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  • Ray Barreto,
  • ray baretto,
  • Ray Berretto
Ray Barretto a.k.a. King of the Hard Hands (April 29, 1929 – February 17, 2006), was a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz musician, widely credited as the godfather of Latin jazz. He was also the first Hispanic to record a Latin song which became a "hit" in the American Billboard Charts. Barretto (whose surname is really "Barreto"; a mistake at the time Ray's birth certificate was filed gave his last name its formal spelling) was born in New York City of Puerto Rican descent. His parents... full article at wikipedia
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  • Apr 29, 1929
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  • Feb 17, 2006
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