Muneca charlie palmieri biography
Reconocido como un pionero de la música salsa, dejó el legado de su discografía, que contiene más de 16 álbumes que fueron validados por éxitos.
Charlie Palmieri was a renowned bandleader and pianist who rose to prominence during the s as one of a small group of artists who promoted Latino dance.!
Charlie Palmieri
Puerto Rican musician
Charlie Palmieri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carlos Manuel Palmieri |
| Also known as | "The Giant of the Keyboards" |
| Born | November 21, 1927 South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1988(1988-09-12) (aged 60) South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Salsa |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader, musical director |
| Instrument | piano |
| Labels | Coco |
Musical artist
Carlos Manuel "Charlie" Palmieri (November 21, 1927 – September 12, 1988)[1] was a Puerto Ricanbandleader and musical director of salsa music.
He was known as the "Giant of the Keyboards".[1]
Early years
Palmieri's parents migrated to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1926, and settled down in the South Bronx where Palmieri was born.[1] As a child, Palmieri taught himself to play the piano by ear.[1] He attended the public school system.
At age seven, his father enrolled him at The Juilliard School, where he took piano lessons.