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| | CUBA, Joe : MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24) |
 | | Grew up in Spanish Harlem; formed Joe Cuba Sextet '54, recorded for Mardi Gras, then Seeco for LPs Steppin' Out '62, Diggin' The Most '64, Comin' At You '65, Breakin' Out mid-'60s, Para Enamorados Solamente/Jos Cheo Feliciano (latter two were compilations); then to Tico as definitive '60s unit. |
 | | Cuba's last two albums, the Grammy- nominated Cocinando la Salsa (Cookin' the Sauce) '76, and El Pirata del Caribe/The Caribbean Pirate '79. |
 | | Solo c'69, El Hijo de Teresa/Teresa's Son c'70, To Be With You '77 and Gusto '80; went on to co-lead Combo Gigante with Charlie Palmieri in the 80s and shared lead vocals on the swinging, no frills Dance City '94 by ex-Tito Puente mambo dancer Eddie Torres and His Mambo Kings Orchestra. |
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