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Rubén González

1919 - 2003

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Rubén González Fontanills (26 May 1919 – 8 December 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s". Between the 1940s and his retirement in the 1980s, he played with Cuba's most successful acts, including Paulina Álvarez, Arsenio Rodríguez, Orquesta América del 55, Orquesta Riverside and Enrique Jorrín. In the 1990s, he came out of retirement to play in the revival ensembles Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, also recording solo material and performing live until 2002. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rubén González is the 678th most popular musician (down from 590th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Cuba (down from 49th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Cuban Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Rubén González ranks 678 out of 3,175. Before him are Tony Banks, Tom Fogerty, Vagif Mustafazadeh, Verivery, Rick Davies, and Mitch Mitchell. After him are Lee "Scratch" Perry, Eric Singer, Philip Selway, Steve Jones, Liam Gallagher, and Stephen Kovacevich.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Rubén González ranks 123. Before him are Hennes Weisweiler, Isaac Boleslavsky, Morteza Motahhari, Joseph Serchuk, Hermann Bondi, and Bernhard Wicki. After him are Arthur Cronquist, José de Jesús Pimiento Rodríguez, Jean Lefebvre, Ferruccio Valcareggi, Toni Turek, and Ivan Sidorenko. Among people deceased in 2003, Rubén González ranks 122. Before him are Constantin Dăscălescu, Lothar Emmerich, Johanna Budwig, Rachel Kempson, Jaba Ioseliani, and Anita Mui. After him are Paul Janssen, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Mongo Santamaría, Mario Merz, Bigode, and Hans Hermann Groër.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Rubén González ranks 57 out of 300. Before him are Juanita Castro (1933), Bebo Valdés (1918), Arnaldo Ochoa (1930), Silvio Rodríguez (1946), Camila Cabello (1997), and Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino (1936). After him are Mongo Santamaría (1917), Anselmo Alliegro y Milá (1899), María Conchita Alonso (1957), José Ramón Machado Ventura (1930), Salvador Valdés Mesa (1945), and José Giral (1879).

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Among MUSICIANS In Cuba

Among musicians born in Cuba, Rubén González ranks 4. Before him are Compay Segundo (1907), Carlos Puebla (1917), and Bebo Valdés (1918). After him are Chucho Valdés (1941), Pío Leyva (1917), Rico Rodriguez (1934), Jorge Bolet (1914), Eliades Ochoa (1946), Dave Lombardo (1965), Paquito D'Rivera (1948), and Rudy Sarzo (1950).

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