Jos? had his hands cast on the famous Madame Tussaud's Museum's 'Wall of Fame'.
Jose wrote and performed the theme song to the 1970s comedy series Chico and the Man. He played a guest role on that series as Chico's (Freddie Prinze) cousin, singer Pepe Fernando.
"Feliz Navidad" which is sung by Jose has become a Christmas classic in the United States as well as in Latin America.
In his Jose Feliciano's honor, the high school that Feliciano had attended in Harlem was renamed the Jose Feliciano Performing Arts School.
Jose's first wife was Hilda Perez, the manager of one of the cafes where he had performed in the 1960s.
In 1991, at the first annual Latin Music Expo, Feliciano was presented with the event's first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feliciano's voice entered just about every American household when he recorded the theme song for the enormously popular television show Chico and the Man, in 1974, and "Feliz Navidad (I Wanna Wish You a Merry Christmas)," which became a holiday staple.
In New York, Jose Feliciano was heard at Gerde's Folk City by an RCA Records executive, who quickly arranged a recording contract for the young singer.
Jos? is one of the most famous Puerto Ricans.
Even though Jos? is blind he can play the instruments right and has gained high popularity.
Jos? did an Advil medicine pills commercial in the Puerto Rican television.
Jos?'s mother died two days before his special tribute Guitarra M?a, and her special last scenes featured her giving a standing ovation to her son Feliciano.
When he was 17 years old, he had his first professional, contracted performance in Detroit.
Jos? also had great hit in 1987 in Austria for the song The Sound of Vienna.
During the 1980s, record companies gave Jos? space only for the Latin market and he recorded an impressive numbers of albums for that market.
At the age of five, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York City.
At the age of nine, Jos? played on the Teatro de Puerto Rico.
In 2006, Jos? recorded his first instrumental album, Six String Lady, dedicated to his master, Andres Segovia. This album is available only for download from his personal website. Jos? recorded it at the suggestion of Puerto Rican radio personality Gilbert Mamery.
On December 6, 2006, His new Spanish album, Jos? Feliciano y amigos was released in Universal Records, featuring Feliciano joined in duets with many other Latin American stars including Luis Fonsi, Lupillo Rivera, Luciano Pereyra, Rudy P?rez, Cristian Castro, Marc Anthony, Ramon Ayala, Alicia Villareal, and Ricardo Montaner.
Each year during Christmas, Feliciano's song Feliz Navidad returns to the U.S. airwaves.
When he was going to perform in the U.K., the authorities didn't let his guide dog in the country to prevent spread of rabies.
In 1966, he went to the Argentinian city of Mar del Plata, to perform at the Festival del Mar del Plata.
He was one of a family of eleven children.
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