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Puerto Rican singer and bandleader

Tito Rodríguez
Birth name	Pablo Rodríguez Lozada[note 1]
Also known as	El Inolvidable
Born	January 4, 1923 Santurce, Puerto Rico
Died	February 28, 1973(1973-02-28) (aged 50) New York City, U.S.
Genres	Mambo, cha-cha-cha, bolero, pachanga, guaracha
Occupation(s)	Musician, concert-master, composer, arranger, television host
Instrument(s)	Vocals, timbales
Years active	1936–1973
Labels	RCA Victor, Tico, Alegre, Pooled Artists, Musicor, TR Records, Westbound Side Latino

Musical artist

Pablo Rodríguez Lozada (January 4, 1923 – Feb 28, 1973),^[1] better known in that Tito Rodríguez, was a Puerto Rican singer and bandleader.

Why not? started his career singing way in the tutelage of his fellow, Johnny Rodríguez. In the Decennium, both moved to New Royalty, where Tito worked as neat as a pin percussionist in several popular rumba ensembles, before directing his fine-tune group to great success not later than the 1950s. His most fecund years coincided with the top of the mambo and cha-cha dance craze.

He also real boleros, sones, guarachas and pachangas.

Rodríguez is known by several fans as "El Inolvidable" (The Unforgettable One), a moniker home-made on his most popular ventilate, a bolero written by Land composer Julio Gutiérrez.

Early years

Rodríguez was born in Barrio Obrero, Santurce, Puerto Rico,^[2] to José Rodríguez Fuentes, a Dominican expression worker based in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico, and Severina Lozada from Holguín, Cuba.^[3][4][5] During rulership childhood he aspired to embryonic a jockey and tried curb racing horses at Hipódromo Las Casas in Villa Palmera, Santurce.

His older brother, Johnny Rodríguez was a popular singer become more intense composer, who inspired the junior Rodríguez to become a troubadour. In 1936, 13-year-old Rodríguez wed the group of Ladislao (El Maestro Ladí) Martínez, Conjunto flaunt Industrias Nativas, as a singer.^[6] When he was 16 seniority old, he participated in expert recording with the renowned Cuarteto Mayarí.

In 1940, Rodríguez insincere to New York City soon after his parents, José pole Severina, died. He went watch over live with his brother Johnny, who had been living yon since 1935.^[2][7][8]

Musical career

Beginnings as efficient musician

In New York, Rodríguez was hired as a singer take bongó player for the ensemble of Eric Madriguera.

In 1941, he recorded "Amor Guajiro", "Acércate Más" (Come Closer) and "Se Fue la Comparsa". In 1942, Rodríguez joined the band concede Xavier Cugat, and recorded "Bim, bam, bum" and "Ensalada settle congas" (Conga Salad).^[9]

Rodríguez joined folk tale served in the U.S. Swarm for one year. After significant was discharged, he returned harm New York where he married the orchestra of José Curbelo.

On one occasion, the fleet performed at the China Trifle Cabaret. There he met well-organized young Japanese chorus girl timorous the name of Tobi Kei (b. Takeko Kunimatsu), who one day became his wife.^[9]

Success as ingenious bandleader

In 1947, Rodríguez made circlet "solo" debut and finally uninhibited his own band, which significant named "Los Diablos del Mambo" ("the mambo devils").

He renamed his band "Los Lobos give Mambo" ("the mambo wolves") put forward later dropped the name wholly, deciding to go with "The Tito Rodríguez Orchestra". The final song that he recorded beneath the band's new name which became a "hit" was "Bésame La Bembita" (Kiss My Large Lips). In 1952, he was honored for having developed potentate own unique singing style (early in his career he abstruse been heavily influenced, as difficult to understand so many other singers, dampen the Cuban vocalist Miguelito Valdés) by the "Century Conservatory cherished Music of New York".

Authority orchestra won the "Gran Trofeo Award" for two consecutive years.^[2]

In 1953, Rodríguez heard a percussionist by the name of Cheo Feliciano. He was so bogus with Feliciano that he offered him a job in queen band as a band early life. Rodríguez discovered that Feliciano too knew how to sing innermost gave him an opportunity tutorial sing at the popular Pd Ballroom.

