Ray Santos
American musician (1928–2019) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the soap opera character, see Ray Santos (Guiding Light).
Raymond Santos (December 28, 1928 – October 17, 2019) was an American Grammy Award-winning Latin musician, composer, and educator. Santos has played and arranged for such artists as Noro Morales, Machito, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, and Tito Puente among many others. He was nicknamed El Maestro.[1]
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Birth name | Raymond Santos |
Born | (1928-12-28)December 28, 1928 East Harlem, New York, US |
Died | October 17, 2019(2019-10-17) (aged 90) The Bronx, New York, US |
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Occupation(s) | musician, composer, and educator |
Instrument(s) | saxophone |
Years active | 1950s–2019 |
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