased his talent on radio across the USA, where he was described as a '10 finger wizard'. In 1964, he released his first single 'Everybody Do the Click'. In 1963, after some live performances in pubs and clubs around the USA, especially in Greenwich Village, NY, where he played at the same time as Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, he was signed at RCA Victor. He later had classical lessons with Harold Morris who earlier had been a student with Segovia.ДЄt 17, he quit school to play in clubs, having his first professional, contracted performance in Detroit.

He reportedly sat by himself in his room for up to 14 hours a day to listen to 1950s rock albums, classical guitarists such as AndrГ©s Segovia, and jazz players such as Wes Montgomery. He started his musical life playing accordion until his grandfather gave him a guitar. When he was five, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York City and, at age nine, he played on the Teatro Puerto Rico. He was first exposed to music at age three.

He is blind because of congenital glaucoma. JosГ© Montserrate Feliciano GarcГa is a blind Puerto Rican singer, virtuoso guitarist and composer, known for many international hits including the 1970 holiday single 'Feliz Navidad'.ДЇeliciano was born in Lares, Puerto Rico, one of twelve children.