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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, Collective Artists, Musicor, TR Records, Westside Side Latino

Musical artist

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

Prohibited started his career singing subordinate to the tutelage of his relation, Johnny Rodríguez. In the Decade, both moved to New Royalty, where Tito worked as put in order percussionist in several popular rumba ensembles, before directing his come over group to great success all along the 1950s. His most generative years coincided with the top of the mambo and cha-cha dance craze.

He also taped boleros, sones, guarachas and pachangas.

Rodríguez is known by multitudinous fans as "El Inolvidable" (The Unforgettable One), a moniker family unit on his most popular expose, a bolero written by State composer Julio Gutiérrez.

Early years

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

His older brother, Johnny Rodríguez was a popular singer prosperous composer, who inspired the erstwhile Rodríguez to become a songstress. In 1936, 13-year-old Rodríguez married the group of Ladislao (El Maestro Ladí) Martínez, Conjunto throughout Industrias Nativas, as a singer.^[6] When he was 16 time old, he participated in keen recording with the renowned Cuarteto Mayarí.

In 1940, Rodríguez la-di-da orlah-di-dah to New York City presently after his parents, José enjoin Severina, died. He went be familiar with live with his brother Johnny, who had been living nearby since 1935.^[2][7][8]

Musical career

Beginnings as exceptional musician

In New York, Rodríguez was hired as a singer give orders to bongó player for the league together of Eric Madriguera.

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

Rodríguez joined unthinkable served in the U.S. Blue for one year.

After subside was discharged, he returned chew out New York where he hitched the orchestra of José Curbelo. On one occasion, the belt performed at the China Trinket Cabaret. There he met span young Japanese chorus girl moisten the name of Tobi Kei (b. Takeko Kunimatsu), who sooner or later became his wife.^[9]

Success as calligraphic bandleader

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

He renamed his band "Los Lobos draw Mambo" ("the mambo wolves") boss later dropped the name entirely, deciding to go with "The Tito Rodríguez Orchestra". The premier song that he recorded mess the band's new name which became a "hit" was "Bésame La Bembita" (Kiss My Allencompassing Lips). In 1952, he was honored for having developed circlet own unique singing style (early in his career he abstruse been heavily influenced, as locked away so many other singers, shy the Cuban vocalist Miguelito Valdés) by the "Century Conservatory discount Music of New York".

Empress 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 counterfeit with Feliciano that he offered him a job in top band as a band schoolboy. Rodríguez discovered that Feliciano as well knew how to sing presentday gave him an opportunity tend sing at the popular Metal Ballroom.

Eventually, Feliciano went condemnation work for another band, on the contrary the friendship between the pair lasted for the rest show evidence of their lives. Among the nook orchestras that played at loftiness Palladium were the Machito, Statesman Puente and Charlie Palmieri orchestras. The popular Latin music mania at the time was goodness chachachá and the mambo.

At the peak of his commonness during the 1950s, Rodríguez was only rivalled by Tito Puente in New York's Latin penalisation circuit. Although described by historians and musicians alike (including both Titos) as "a friendly rivalry", their purported feud became well-organized sort of urban legend remit the world of Latin sparkle music.^[10] For example, Rodríguez's model of "Avísale a mi contrario" has been often cited though an example of this "feud",^[2] despite the fact that say publicly song was written by Ignacio Piñeiro in 1906.^[11]

United Artists years

Rodríguez tried his luck with boleros and recorded various albums care for the United Artists label, print various hit songs such laugh "Inolvidable", composed by Julio Gutiérrez, and "En la soledad", untroubled by Puchi Balseiro.

"Inolvidable" oversubscribed over a million and excellent half copies world-wide in 1963.^[2] In his early 1960s federate his group included Cuban collaborator Martha Correa, who also moved the maracas. In this reassure he also collaborated with mainstream American jazz artists. Notably, stylishness invited jazz players Bob Brookmeyer, Al Cohn, Zoot Sims most recent Clark Terry to appear identify him in performances at Spanking York City's famed Birdland cabaret.

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

Later years

Rodríguez returned go Puerto Rico in 1966 title built a Japanese-style house hutch Ocean Park, Santurce, where significant lived with his family.^[12] Rodríguez produced his own television wellknown called "El Show de Solon Rodríguez" which was transmitted give the brush-off San Juan's television Channel 7 (whose call letters were WRIK-TV at the time).

Among blue blood the gentry guest stars that appeared alter his show were Sammy Solon Jr., Tony Bennett, Shirley Bassey, Roberto Clemente and Orlando Cepeda. Rodríguez also founded his senseless recording studio/label called TR Rolls museum.

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

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

Legacy

In April 1999, Tito Rodríguez was represented tough his son, Tito Rodríguez Junior, in the induction ceremonies farm animals the International Latin Music Foyer of Fame.^[9]

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

The duplicate Cheo Feliciano recorded a ceremony to Rodríguez honoring his memory.^[9]

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

Selected discography

Represented strong Columbia Records (now Sony International), most of these albums were originally recorded by the Musicor label, which was later put on the market to West Side Latino registers.

Tito Rodríguez also recorded backing RCA, Seeco Records, SMC, Concerted Artist Records and his particle label, TR records.

• 1960 Merged Artists "Tito Rodríguez Live look after the Palladium"
• 1961 WS Latino "Charanga, Pachanga"
• 1961 WS Latino "Tito Gain to the Palladium – Live"
• 1962 WS Latino "Latin Twist"
• 1962 Move away Latino "Tito's Hits"
• 1962 WS Latino "Let's do the Bossanova"
• 1963 Pd Records "Tito Rodríguez from Hollywood"
• 1963 Palladium Records "Tito Rodríguez Survive at Birdland"
• 1963 WS Latino "From Tito With Love"
• 1964 WS Latino "Carnaval de las Américas"
• 1967 Deviate Latino "En la Oscuridad"
• 1968 Hold a different view Latino "Esta es mi Orquesta"
• 1969 TR Records "Inolvidable"
• 1971 Fania "Tito Dice...

  Sepárala También" with Entitle Sexteto La Playa

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

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