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29. Nov. 2021 · The Fania All Stars have since recorded dozens of albums and appeared in motion pictures. This 1981 release titled Latin Connection brings its full ensemble forward, highlighted by the introduction of the Harold Kohon strings, and features the voices of arguably the best singers Fania had to offer.
Latin Connection is a strong album. This reissue gives us a good opportunity to remember the contributions to salsa culture by the late Juancito Torres, Héctor Lavoe, Santos Colón, Celia Cruz, Pete “Conde” Rodríguez, Ismael Rivera, Louie Ramírez and Jerry Masucci.
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En el 2008, Johnny Rodríguez le confió al Departamento de Investigación y Desarrollo de LP (Latin Percusion) el diseño de los bongoes John “Dandy” Rodríguez Jr. de la serie Legends. John se enorgullece de que estos tambores, que llevan su nombre, presenten un sonido y unas características visuales tan sobresalientes.
- Beginnings
- Johnny Rodriguez’s Radio Reign
- Johnny Rodriguez’s Outlaw Ties
- En Español
Johnny Rodriguez’s origin story made for perfect country music lore: arrested for goat rustling near his hometown of Sabinal, Texas, the singer was released early after serenading the sheriff for a few hours. A Texas Ranger who heard him sing introduced him to the man who would become his manager, then that man, J.T. “Happy” Shahan, had him play on...
Between 1974 and 1976, Johnny Rodriguez released five more top ten country albums that included a bevy of radio hits. “We’re Over,” the Mann-Weil composition that Rodriguez brought to country listeners before Glen Campbell included it on Rhinestone Cowboy, further proved his pop bona fides. The dramatic ballad employed a piano and string section wh...
As Johnny Rodriguez’s Texas peers – especially Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Kris Kristofferson – started to turn their outsider posturing into major pop sales, the singer was sometimes thrust into the “outlaw” category by virtue of his Lone Star origins (and little more). But occasionally, he embraced it. Billy Joe Shaver songs remained a fi...
One of the most revolutionary things Johnny Rodriguez did – besides simply existing as a Mexican-American man in country music – was to integrate singing in Spanish into almost every album he released. From his debut on, the singer would reinterpret country classics in a mixture of English and Spanish, insisting without stating it explicitly that c...
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Country Music Star. Johnny Rodriguez. Known as Charro, the Latin King of Country Music. Buy Book Now. Buy CD Now. Discover the legendary Johnny “Charro” Rodriguez and the stories behind the songs and the people and places that inspired him.
