José María De León Hernández, known professionally as Little Joe is a Mexican-American tejano

Tejano

Tejano or Texano is a term used to identify a Texan of Mexican heritage.Historically, the Spanish term Tejano has been used to identify different groups of people...

 performer. He is usually joined by his band La Familia. In 1992, their album 16 de Septiembre

16 de septiembre

16 de Septiembre is a studio album released by American performer Little Joe and his band La Familia. It was released in 1991 by Sony Music Entertainment...

earned the Grammy Award

Grammy Award

A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...

 for Best Mexican-American Performance

Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album

The Grammy Award for Best Mexican/Mexican-American Album was an honor presented to recording artists for quality albums in the Mexican music genre at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards...

. In 2008, Little Joe once again won a Grammy for Best Tejano Album of the year for Before the Next Teardrop Falls. Other grammy nominated albums include:1988's Timeless, 1993's Que Paso, 1999's Little Joe Y La Familia 2000, and 2003's Celebration of Life Vol.1 & Vol.2.