Hector Lavoe, The Singer of Singers
BIOGRAPHY
Full name: Héctor Juan Pérez Martínez
Born: September 30, 1946 in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died: June 29, 1993 in Queens, New York
Hector J. Nace Perez from a humble family in Ponce, Puerto Rico. Son of Francisca Martinez (Panchita) and Luis Pérez (Lucho). At 7 years old his mother died, this was the first of many blows in life. Since childhood music was instilled at the age of 14 years and sang for his people. At the age of 17 years driven by economic needs and mitigate the pain he still had the death of his mother goes to New York to seek a better future where I could get the fruit of their abilities. In New York, Pérez Martínez met Willie Colon and Johnny Pacheco, co-owner of Fania Records and was part of the band's first reaching several hits due to performance quality of the band of Columbus special sound Puerto Rican imbued their performances (a mixture of defiance and street style.) In the New York salsa circuit this band was known as The Bad Boys . The pair formed by Willie Colon and Hector Lavoe is regarded by both critics and fans as one of the largest in the history of salsa.
From 1967 to 1973 produced several albums including The Great Escape include , Cosa Nuestra , I kill , Judgement and the two volumes Assault Christmas where songs were dedicated as Juana Peña , Barrunto , Calle Luna, Calle Sol and La Murga de Panama (where it is assumed, were coupled trombone arrangements for the sauce) .
Columbus in 1973 decided to continue his solo career and left the band (the band) leaving it to Hector Lavoe. Willie Colón will join the Panamanian Ruben Blades to form another winning match in the sauce. Despite this separation, Columbus Lavoe continued to work with the production of several of his solo albums.
Lavoe Since 1975 started his career and see the light disks Voice , depends on you and Comedy, containing songs like yesterday's newspaper , authored by Tite Curet Alonso, and the song that would become his standard, composed by Ruben Blades, The singer. During this time, Lavoe also participated in the tour being conducted by the Fania All Starts with the other salsa stars of that era.
He earned nicknames such as La Voz for their ability to interpret songs that other, as the same Johnny Pacheco, composed for him Man Spot, thanks to an event in Africa, which occurred because of his fondness for parties, and also the man who threw up under water, by his virtuosity.
Hector always gave a unique, never showed an air of arrogance and was always humble. Released albums with hits like "Recordando a Felipe Pirela" (1979) "Merry Christmas", "El Sabio" (1980), "That Feeling" (1981), "Vigilante" (1983) the "resale" in (1985) with topics: "Life is Beautiful" and "Fame." Besides those already mentioned, made famous songs like "The Almighty", "Paradise of Sweetness", "Sad and empty "," The Truth "" A love of the street. "
But the beginning of the 80's, was marked by tragic events to Lavoe. The fracture of his leg while jumping through the window of his apartment in Queens that caught fire were made that combined with his addiction to drugs to make him a man plunged into depression and the brink .
concert called The Singer of the singers or Sonero of soneros always overflowed with people and fans, but the ability of the singer was waning until the end of singing with a voice unrecognizable and confined to a chair in the middle of the stage.
The Sunday, June 26, 1988, after the suspension of a concert in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, due to poor call Hector withdraws depressed at the Regency Hotel Condado Avenue Puerto Rico where he was staying and there leaped into the ninth floor. The fall did not produce death, but the half-body paralysis. As his second jump from a building without dying, the first by a fire. Even in a state of partial paralysis Lavoe had to fulfill his contract and filed some more gigs or maybe it was manipulated by his handlers to stand even though he was physically and emotionally unwell. The depression in which his life was full of surprises, the loneliness that was in its last days (since only received occasional visits from one or another 'friend') economic situation, growing up without her mother, murder his brother, the death of his father, the murder of his mother, the accidental death of his son were the push that was missing for this artist definitely fall.
Since then remained in New York removed, although the same year of his death was released a final album, Héctor Lavoe & Van Lester: The Master and the Protect.
Hector Lavoe died on June 29, 1993 at Memorial Hospital of Queens, five years after his ill-fated suicide attempt, Hector was buried in Saint Raymond of Queens, New York and nine years later, as he asked, thanks to the efforts made by another famous salsa singer, his companion, Mr. Ismael Miranda, his remains were taken to his hometown of Ponce.
