"We are heartbroken by the passing of an icon whose sound transcended the dance floor and defined an era," read a statement ...

By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who ...

While we grieve his absence, we also rejoice in the timeless gift of his music and the cherished memories he created that ...

Salsa has known more than its share of star vocalists and virtuoso instrumentalists. But among the artists who defined the ...

One of salsa music's most towering figures is gone — the Grammy-nominated trombonist and activist died Saturday at 75.(115 ...

Willie Colón, the legendary salsa icon, died Saturday morning, his family confirmed. He was 75. A cause of death has not been disclosed.

A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that ...

Music superstar Willie Colón, who helped define the salsa genre in the 1970s and '80s, died on Saturday, Feb. 21, his family confirmed on Facebook.

American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.

Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York ...

The king is dead, long live the king. From this moment on, Willy Colon's name is spoken of as a legend and his legacy is told as if it were a long novel with interminable and modif ...

The legendary musician Willie Colón, one of the most iconic figures in salsa, died Saturday at the age of 75, his family confirmed.