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Thursday June 1 11:22 AM ET
Bandleader Tito Puente Dies
By JUDIE GLAVE, Associated Press Writer
NEW YORK (AP) - Bandleader and percussionist Tito Puente, who rode to
fame on the heels of the 1950s mambo craze and for the next five
decades helped define Latin jazz, has died. He was 77.
Puente, who was recently treated for a heart problem, died Wednesday
at NYU Medical Center, his agent, Eddie Rodriguez, said today. A
hospital spokeswoman, Lourdes Torres, confirmed the death but said no
other information was being released at the family's request.
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