Hector Lavoe is unanimously considered one of the best singers that enriched the genre of salsa. It is currently that culture icon and an idol in several locations, there is even a monument in his honor in Ponce, PR and another in the Peruvian province of Callao, which is regarded as an illustrious son. Its busy personal and professional life was taken in 1999 to play Who Killed Hector Lavoe? produced by Pablo Cabrera and David Maldonado, the personification of Hector Lavoe salsa made by the Sunday Quiñonez. Eight years later in 2007 comes "El Cantante," starring Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez on the life of Hector.
Discography
With Willie Colon Orchestra
| | Series Title | | Production Year
| F 337 | The Bad | 1967 |
| F 347 | The Hustler | 1968 |
| F 370 | Guisando / Doing a Job | |
1969 F 384 | | Cosa Nuestra | 1970 |
| F 394 | The Great Escape / The Big Break 1971 | |
| F 399 Assault Christmas | | |
1971 424 F | | Judgement | 1972 |
| F 449 Assault | Christmas (Vol.2) 1972 | |
| | F 444 Lo Mato - but buy this LP 1973 | |
| F 484 | The Good - The Bad - The Ugly | 1974 |
| F 610 | Vigilante | 1983 |
With Orchestra
| | Series Title | Production Year |
| F 461 | Voice | 1975 |
| F 492 | depends on you / It's up to you | 1976 |
| F 522 | Comedy | 1978 |
545 F | | Remembering Felipe Pirela | 1979 |
| F 555 Merry Christmas | | 1979 |
| F 558 | Wise | 1980 |
| F 598 | | That Feeling 1981 |
| F 634 | Resale | 1985 |
| | F 647 Strikes Back | 1987 |
With the Fania All-Stars
| | Series Title Production year | |
| F 355 | Live at the Red Garter (Vol.1) | 1969 |
| F 364 | Live at the Red Garter (Vol.2) | 1969 |
| F 415 | Live at the Cheetah (Vol.1) | 1972 |
| F 416 | Live at the Cheetah (Vol.2) | 1972 |
| F 431 | Our Latin Thing | 1972 |
| F 470 | Latin Soul-Rock | 1974 |
| F 476 | At Yankee Stadium (Vol.1) | 1975 |
| 477 F | At Yankee Stadium (Vol.2) | |
1975 F 481 | | Salsa / Original Movie Soundtrack 1976 | |
| | F 493 Tribute to Tito Rodriguez | |
| 1976 564 F | Commitment | |
1980 F 595 | | Latin Connection | |
1981 F 629 | | What People Ask | |
| 1984 FA 15 | Live at Africa | |
1986 F 640 | | | Viva la Charanga 1986 |
| | F 650 1988 | Bamboleo |
With Tito Puente and His Orchestra
| | Series Title Production year | |
ICT | | 1436 Homenaje a Beny Moré (Vol.2) | |
| 1979 V 105 | Homenaje a Beny Moré (Vol.3) 1985 | |
Special Editions
- Crime Pays ( 1972) (compilation on LP and CD)
- Willie ( 1974) (compilation on LP and CD)
- DejaVu (on LP and CD compilation ) ( 1978 )
- 49 minutes (compilation on LP and CD) ( 1978 )
- Hector Gold's ( 1980 ) (compilation on LP and CD)
- The Master & The PROTECT with Van Lester ( 1993)
- Hector Lavoe: The Fania Legends of Salsa, Vol 1 (1993 )
- Hector Lavoe: The Fania Legends of Salsa, Vol 2 (1994 )
- Live! The Key Club in Miami (1997 )
- Saxomania (1999 )
- Swings (2000 )
- Your Well Do You Know * (2001 )
- Experience (2004 )
- Master of the Fania (2005 )
- My Back: Hector Lavoe Live at Club (2005 )
- El Cantante (2006 )
- Hector Lavoe, The Voice ( 2007 )
- The Originals: El Cantante ( 2007 )
Source: es.wikipedia.org
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