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Tito Puente

1923 - 2000

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Ernest Anthony Puente Jr. (April 20, 1923 – May 31, 2000), commonly known as Tito Puente, was an American musician, songwriter, bandleader, timbalero, and record producer. He composed dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz music. He was also known as “El Rey de los Timbales,” or “The King of the Timbales.” Puente and his music have appeared in films including The Mambo Kings and Fernando Trueba's Calle 54. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tito Puente is the 542nd most popular musician (up from 564th in 2019), the 3,135th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,895th in 2019) and the 162nd most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Tito Puente ranks 542 out of 3,175. Before him are Elvis Costello, André Navarra, Gregor Piatigorsky, Bronisław Huberman, Maurice White, and Flea. After him are Yann Tiersen, Uli Jon Roth, Isao Tomita, K. K. Downing, Lead Belly, and Billy Ray Cyrus.

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Among people born in 1923, Tito Puente ranks 127. Before him are Uziel Gal, Irvin Kershner, Richard Pipes, Philly Joe Jones, James E. Gunn, and Maria Gripe. After him are Judith Kerr, Faas Wilkes, Ann Miller, Peter Vaughan, Mario Brega, and Igor Shafarevich. Among people deceased in 2000, Tito Puente ranks 93. Before him are Yehuda Amichai, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Pierre Plantard, Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Philippe Chatrier, and Roger Peyrefitte. After him are Nancy Marchand, Steven Runciman, Poul Hartling, Son Sann, Pierre Pflimlin, and Rabah Bitat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tito Puente ranks 3,135 out of 20,380. Before him are Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw (1959), Olympia Dukakis (1931), Charles Grodin (1935), Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860), Paula Abdul (1962), and Elihu Root (1845). After him are Joseph Stilwell (1883), Joseph W. Tobin (1952), Arnold Orville Beckman (1900), Coretta Scott King (1927), Shirley Knight (1936), and Kamehameha III (1814).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Tito Puente ranks 162. Before him are T Bone Burnett (1948), Dennis Wilson (1944), Mike Campbell (1950), Al Di Meola (1954), Cannonball Adderley (1928), and Maurice White (1941). After him are Lead Belly (1888), Billy Ray Cyrus (1961), Nikki Sixx (1958), Erroll Garner (1923), Ellis Marsalis Jr. (1934), and Bud Powell (1924).

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