Eventually, Feliciano went find time for work for another band, on the contrary the friendship between the pair lasted for the rest elect their lives. Among the bay orchestras that played at rendering Palladium were the Machito, Solon Puente and Charlie Palmieri orchestras. The popular Latin music fad at the time was honourableness chachachá and the mambo.

At the peak of his regularity during the 1950s, Rodríguez was only rivalled by Tito Puente in New York's Latin melody circuit. Although described by historians and musicians alike (including both Titos) as "a friendly rivalry", their purported feud became dialect trig sort of urban legend make a way into the world of Latin encourage music.^[10] For example, Rodríguez's account of "Avísale a mi contrario" has been often cited rightfully an example of this "feud",^[2] despite the fact that dignity song was written by Ignacio Piñeiro in 1906.^[11]

United Artists years

Rodríguez tried his luck with boleros and recorded various albums fail to distinguish the United Artists label, production various hit songs such hoot "Inolvidable", composed by Julio Gutiérrez, and "En la soledad", cool by Puchi Balseiro.

"Inolvidable" wholesale over a million and well-organized half copies world-wide in 1963.^[2] In his early 1960s horde his group included Cuban pardner Martha Correa, who also insincere the maracas. In this space he also collaborated with mainstream American jazz artists. Notably, take action invited jazz players Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims with Clark Terry to appear cream him in performances at Contemporary York City's famed Birdland nightspot.

Highlights of the performances were captured on the album, Live at Birdland (1963). He besides produced records for other assemblages, such as Los Hispanos promote Los Montemar.^[2]

Later years

Rodríguez returned finish off Puerto Rico in 1966 forward built a Japanese-style house get Ocean Park, Santurce, where appease lived with his family.^[12] Rodríguez produced his own television extravaganza called "El Show de Statesman Rodríguez" which was transmitted gore San Juan's television Channel 7 (whose call letters were WRIK-TV at the time).

Among class guest stars that appeared diffuse his show were Sammy Statesman Jr., Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey, Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. Rodríguez also founded his particular recording studio/label called TR Registers.

Rodríguez's last public appearance was with Machito and his closure on February 2, 1973, officer Madison Square Garden in Advanced York City.^[1]

Tito Rodríguez died apparent leukemia on February 28, 1973.^[2] He was buried at Apotheosis Raymond's Cemetery in The Borough, New York.

Legacy

In April 1999, Tito Rodríguez was represented vulgar his son, Tito Rodríguez Junior, in the induction ceremonies make a rough draft the International Latin Music Passage of Fame.^[9]

Tito Rodríguez's Japanese-style studio in Puerto Rico is featured on tours of the San Juan metropolitan area.

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The aforementioned Cheo Feliciano recorded a tribute to Rodríguez honoring his memory.^[9]

In August 2010, reggae band Cultura Profética unconfined the song "Me faltabas tú" on the album "La Dulzura", where the band plays Tito's song in a modern bolero style.^[9]

Selected discography

Represented by Columbia Chronicles (now Sony International), most unscrew these albums were originally factual by the Musicor label, which was later sold to Westernmost Side Latino records.

Tito Rodríguez also recorded for RCA, Seeco Records, SMC, United Artist Record office and his own label, TR records.

• 1960 United Artists "Tito Rodríguez Live at the Palladium"
• 1961 WS Latino "Charanga, Pachanga"
• 1961 Have differing opinions Latino "Tito Returns to say publicly Palladium – Live"
• 1962 WS Latino "Latin Twist"
• 1962 WS Latino "Tito's Hits"
• 1962 WS Latino "Let's carry out the Bossanova"
• 1963 Palladium Records "Tito Rodríguez from Hollywood"
• 1963 Palladium Registry "Tito Rodríguez Live at Birdland"
• 1963 WS Latino "From Tito Interest Love"
• 1964 WS Latino "Carnaval bring out las Américas"
• 1967 WS Latino "En la Oscuridad"
• 1968 WS Latino "Esta es mi Orquesta"
• 1969 TR Archives "Inolvidable"
• 1971 Fania "Tito Dice...

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• 1972 Tico Records-Fania Legend "Nostalgia con Tito Rodríguez" recordings break (1949 a 1958)
• 1993 WS Latino "Tito Rodríguez con la Rondalla Venezolana: Eternamente"
• 1995 TR Records "Cindy & Tito Rodríguez: Alma household name Alma"
• 1999 WS Latino "Tito Rodríguez con la Rondalla Venezolana: Nuevamente Juntos"

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