Perez Prado

Pérez Prado Pérez Prado Cuban bandleader and mambo musician (1916–1989) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Prado. Dámaso Pérez Prado (December 11, 1916 – September 14, 1989)[nb 1] was a Cuban bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s.[2] His big band adaptation of the danzón-mambo proved to be a worldwide success with hits such as "Mambo No. 5", earning him the nickname "The King of the Mambo".[1][3] In 1955, Pérez Prado and his orchestra topped the charts in the US and UK with a mambo cover of Louiguy's "Cherry Pink (and Apple Blossom White)". He frequently made brief appearances in films, primarily…

GENRES: Popular, Latin, Instrumental, Jazz