Little Joe & La Familia
The traditional Tex-Mex style of norteño was fused by Little Joe (born Jose Maria DeLeon Hernandez) with influences of country music, blues, and rock to create the uptempo hybrid known as tejano. Together with his band, Y la Familia Borrachera, Little Joe has enabled his music to reach far beyond the Texas and Mexico borders. In 1992, their album Diez y Seis de Septiembre received a Grammy Award as Best Mexican American Performance.
The seventh of 13 children, Little Joe began playing music in 1953 with his cousin David Coronado's band, David Coronado & the Latinaires. Two years later, he performed his first paid gig with the band at a high-school sock hop in Cameron, Texas. In 1958, Little Joe made his recording debut with the song "Safari," released by Torrero Records in Corpus Christi, Texas. The following year, Little Joe's brother Jesse joined the band on bass and vocals. When Coronado left shortly afterwards, Little Joe assumed leadership of the group. Throughout the early '60s, Little Joe led the band through a series of recordings on small independent labels. He underwent a personal transformation after Jesse died in an automobile accident in 1964. Determined to achieve commercial success, he altered his musical approach to include more rock and blues influences.
In 1968, Little Joe formed two labels of his own: Buena Suerte for recordings in Spanish, and Good Luck for recordings in English. He later added a third label, Leona Records. His musical approach shifted again in 1970. After performing in the San Francisco Bay Area, he became enchanted by "Latinismo" and changed the name of his band again. In 1985, Little Joe y la Familia signed their first major-label recording deal with WEA International. Two years later, Little Joe formed his fourth label -- Redneck -- and released the double live album 25th Silver Anniversary. After releasing two albums for WEA, Little Joe switched to Sony International, where he remained until 1983, when he launched his fifth label, Tejano Discos. His first release on the label, "Que Paso," earned him his third Grammy nomination. In 1996, Little Joe performed on the Frankie Yankovic album Songs of the Polka King, Vol.1, singing a duet with Yankovic of "Just Because/Si Porque." Little Joe has appeared in two films: Proposition 187, a Deadly Law and Down for the Barrio.
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14 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Before the Next Teardrop Falls
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 13 avr. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Music Award Winner - Big Band Of The Year (Remastered)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez MARTZCOM MUSIC, LLC - FREDDIE RECORDS le 1 févr. 1977
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Para la Gente
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 15 juil. 1972
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Brown Stuff
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 6 juin 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Las Canciones de Sunny Ozuna
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 14 mars 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Night Of Classics In el Chuco (Live)
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 7 août 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Evolution
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 6 janv. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Hernandez Brothers
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 30 sept. 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Better Than Ever (En Vivo) (Live)
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 29 mai 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Celebration Of Life, Vol. 1 (Live)
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 16 oct. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
La Familia
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 23 févr. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Reunión 95
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 22 sept. 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Total
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 12 juin 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
San Antonio
Amérique latine - Paru chez La Familia Enterprises LLC le 24 juin 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo