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Rico Rodriguez

1934 - 2015

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Emmanuel "Rico" Rodriguez (17 October 1934 – 4 September 2015), also known as Rico, Reco or El Reco, was a Cuban-born Jamaican ska and reggae trombonist. He recorded with producers such as Karl Pitterson, Prince Buster, and Lloyd Daley. He was known as one of the first ska musicians. Beginning in the 1960s, he worked with the Members, the Specials, Jools Holland, and Paul Young. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rico Rodriguez is the 904th most popular musician (up from 1,986th in 2019), the 74th most popular biography from Cuba (up from 146th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rico Rodriguez ranks 904 out of 3,175. Before him are Dimebag Darrell, Noel Redding, Ingo Schwichtenberg, Yusef Lateef, Richie Havens, and Art Pepper. After him are Toshiko Akiyoshi, Al Kooper, Jackson Browne, Blackie Lawless, Wanda Jackson, and Gary Burton.

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Among people born in 1934, Rico Rodriguez ranks 236. Before him are Julio Jiménez, Yasutaka Tsutsui, Paco Ibáñez, Alasdair Gray, Zequinha, and Uwe Johnson. After him are Frank País, Paul Josef Cordes, Del Shannon, Darlene Conley, Carlos Amigo Vallejo, and Karl-Josef Rauber. Among people deceased in 2015, Rico Rodriguez ranks 186. Before him are Jon Vickers, Movita Castaneda, Douglas Tompkins, László Paskai, Ahmed Chalabi, and Lesley Gore. After him are Ron Clarke, Gunnar Hansen, Richard Johnson, Wan Li, Betsy Palmer, and James Aldridge.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Rico Rodriguez ranks 74 out of 300. Before him are Ramón Castro Ruz (1924), Leonardo Padura Fuentes (1955), Mario García Menocal (1866), Pío Leyva (1917), Dámaso Berenguer (1873), and Ramón Fonst (1883). After him are Frank País (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Félix Rodríguez (1941), Laurel Aitken (1927), and José Miró Cardona (1902).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Rico Rodriguez ranks 7. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907), Carlos Puebla (1917), Bebo Valdés (1918), Rubén González (1919), Chucho Valdés (1941), and Pío Leyva (1917). After him are Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), Rudy Sarzo (1950), and Arturo Sandoval (1949).

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