“Tito Puente was not home a lot,” he recalls. “He did about 300 shows a year.” Puente Jr. didn’t realize just how big a deal his father was in Latin culture, though, until the day the legendary Latin ...

STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The son of a music legend took the stage at the Lyric Theatre in Stuart on Saturday night with a performance that has special meaning not only to him, but to all Latin music.

The latest Google Doodle is a musical tribute to Tito Puente, the songwriter and timbales player responsible for songs like “Oye Cómo Va.” Tito Puente was born in Manhattan on April 20, 1923 as Ernest ...

A new Google Doodle was unveiled on Tuesday that celebrates the life of the Latin American entertainer Tito Puente in honour of US Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month – which is annually ...

Google is celebrating the life and legacy of revered Tito Puente with an animated Doodle to the tune of "Ran Kan Kan," his first professional track recording. During his 50-year career, the Juilliard ...

Tito Puente’s legacy in music was honored with a Google Doodle during Hispanic Heritage Month. Puerto Rican artist Carlos Aponte celebrated the late “King of Latin Music” with an animated video Doodle ...

Tito Puente Jr. does more than walk in his father’s shoes — he sings his father’s songs and celebrates his music. Now, Tito Jr. will honor the King of Latin Music’s centennial with a concert at the ...

Well, anyone that has seen [Tito Puente] live can attest to the fact that he was the most exciting live performer on the planet. Percussionist Tito Puente turned out 118 records, more than 2,000 ...

Joe Conzo knew el maestro Tito Puente well beyond the bright smile and stirring showmanship. For almost 40 years, Conzo was a close friend, publicist and chronicler of “El Rey,” the pioneering ...

MURRAY HORWITZ, American Film Institute: Hi, I'm Murray Horwitz, and that is the music of the young Tito Puente, a percussionist who swung hard from his birth to his death. It's from a set called Tito ...

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, Google Doodle is paying homage to "The King of Latin Music" Tito Puente with an animated video on Google's homepage. Created by New York-based Puerto Rican ...