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| His achievements in all his activities are widely recognized. He has created 40 productions, and as musician, composer, arranger, singer, and trombonist, as well as producer and director, Colón still holds the all time record for worldwide sales. | His achievements in all his activities are widely recognized. He has created 40 productions, and as musician, composer, arranger, singer, and trombonist, as well as producer and director, Colón still holds the all time record for worldwide sales. | ||
| - | Born William Anthony Colón on April 28, 1950 in the Bronx, New York, and raised by his grandmother, her strong beliefs and personality, powerfully influenced his devotion to his cultural roots. Colón started playing trumpet at the age of 12, and switched to trombone two years later. | + | Born William Anthony Colón on April 28, 1950 in the Bronx, New York, and raised by his grandmother, her strong beliefs and personality, powerfully influenced his devotion to his cultural roots. Colón started playing [[trumpet]] at the age of 12, and switched to [[trombone]] two years later. |
| - | Colón's album "El Malo" has become known as one of the first albums to feature the "New York Sound" that sparked an article praising Colón's influence, The Boston Globe wrote, "using trombones as lead instruments (instead of trumpets or flutes as was customary in Afro-Cuban groups) blending in jazz harmonies and jazz style soloing, Colón along with pianist and bandleader Eddie Palmieri, largely defined the sound of salsa". | + | Colón's album "El Malo" has become known as one of the first albums to feature the "New York Sound" that sparked an article praising Colón's influence, The Boston Globe wrote, "using trombones as lead instruments (instead of [[trumpet]]s or [[flute]]s as was customary in Afro-Cuban groups) blending in [[jazz]] harmonies and [[jazz]] style soloing, Colón along with pianist and bandleader [[Eddie Palmieri]], largely defined the sound of [[salsa]]". |
| As a community leader, he has won both local affection and national recognition. In 1991 he was awarded the Yale University's CHUBB fellowship, a political recognition he shares with the late John F. Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Moshe Dyane, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush to mention a few. | As a community leader, he has won both local affection and national recognition. In 1991 he was awarded the Yale University's CHUBB fellowship, a political recognition he shares with the late John F. Kennedy, Jesse Jackson, Moshe Dyane, Ronald Reagan, and George Bush to mention a few. | ||
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