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Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Pérez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is somewhat disputed, but it's abundantly clear that Prado developed it into a bright, swinging style with massive appeal for dancers of all back- grounds and classes. Prado brought mambo all the way into the pop mainstream, inspiring countless imitators and scoring two number one singles on the pop charts (albeit in a smoother vein than the fare that first made his name) as the fad snowball-ed. His earliest recordings were issued under the name D. Pérez Prado, but the “D." was dropped on his American releases, and in 1955 he had his full name le-gally shortened to Pérez Prado. |
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Source:
AMG Allmusic Guide
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