The music titan, who made more than 40 albums, died on Saturday. These recordings show how he shaped the genre ...

Family, friends and fans gathered Monday morning in New York to pay tribute to Willie Colón, the Grammy-nominated architect ...

Following the tragic death of Willie Colon, here are the tracks that the legendary artist released over the years. Learn the best songs by Willie Colon.

The music that the world now knows as salsa would probably not exist if not for the vision of Willie Colón. While Eddie Palmieri’s La Perfecta had been plying the two-trombone sound for years, Colón ...

On Feb. 21, the musical world lost a legend and pioneer of salsa: Willie Colón.The trombonist, songwriter, producer and ...

His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.

Willie Colón, a key creator of urban salsa and a longtime social activist, has died. He was 75. His family and manager ...

By styling himself after mobsters and blaxploitation characters early in his career, Mr. Colón, the legend of salsa music who died on Saturday, crafted an everlasting image.

Willie Colón, the salsa giant, has died at 75. Fans and critics credit the musician as the architect of urban salsa, and he blazed a path for Latino musicians for decades. His family confirmed his ...

Salsa has known more than its share of star vocalists and virtuoso instrumentalists. But among the artists who defined the rich, layered specificity of its sound was Willie Colón, who died on Feb. 21.