José María DeLeón Hernández, otherwise known as Little Joe, the five-time Grammy winner and leader of Little Joe y la Familia, has a lot to look back on at 83. The memories are both heartbreaking and hilarious.

*Suggested reading:*

Little Joe’s American story to be documented: _https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/elaine_ayala/article/Little-Joe-s-American-story-to-be-documented-6122465.php_

Ayala: ‘Call Ramón’ — chronicler of Tejano music has known everyone who was anyone, from Selena to Freddy Fender: _https://www.expressnews.com/columnist/elaine-ayala/article/Ayala-Call-Ram-n-chronicler-of-Tejano-17355615.php_

A national honor recognizes Tejano music legend and pioneer Little Joe: _https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/little-joe-national-heritage-award-tejano-music-mexican-american-rcna118601_

Ayala: We missed César Chávez’s birthday, let’s not miss his legacy: _https://www.expressnews.com/news/news_columnists/elaine_ayala/article/Ayala-We-missed-Cesar-Ch-vez-s-birthday-15183190.php_

*Keep in touch:*

Metro Columnist Elaine Ayala: [email protected]_

Follow @ElaineAyala on X (Twitter): _https://twitter.com/ElaineAyala_

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