Salsa music icon Willie Colon died on Saturday, his family and longtime manager said. He was 75. Colon, known best as a trombonist but who was also a bandleader and producer, was born in the Bronx. He ...

Salsa has known more than its share of star vocalists and virtuoso instrumentalists. But among the artists who defined the rich, layered specificity of its sound was Willie Colón, who died on Feb. 21.

As promised, Rubén Blades is paying tribute to his longtime collaborator and friend Willie Colón. Colon died on Saturday at age 75. Once his family announced the news, Blades took to Instagram. “What ...

Salsa musician Willie Colón has died at 75, his family announced Saturday. A cause of death has not been disclosed for the Bronx-born trombonist, vocalist, and composer. In a statement shared to Colón ...

With his gangster image, Colón ruffled the feathers of the musical establishment, but thrilled millions of fans as he displayed the raw rhythmic possibility of salsa Willie Colón, who has died in New ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Anthony Colón Román, better known as Willie Colón, has died. He was 75 years old. Colón, an American salsa legend, ...

American salsa legend Willie Colón, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement. “While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the ...

Over his decades-long career, the trombonist, composer, arranger and singer produced more than 40 albums that sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. He collaborated with a wide range of artists, ...

Willie Colón, the Bronx-born trombonist, composer, bandleader, and producer who helped define the sound and swagger of New York salsa, died Saturday at 75 from health complications. His family ...

The salsa music pioneer died Saturday at 75. By Sigal Ratner-Arias Deputy Editor, Billboard Español From Rubén Blades and Marc Anthony to Grupo Niche, Elvis Crespo and Olga Tañón, major figures in ...

“While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that will live on forever," his family shared in a statement. By McKinley Franklin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Photo Illustration by Diana Ramirez/De Los; Photo by Claudio Cruz / Associated Press.) Willie Colón, a legendary trombonist and ...