Pete Rodriguez (boogaloo musician)
Musical artist
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Pete Rodriguez (April 16, 1934 – March 7, 2024) was an American pianist and bandleader born in The Bronx, New York, to Puerto Rican parents.
Pete Rodríguez | |
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Rodriguez in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Pete Rodriguez y su Conjunto" |
| Born | April 16, 1934 Bronx, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | March 7, 2024 (aged 89) |
| Genres | Latin boogaloo |
| Occupation | Musician |
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,[citation needed] including by the Blackout All-Stars for the soundtrack of the 1994 movie I Like It Like That.[2] It received renewed exposure as the soundtrack to the main ident of 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",[citation needed] and in the 2014 film Chef.[4]
"I Like It Like That", 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.[5][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.[citation needed]
Rodriguez died on March 7, 2024, at the age of 89.[7]
Discography
- At Last! (Remo LPR-1511, 1964)
- La Reencarnación [reissued title: The King of the Boogaloo] (Remo LPR-1517, 1965)
- Latin Boogaloo (Alegre LPA-852, 1966)
- I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Así) (Alegre LPA-855, 1967)
- Oh, That's Nice! (Ay, Qué Bueno!) (Alegre LPA-860, 1967)
- Christmas Boogaloo (Boogaloo Navideño) (Alegre LPA-861, 1967)
- Hot & Wild (Yo Vengo Soltando Chispas) (Alegre LPA-865, 1968)
- Latin Soul Man (Alegre LPA-875, 1968)
- The Best of Pete Rodriguez (Lo Mejor De Pete Rodriguez) (Alegre LPA-878, 1969) compilation
- Now! (Alegre LPA 881, 1970)
- From Panama To New York (De Panamá a Nueva York) with Ruben Blades (Alegre LPA-885, 1970)
- Right On! Ahí Na' Ma'! (All-Art Records SLP-1567, 1971)
- El Rey del Boogaloo! (Vampi Soul [Spain] 023, 2003) compilation[8]
