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Jose Feliciano: Jose Makes Old Very Avantgarde

Ritchie Yorke, New Musical Express, 12 October 1968

IF, AS THE cynics say, there is nothing new in the world, then the mark of the truly creative performer is one who can make the old seem new. Jose Feliciano, the 22-year-old singer-guitarist currently storming both singles and album charts, has become an overnight sensation by making the old seem avant-garde and ultra hip.

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