JOSÉ FELICIANO To Perform For The Pope At Yankee Stadium Papal Mass On April 20th

Since the start of 2008, José Feliciano has already performed for audiences in Korea, Brazil and India.  Now the world’s “greatest living guitarist” will log another hasty flight half-way around the world to join Pope Benedict XVI at a papal mass at Yankee Stadium on April 20^th.  Having received an invitation/request to perform at the historic papal mass, the six-time Grammy winning music legend will cut short an already planned tour of Australia to arrive back in New York on the eve of the event which is expected to see over 60,000 parishioners fill Yankee Stadium.

Feliciano has been asked to perform three songs at the papal mass in accordance with the Pope’s planned theme of “Hope, and Puerto-Rican born and New York raised artist has chosen “Lean On Me,” by Bill Withers; Feliciano’s own internationally known hit “Che Sara,” and the Lee Greenwood classic, “God Bless The USA.”  Feliciano will be joined on the bill by Harry Connick Jr. and the Irish singer Dana.

“Long before there was the term world music, Jose Feliciano was blending musical styles from the global jukebox… his guitar technique pulls together the pinpoint attack of flamenco, the insinuating chords of bossa nova, the linearity of jazz and the blues inflections of rock lead guitar” – New York Times

“The Puerto Rican-born singer-guitarist is considered the first established Spanish-language artist to successfully cross over into American music” – Associated Press

“Feliciano has been acclaimed by critics throughout the world as ‘the greatest living guitarist’.”  - New Times

“Top Christmas song…your holiday heavyweight, Jose Feliciano’s Feliz Navidad”- USA Today

“Jose Feliciano’s “Feliz Navidad” is a classic… In fact, “Feliz Navidad” gets more radio play than any other Christmas song in the country …Feliciano was born in Puerto Rico in 1945, blind at birth from congenital glaucoma, but very much aware of the rhythms around him from the beginning… And he hasn’t missed a beat since, with six Grammys and 72 albums to his name… His music seems to run the gamut. He does rock, pop and blues. He refuses categorization.”- CBS Sunday Morning

“One of the most prominent Latin-born performers of the pop era… a multi-talented musician” – All Music

For more information on José Feliciano, please contact:

John Reilly at 212.445.8440/ jreilly@rogersandcowan.com

 OR Sylvia Bedrosian at 212.445.8424 / sbedrosian@rogersandcowan.com

* If Inquiring about Interviews Prior To The Papal Mass, Please Note That José Feliciano Will Only Be In New York Through March 31^st, and Then Departs On International Tour dates - Not Returning until The April 20^th Papal Mass

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