Tito Rodriguez <br /> <br /> Pablo Rodríguez Lozada was his name, but everyone knew him as Tito Rodriguez. He was born on January 4, 1923 in Santurce, Puerto Rico, his father was Jose Rodriguez and his mother Severina Lozada. In the music world celebrated of Sonero, bolero singer, bandleader, percussionist, composer, producer, head of a music label, conducting choirs and played the maracas. He began his musical life to the 30's playing the maracas with the Cuarteto Mayari where he stayed about three months; then with the Cuarteto Caney . With only 13 years old and had a recording contract and was heard on the radio in the US. In 1939, at the age of 16 years she sang with the orchestra of his older brother Johnny Rodriguez ( born on 10 Oct. 1912, in Camuy, PR and died on 3 Feb. 1997 in San Juan. PR). Both are moved to Spanish Harlem where he spent many years of study to music, while performing in different places in New York. He studied music with Professor Moe Goldenberg . In 1952, he won an honorable mention in the " Century Conservatory of Music of New York City "as an interpreter of a defined and typical of Latin American music style. In 1940 he is lead singer of the Orchestra of Enrique Burrow , Spanish musician based in New York. With this orchestra he recorded 2 songs "Come closer" and "Comparsa Gone" in 1941. (see Anthology 1920-1941 Eric Burrow , reissued on CD in 1994 with the Harlequin seal <br /> <br />Renowned musicians and professionalism passed by Tito Rodriguez Orchestra. These include Cachao (his first appearance with an orchestra when up to New York via his native Cuba), saxophonist Mario Rivera, Bobby Porcelli and Aaron Sachs (composer of one of the franchise issues Tito Rodriguez: the instrumental "It's A Gay World "or" The Moldo mad "), the trumpeter Victor Paz, Frank Emilio Pinto and Royals, René pianists" The Whip "Hernandez and Eddie Palmieri vocalist Myrta Silva, percussionists Mike Collazo, Manny Oquendo, Marcelino Valdés, Johnny "The Cow" Rodriguez and his son Johnny "Dandy" Rodriguez Jr., and then trombonist and trumpeter Bobby Valentin pistons, among many others marched through this school of mambo. Songs like "Fly La Paloma," "the one who left," "Baranga," "I Am Your Pain," "Face Clown," "Feast of Love," "Avísale out my opposite," "was in Santiago, "" Where, When "and many others were successful not only in New York but also in the Caribbean and Latin America in the late 50s and early 60s. Rodriguez and his orchestra recorded everything that was fashionable at the time: pachangas, cha cha cha, boleros, jazz, bossa nova ... and, of course, rhythmic mambo to turn on the dance floor. If the Machito Orchestra was a favorite among non-Latinos and Bridge's favorite jazz musicians and musicians, the Rodriguez was querendona of the dancers. He had great rivalry in the artistic plane with Puente since they played Nigth Club in New York, and fought a growing Latin American audience, but Tito Puente's hit in New York to tailor the sound of jazz music. Rodriguez for his part was more Latin in the sentimental when he decided to settle in Puerto Rico and Miami, which printed their music the sentimental flavor of Caribbean public. <br /> <br />In the late 60's era when the Fania All Stars appear to Tito Rodriguez they invited him to record with the group, but the fact of having leukemia -such sunk in depression-time, did not give the soul to accept security invitation, so I declined. The last appearance of Tito Rodriguez in public, was with the Machito band at Madison Square Garden on February 2, 1973 . Then he moved to Florida, where he loses the battle with leukemia 26 days after his last appearance, 28 February 1973. Rodriguez dies in the arms of his wife . The move to San Juan PR, for your public to see for the last time <br /> <br />Info Source By: © Israel Sánchez-Coll y © Javier Rivera. <br />This portrait was written in the year 2003 <br />Oasis for the portal Salsero <br /> <br />Link http://www.herencialatina.com/Tito_Rodriguez/Tito_Rodriguez.htm
