Eddie From Ohio

All releases are on the band's own label, Virginia Soul Records. Sadly, the boy was born with serious health problems and passed away a few weeks after birth. Success and critical acclaim has built slowly over the couse of EFO's history, but the band now boasts a truly nationwide following. The woman gave birth to a baby boy. The band developed a distinctive acoustic sound, marrying two acoustic guitars with hand percussion and strong four-part harmonies, and landed themselves a weekly residency at a local bar. In 2001, Feliciano admitted to having inpregnated a woman outside his marriage. Their early repertoire of covers (by such artists as The Byrds and Blues Traveler) was soon augmented by originals from songwriters Schaefer and Clem. In 1995, Feliciano was honored by the government of New York, which re-named Public School 155 the Jose Feliciano Performing Arts School.

Childhood friends Robbie Schaefer and Michael Clem recruited Julie Murphy (now Murphy Wells), a high-school friend of Schaefer's, and Eddie Hartness, of Clem's former band, to form the nascent folk group. He had his hands cast on the famous Madame Tussaud's museum's Wall of Fame, and he has a star in the Walk of Fame of his natal Puerto Rico. A college friend of Hartness's coined the nickname for him, by analogy with the lead singer of fIREHOSE, Ed 'From Ohio' Crawford. He received a star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1987, after continuing on being a very popular singer during the 1980s. Name notwithstanding, the band is not from Ohio. Feliciano holds the distinction of being one of the few singers to have enjoyed success both in Spanish music and in English rock and roll. Eddie From Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band. Formed in 1991 in Northern Virginia, the band has achieved considerable local success, winning four WAMMIES (Washington DC area local music awards) and a nationwide following, all outside the purview of major record labels. Feliciano's Star-Spangled Banner took place 10 months before the now famous Jimi Hendrix rendition at Woodstock.

This Is Me, 2004. The rendition was released as a single showed up in the Billboard top 40. Three Rooms, 2003. Others understood the emotions and sincerity of his performance, and he emerged as a counterculture hero. Quick, 2001. Some called his rendition unpatriotic and a disgrace; some called for his exportation. Looking Out The Fishbowl, 1999. His highly personalized, slow, Latin-jazz performance proved highly controversial.

Portable EFO Show, 1998. In 1968, at the height of protests against the Vietnam War, Feliciano was given the opportunity to sing the Star-Spangled Banner during the World Series. Big Noise, 1997. He immediately became a sensation all across North America and he sold millions of albums there with those two songs. I Rode Fido Home, 1995. Feliciano then composed Feliz Navidad (I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas!!) which has become a Christmas classic in the United States as well as in Latin-America, and his own version of The Doors' song Light My Fire. Actually Not, 1993. Then, he moved to Los Angeles, to pursue his dream of becoming a house hold name in the United States too.

A Juggler On His Blades, 1992.
After two more, successful albums, Feliciano had become a household name all over Latin America. EFO Live At The Birchmere (cassette only), 1991. The result was two smashing hits with the singles Poquita Fe (Little Faith) and Uste ( You, uste(d) being a more respectful way to say you in Spanish). Michael Clem - guitar, bass, harmonica, vocals. They weren't sure what they wanted to record, but Feliciano suggested they record bolero music. Eddie Hartness - percussion, vocals. There, he impressed RCA Victor officials, who told him to stay there to record an album in Spanish.

Robbie Schaefer - guitar, vocals. In 1966, he went to Mar Del Plata, to perform at the Festival de Mar Del Plata. Julie Murphy Wells - vocals. He went to Detroit for that. That year also, he had his first professional, contracted performance. At 17, he quit school to play on clubs, because his family was going through a precarious economic situation.

To learn, he locked himself in his room for up to 14 hours a day to listen to 1950s rock albums. He could play various instruments (such as the accordion) by then but he wanted to learn to play the guitar. At age 9, he played on the Teatro Puerto Rico. At five, his family moved to Spanish Harlem, New York City.

He was first exposed to music at age 3. Feliciano overcame his handicap to score many international hits. The victim of congenital glaucoma, he was left permanently blind at birth. José Feliciano (born September 10, 1945 in Lares), is a Puerto Rican singer.