Colón was 75. Born William Anthony Colón Román on April 28, 1950, in the South Bronx, Colón signed with Fania Records as a ...
The news of Willie Colón’s passing at 75 hit hard Saturday morning. Those of us of a certain age remember the defiance of the ...
Patrick Colón, son of salsa legend Willie Colón, was arrested in 2011 on child pornography charges and later sentenced to ...
Colón charted 20 titles on Top Tropical Albums during his lifetime, including seven top 10s.
Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro, and more have paid tribute to the Nuyorican artist ...
Throughout his career, Colón released more than 40 albums, pioneering a salsa sound influenced by the streets of New York ...
By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who ...
Salsa legend Willie Colón has died at 75 following hospitalization for respiratory issues, marking the end of a decades-long career that shaped Latin music worldwide ...
His celebrated collaboration with Rubén Blades, “Siembra,” became one of the bestselling salsa albums of all time, and the pair were known for addressing social issues through the genre.