TUCSON, Ariz. (August 25, 2025) — Five-time Grammy award-winner Little Joe y La Familia are coming to Desert Diamond Casino’s Sahuarita Diamond Center for a special concert celebrating Little Joe’s 85thbirthday on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. Tickets start at $30 and go on sale Friday, August 29 at 10 a.m. through Etix and at Desert Diamond Casino’s Box Office. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m.
Little Joe y La Familia is one of the most popular Tex-Mex bands. He has helped pioneer “Tejano” music, a mix of traditional Norteño, country, blues and rock styles. In his earlier years, Little Joe found influences in the music of Beta Villa, the originator of orquesta Tejana that generally features trumpets and saxophones. As a recipient of the Texas NARAS Governors Award and Texas State Artist of the Year, he continues to entertain audiences around the world for over 65 years with 70 albums and countless shows. Through his music which features the struggle of the less fortunate, he supports the United Farm Workers, Farm Aid, and Diabetes Educational Campaign Project. His song “Las Nubes” was adopted by the United Farm Workers as their official marching song.
11-time Grammy nominated, Little Joe has received 5 Grammys, 1991 for Best Mexican-American album, “Diez y Seis de Septiembre”, 2005 for Best Tejano album, “Chicanisimo”, 2007 for Best Tejano album, “Before The Next Teardrop Falls,” 2010 Best Tejano album and a Latin Grammy in 2011 for the album “Recuerdos.” Most recently, Little Joe has become the recipient of the 2023 National Endowment of the Arts National Heritage Fellowship award…