finetune artist: Frankie Ruiz

b. Jose Antonio Terresola Ruiz, 10 March 1958, Paterson, New Jersey, USA, d. 9 August 1998, Newark, New Jersey, USA. Mercurial salsa star Frankie Ruiz is condemned to be remembered as much for his wanton lifestyle and descent into self-destruction as his beguiling tenor voice and emphatic performances. As a teenager Ruiz moved to Puerto Rico and eventually became vocalist with Orquesta La Soluci¢n. He moved on to the Tommy Olivencia orchestra before going solo in 1980, releasing a series of records for TH-Rodven Records. Most closely associated with the salsa rom ntica movement of the late 80s, his string of hits included "Voy Pa' Encima", "Mi Libertad", "Desn£date Mujer" and "Ironia". His signature phrase was "Vaya, mi China!" ("Go, Baby!"). However, these successes were intercut with periods of drug and alcohol absentia, and a three-year jail sentence in Jacksonsville, Texas, for assaulting a flight attendant. He was recording a new album for Rodven/PolyGram Latino (Nacimiento Y Recuerdos) before the struggle to extricate himself from alcohol and drugs was lost. He eventually died of liver cirrhosis a month after his final concert on 11 July 1998 at Madison Square Garden.

Listen to Frankie Ruiz at Finetune.

Desnudate Mujer
Tu Con El
Bailando
Mi Libertad
Esta Cobardia

candyrain910 on 2007-05-16 13:09:05.493:
almost cousin-inlaw!!!