"We are heartbroken by the passing of an icon whose sound transcended the dance floor and defined an era," read a statement ...

Willie Colón, a salsa music legend and pioneer of Latin American music, has died. He was 75. Colón’s family announced his death on social media Saturday. He died in New York after reportedly being ...

Salsa legend, Willie Colon, has died at age 75. Colon was a key part of salsa's development in the 1970's as an instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.

The salsa icon and Nuyorican pioneer’s bold trombone sound and landmark collaborations helped define a generation of Latin music.

Colón was 75. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, in the South Bronx, Colón signed with Fania Records as a ...

While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that ...

Salsa has known more than its share of star vocalists and virtuoso instrumentalists. But among the artists who defined the ...

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager ...

American salsa musician and activist Willie Colón, who recorded some of the most seminal and influential salsa albums in Latin music, forged a history on Billboard ’s charts spanning more than 40 ...

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that ...

Willie Colón, the salsa legend who took the genre to new heights while recording more than two dozen albums for Fania Records ...

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