Pete Rodríguez | |
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 Rodriguez in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Pete Rodriguez y su Conjunto" |
| Born | April 16, 1932 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2024 (aged 91) |
| Genres | Latin boogaloo |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
Pete Rodriguez (April 16, 1932 – March 11, 2024) was an American pianist and bandleader born in The Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents.
Biography
Rodriguez's band, Pete Rodríguez y Su Conjunto, specialized in Latin boogaloo. Their most successful song, " I Like It Like That" (1967), made it to the national Billboard charts and has since been covered several times, including by the Blackout All-Stars [2] for the soundtrack of the 1994 movie I Like It Like That. It received renewed exposure as the soundtrack to the main ident at Odeon Cinemas from 1998 to 2003. [3] It featured in the soundtrack of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories on the fictitious Latin music radio station "Radio Espantoso". It, along with "Oh, That's Nice!" (1967), was then sampled in the 2018 song " I Like It" recorded by Cardi B, Bad Bunny, and J Balvin. [4] [5] "I Like It Like That" was also used in film Chef (2014). [6] "Oye Mira" was sampled in the 2021 song "Vielen Dank" recorded by the German hip-hop band 187 Strassenbande. It hit the #5 spot on Germany's Offizielle Deutsche Chart on May 28, 2021.
Rodriguez died on March 11, 2024, at the age of 91. [7]
Discography
- At Last! (1964)
- The King of The Boogaloo (1965)
- Ese Pete Si Está En Algo…! (1966)
- I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Así) (1966)
- Latin Boogaloo (1966)
- Christmas Boogaloo (Boogaloo Navideño) (1967)
- Oh, That's Nice! (Ay, Qué Bueno!) (1967)
- Hot & Wild (Yo Vengo Soltando Chispas) (1968)
- Latin Soul Man (1969)
- Now! (1970)
- De Panamá a Nueva York (1970)
- Right On! (¡Ahí Na' Ma'!) (1971)
- El Rey del Boogaloo! (2003) [8]
References
- ^ Bush, John. "I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) – Review". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "The Blackout Allstars". Discogs.
- ^ Mr Bongo (18 July 2008). "Pete Rodriguez - I Like It Like That + Aaron Jerome remix 7". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
- ^ "Cardi B's 'I Like It' Spurs 2,520% Streaming Gain For Pete Rodriguez's Original 'I Like It Like That'". Billboard. 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Cardi B feat. Bad Bunny and J Balvin's 'I Like It' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ Chef British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved date=08 June 2022
- ^ "Falleció Pete Rodriguez Pianista y director de orquesta de boogaloo y salsa". Caracol Radio. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Pete Rodriguez". allmusic. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
External Links
- Pete Rodriguez discography at Discogs
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- 1932 births
- 2024 deaths
- American bandleaders
- Musicians from the Bronx
- Hispanic and Latino American musicians
- 20th-century American pianists
- American male pianists
- 21st-century American pianists
- American musicians of Puerto Rican descent
- 20th-century American male musicians
- 21st-century American male musicians