His parents moved from puerto rico to the united states in search of a better way of life. In 2004, another album tribute to frankie ruiz was released featuring various artists. Frankie ruiz was one of the best salsa artists, and this is a fantastic collection of his best music. In 1976, ruiz moved to mayaguez, puerto rico with his mother after his parents divorced. Rivera felt that he had no other choice but to give ruiz a try. Born in paterson, new jersey in the late 1950s, and initially raised by his grandmother, ruiz was singing from an early age. Frankie ruiz nacimiento y recuerdos 1998, cd discogs. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Sin embargo, fue reconocido por su abuelo materno como jose antonio ruiz negron. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our policies regarding the use of cookies. Frankie ruiz vinyl records and cds although he was born in new jersey, it wasnt until frankie ruiz moved to puerto rico that he was reborn as one of the 20th centurys great salsa stars. Born n paterson, new jersey, he moved to puerto rico with his grandmother while a teenager. Como le gustan a usted album solista pero no solo 04.
Listen to songs by frankie ruiz on myspace, a place where people come to connect, discover, and share. In 1980, ruiz joined tommy olivencia and his primerisima orchestra. Lo dudo in particular is nearly impossible to find now. The album cover contains a photo of rivera and ruiz that riveras father took of them. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Find frankie ruiz discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic.
Some great songs spanning frankie ruiz s career, including some really hardtofind tracks. Lo recomiendo a cualquier persona, sea quien sea, le gusten otro genero, etc. There are some gems here and its a good record for a frankie ruiz fan to own. Polygrams most extravagant greatesthits package to date, a model to follow. He then went on to join the tommy olivencia orquestra for another 3 years.
One of the first to perform in the salsa sensual style, ruiz had played a major role in the. Some great songs spanning frankie ruizs career, including some really hardtofind tracks. Although he was born in new jersey, it wasnt until frankie ruiz moved to puerto rico that he was reborn as one of the 20th centurys great salsa stars. Frankie ruiz vinyl records and cds for sale musicstack. Of all the frankie ruiz compilations, this is the best one indeed. Frankie ruiz march 10, 1958 august 9, 1998 was a famous puerto rican salsa singer. With this band, ruiz rerecorded a new version of salsa buena.