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Tito Puente performing
at his 76th birthday party on his hand-painted (Manny Vega artist)
LP Tito Puente Timbales. |
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Most people are used to seeing Tito
Puente "play" from behind his LP
Tito Puente Timbales. But he recently got the opportunity to demonstrate
his "playing" behind the pitcher's mound at Yankee Stadium on April 20,
1999, when he threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the New York Yankees
and Texas Rangers game. (Just in case you missed the game it was NY Yankees
4, Texas Rangers 0.)
Coincidently, April 20th is also Tito's birthday, so
he had to cut his career short as a New York Yankee and rush over to his
birthday bash held at Jimmy's Bronx Café. The star-studded event
included such celebrities as Bill Cosby, Tito Nieves, Dave Valentin and
Lionel Hampton, who all wished "The King of Latin Music" a very happy 76th
birthday. The highlight of the event occurred when an All-Star Jam brought
the party to its momentous close.
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