 and the Latinaires. Eventually, Little Joe would take over as Little Joe and the Latinaires. When his brother, bandmate Jesse, tragically died in a car crash in 1964, Joe Hernandez vowed to carry the music forward. He went on to receive five Grammy Awards, support of the United Farm Workers, Farm Aid, and Diabetes Educational Campaign Project through his music. There were two other kids my age, and David, my cousin, was maybe three, four years