Willie Rodriguez And His Orchestra With Leo Casino

Jose William Rodriguez De Jesus Escalante, was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on March 18, 1935. After school, his parents sent him to New York and according to teacher Willie Rosario (also from Coamo) after being in two or three Orchestras, in 1957 he formed his own ensemble, debuting at the Los Panchos club, then moving to the Monte Carlo on Broadway. At first his repertoire was based on themes of other groups like the Sonora Matancera, soon to begin a brief but interesting own discography like soloist. Read more on Last.fm