Tony Pabón (March 6, 1939 in

San Juan San Juan, Spanish for Saint John, may refer to: Places Argentina * San Juan Province, Argentina * San Juan, Argentina, the capital of that province * San Juan, Salta, a village in Iruya, Salta Province * San Juan (Buenos Aires Underground), ...

– January 21, 2014) was a Puerto Rican-born, New York raised, singer, trumpeter and bandleader influential in the development of

boogaloo Boogaloo or bugalú (also: shing-a-ling, Latin boogaloo, Latin R&B) is a genre of Latin music and dance which was popular in the United States in the 1960s. Boogaloo originated in New York City mainly among teenage African Americans and Latinos ...

. His "Pete's Boogaloo", a tribute to Pete Rodriguez was the first boogaloo played on the radio. His other well known tracks included the mambo "El Capitan", on the album ''La Protesta''.Mambo Kingdom: Latin Music in New York, 1926-1990 M Max Salazar Primero - 2002- Page 225 "On New Year's Day 1976, Tony Pabon almost died. The incident occurred a few ... hand, faced the dancers on the crowded dance floor and waited for the din to subside before tapping off" the mambo "El Capitan." His mouthpiece slowly found "

Discography

* Tony Pabon and his All Stars (cover title) – also known as Tony Pabon y sus Estrellas ;Songs *"I Like It Like That" *"El Capitan"

References

1939 births 2014 deaths American bandleaders American trumpeters American male trumpeters Singers from New York City Singers from San Juan, Puerto Rico {{US-musician-stub