Blind from birth, José Feliciano is recognised as one of the world's most
innovative guitarists, crossing many musical genres and even finding unlikely
pop success with his imaginative cover of The Doors' Light My Fire. Born in
Puerto Rico, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York when he was small and,
initially proficient on accordion, he was given his first guitar by a family
friend at the age of nine. He later had classical lessons and, practising
constantly, mastered a mixture of styles, playing along with Andrés Segovia
records to jazz music and the rock'n'roll hits of ...