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

The salsa icon and Nuyorican pioneer’s bold trombone sound and landmark collaborations helped define a generation of Latin music.

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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.

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager ...

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 ...