With a career that spans more than six decades and includes multiple Grammy wins, Little Joe Hernandez established his musical legacy long ago.<\/p>\n
The event is the first big fundraiser for the foundation, which strives to foster young talent and support education in various fields.<\/p>\n
It is set for 7:30\u00a0p.m. Saturday at\u00a0Woodlawn Comedy (formerly known as Woodlawn Theatre), 1920 Fredericksburg Road. Tickets start at $80 and are on sale on the foundation website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Hernandez will take the stage to perform several of his classic tunes, and he\u2019ll be joined by several other\u00a0Tejano stars, including Oscar De La Rosa, Elsa Garcia, Ram Herrera, Shelly Lares and Patsy Torres.<\/p>\n Also scheduled to be at the show is labor leader Dolores Huerta, who has known Hernandez since the 1970s when the two worked together for\u00a0farmworkers\u2019\u00a0rights in California, Texas and throughout the Southwest. Hernandez\u2019\u00a01972 Tejano classic \u201cLas Nubes\u201d<\/a> was adopted as the anthem of the Chicano civil rights\u00a0movement and became a rallying cry of migrant farmworkers.<\/p>\n Organizers said there will be a few surprise guests who are expected to take the stage to perform a song or two with Hernandez.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhat is so beautiful is the way people have come out to support the foundation and the show. You can feel the excitement, the eagerness to support young talent. I mean, that\u2019s what it\u2019s all about,\u201d Hernandez said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Both the show and foundation were born out of an idea to organize a fundraising event that wound benefit West Side youth pursuing their education.\u00a0<\/p>\n The foundation was established in memory of Cris Hernandez, Joe\u2019s wife of 62 years who died in October 2024. She was instrumental in his career, working as a costumer and seamstress for his shows during the early years and later serving as president of his record label Leona Records.<\/p>\n