| Born Ernest Anthony Puente, Jr.Tito Puente is internationally recognized for his enormous and significant contributions to Latin music as a bandleader, composer, arranger, percussionist, and mentor.Cuban music, Puente also played the trap drums, the conga drums, the claves, the piano, and occasionally, the saxophone and the clarinet.On four occasions, Tito was honored for his exceptional dance ability.After hearing a solo by Cuban pianist, Anselmo Sacassas Tito began his musical education on the piano.He also studied drums and idolized Gene Krupa.At one point Tito left Machito to play percussion for the Jack Cole dancers.After his discharge from the Navy in 1945 with a presidential commendation, he returned to New York to work again with Curbello, Brazilian band leader Fernando Alvarez, featuring Charlie Palmieri on piano, and Pupi Campo.He then began study at the Julliard School of Music.Puente rode the wave of the mambo craze and went on to become a household name.Oye Como Va and in 1972, Para Los Rumberos.In 1979, he won the first of five Grammy Awards for his Homenaje a Beny album which was a tribute to the Cuban singer Beny More.He was also given the National Medal of Arts by then President Clinton in 1997 and was honored by the Library of Congress in April of 2000 as a Living Legend.The legend died at age 77 on 31 May 2000 in New York City.Mambo Beat: The Progressive Side of Tito...More Spanish Songs That Mama Never Taught Me...The Best of Tito Puente, Vol.The Best of Tito Puente: El Rey del Timbal!Grandes Exitos de Tito Puente, Vol.Evan Bailyn, All rights reserved.Tito Puente more than earned first place among modern Latin jazz musicians, working continuously from 1937 to 2000, recording over 100 albums.After his discharge, Puente took advantage of the G.Puente quickly became known as a sizzling arranger.Through numerous changes in labels and musicians, Puente has been in front of his group ever since.I've always maintained that without a dance the music cannot be popular.Mambo no matter what part of society you came from.His 1962 descarga (Latin jam) album, El Rey Bravo debuted Puente's composition, "Oye Como Va," which later became a huge pop hit for Carlos Santana.Puente suffered through the boogaloo craze ("Boogaloo meant nothing to me.It was actually something like his 112th, but who was counting at this point?He suffered a heart attack soon after his last public appearance, in April 2000, with the Puerto Rico Symphonic
Orchestra at the "Centro de Bellas Artes" in Puerto Rico.Search GEMM for old recordings by Tito Puente.Richard De La Font Agency,
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time Grammy Award Winner; featured motion picture performer.There are not enough adjectives to describe Tito Puente.Two colleges, SUNY at Old
Westbury and Hunter College, have bestowed the King with honorary
doctorates for his work in music and his help to young artists through
his Tito Puente Scholarship Fund.His concerts were attended by a colorfully diverse
mix of people from every race, age, and religion.He went through the
Army, studied at Julliard and was named the King of Latin Music when
he beat out the Mambo King Perez Prado in a public contest of bands.He collaborated and cultivated some of the best
singers and musicians of Latin music.He is Tito Puente, The King of Latin Music.Thank you for flagging this video.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the form to submit.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.It's Latin percussionist e...It's Latin percussionist extraordinaire Tito Puente, whose music even a grouch can't resist dancing to.After making your selection, copy and paste the embed code above.The code changes based on your selection.Tito Puente plays timba...Tito Puente Mambo Birdl...Tito Puente Live at the...Tito Puente, Millie P,...Tito Puente At Club S.Sheila E ,Tito Puente a...Welcome To The Official Home of Tito Puente, Jr.Bienvenidos A La Casa De Tito Puente, Jr.This page has been automatically generated by Plesk.Set : false,
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fullUrl : document.Are you a fan site webmaster?Add a link to your "Tito Puente" fan site on VH1.By virtue of his warm, flamboyant stage manner, longevity, constant touring, and appearances in the mass media, Tito Puente is probably the most beloved symbol of Latin jazz.Years of Cuban Music" celebration in Cuba in 1952.Puente band in the '50s were Mongo Santamaria, Willie Bobo, Johnny Pacheco, and Ray Barretto, which resulted in some explosive percussion shootouts.Latin music concert at Los Angeles' Universal Amphitheatre in March 1992 commemorated the milestone), and he kept adding more titles to the tally throughout the '90s.Trivia:
Father of singer Tito Puente, Jr.Tito PuenteRadio Days (1987) ....Timbal PlayerComposer:Lolita's Dreams (1983) Self:2000s1990s1980s1970sFrom Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale (2006) (TV) ....The Palladium: Where Mambo Was King (2002) (TV) ....HimselfCalle 54 (2000) ....HimselfThe Puerto Ricans: Our American Story (1999) ....Friends: A Night of Salsa (1999) (TV) ....Episode dated 10 July 1997 (1997) TV episode ....HimselfThe 22nd New York Salsa Festival (1997) (V) ....Smack Is Back (1996) TV episode ....HimselfGala de la hispanidad (1996) (TV) ....Tito Puente (1995) TV episode ....HimselfFamilia RMM Combinacion Perfecta (1994) (V) ....Mambo kings, Les (France) Late Night with David Letterman: 7th Anniversary Special (1989) (TV) ....HimselfBeats of the Heart: Salsa (1979) (TV) ....They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update.Terms and Privacy Policy under which this service is provided to you. |
