Puente was on the cusp of musical fame. The world had other ideas. "If you look closely at his face, you could see the scars from World War II on his face." — Tito Puente Jr. He was just 18 when ...

How Tito Puente felt about Santana covering 'Oye Como Va' His father’s music had the same effect on the culture. “My father brought Afro-Cuban music to the American public,” Puente Jr. says.

Puente’s father, Tito Puente, is considered one of the greatest musicians and band leaders of all time. He worked on more than100 albums, and his music has appeared in several films.

While Tito Puente Jr. has previously performed at the theatre, Saturday's performance is extra special to him because it marked 20 years since the passing of his father, music legend, Tito Puente.

The late Tito Puente — who would have turned 100 on April 20 — is credited with bringing Cuban and Caribbean sounds to mainstream audiences, popularizing the mambo, son and cha-cha-cha with ...

”Just you wait,” Murray says, ”one day Tito Puente will be dead and famous and you`ll say to yourself, `Oh yeah, I used to listen to him when nobody ever heard of him.` ” ...

Tito Puente Jr., son of the late, great Latin Jazz composer and percussionist of the same name, will be performing at the Oscar Governor's Ball afterparty following the televised ceremony at the ...

Tito Puente’s centennial will be celebrated on April 20. The percussionist’s impact on Latin music, and the sounds of New York City, resonates loudly. Clayton Call/Redferns, via Getty Images ...

Nearly 35 years later, Tito Puente Jr. will play at The Suffolk theater in Riverhead, bringing his father's legacy back to a changing Long Island. The younger Puente’s show, on July 13, will ...

The late Tito Puente would have turned 100 on Thursday (April 20). In honor of his birthday and enduring musical legacy, Billboard Español has put together the ultimate playlist featuring 40 hits ...

After the war, he studied at Juilliard, before starting the Tito Puente Orchestra in 1948. Puente would go on to popularize Afro-Cuban and Caribbean sounds like mambo and cha-cha-chá.

Tito Puente's legacy in music was honored with a Google Doodle during Hispanic Heritage Month. Puerto Rican artist Carlos Aponte celebrated the "King of Latin Music" with an animated video Doodle ...