Johnny Pacheco, an idolizer in globe of salsa, passes away a…
Johnny Pacheco, an idolizer in globe of salsa, passes away at age 85|The Star
NEW YORK – Salsa idolizer Johnny Pacheco, that was a founder of Fania Records, Eddie Palmieri’s bandmate as well as backer of songs celebrities such as Rubén Bladés, Willie Colón as well as Celia Cruz, passed away Monday. He had actually been hospitalized in New York a couple of days previously for pneumonia, his other half, Maria Elena “Cuqui” Pacheco, claimed on the musician’s Facebook account.Fania Records tweeted that the artist was”the male most accountable for the style of salsa songs. He got the Latin Recording Academy Music Excellence Award in 2005 and also was chosen for several Grammys and also Latin Grammys.