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March 11, 2024. (2024-03-11) (aged 91) Genres. Latin boogaloo. Occupation (s) Musician. Pete Rodriguez (April 16, 1932 – March 11, 2024) was an American pianist and bandleader born in The Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents.
Mar 13, 2024 · Pete Rodriguez was the bandleader and pianist for Pete Rodriguez y Su Conjunto, known for their 1967 boogaloo hit, “I Like it Like That.” Died: March 7, 2024 ( Who else died on March 11?...
Mar 18, 2024 · Pete Rodriguez, Pioneering Latin Musician And Pianist, Dead At 89. The influential New York-born musician was best known for his classic 1967 boogaloo hit ‘I Like It Like That.’
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Apr 16, 2024 · Bronx-bred pianist Pete Rodriguez wasn’t a newbie to NYC’s Latin band circuit of the mid-’60s – having already led his group on two albums of traditional Afro-Cuban material – when he hitched...
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The famed musician first recorded the boogaloo hit roughly 50 years ago in 1967, and versions of the song have continually popped up since then in places ranging from Yankee Stadium to the...
"I Like It Like That" is a song written by Tony Pabon and Manny Rodriguez. It was initially a hit for boogaloo musician Pete Rodriguez in 1967, and was one of the most influential boogaloo songs of the era. Rodriguez released an album in 1967 with the same title.
Pete Rodríguez, a young man of Puerto Rican descent living in the Bronx, was considered the pioneer of this new cultural and musical movement that got dancers up on their feet. The road to being crowned “The King of Boogaloo” was a long one for Pete Rodríguez.
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