To date, the Latin dance album that holds the record for sales remains Tito Puente's Dance Mania. Recorded in November and December of 1957 and released in early 1958, Dance Mania was the first ...
The percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente would have celebrated his 90th birthday this weekend on April 20. And the recently released box set Quatro: The Definitive Collection is a great place to ...
In the mid-1950s, the backdrop for 'Dance Mania,' Tito Puente ruled his domain from the Palladium Ballroom on Broadway and 53rd Street. “It reflects a perfect confluence of musical elements: superb ...
Tito Puente is the latest star to be celebrated by Google Doodle. In honor of U.S. Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs until Saturday, the life and legacy of the American "Nuyorican" musician, and ...
From 1948 until 1966, the Palladium Ballroom, at the corner of 53rd and Broadway, was the city's mecca for Afro-Caribbean dance music. And for a... The percussionist and bandleader Tito Puente would ...