finetune artist: Willie Colon

b. William Anthony Col¢n, 28 April 1950, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA. Born of Puerto Rican parents, Col¢n, as a trombonist, singer, composer, producer, arranger and actor, organized his first band in 1964. He made his recording debut as a band leader on a self-produced single released on the Futura label, which was co-founded by Al Santiago. At the age of 17 he became one of the early signings to the young Fania Records label. Starting with his debut El Malo, which contained his first hit, the instrumental "Jazzy", he cultivated a bad guy image that he sustained until the mid-70s. Puerto Rico born Hctor Lavoe, was Col¢n's lead singer until 1974. The pianist on Col¢n's second and third albums, The Hustler (1968) and Guisando-Doing A Job (1969), was the talented African-American, Mark "Markolino" Dimond, who also wrote a track for each record.

Listen to Willie Colon at Finetune.

El Gran Varon
Idilio
Por Eso Yo Canto Salsa
Pedro Navaja
Homenaje a Hector Lavoe