Felix Contreras
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His trombone, his songwriting, and his production skills were part of many salsa classics by vocalists like Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, and Hector Lavoe.
Born and raised in the Bronx with Puerto Rican roots, many of Colon's productions became the soundtrack to Puerto Rican social movements in New York in the 1960s and 70s.
His later years focused as much on politics as music, running for Congress in 1994 and voicing his support for Donald Trump in 2017.
At just 17 years old, Willie Colon was part of the earliest days of salsa.
His trombone, his songwriting, and his production skills were part of many salsa classics by vocalists like Ruben Blades, Celia Cruz, and Hector Lavoe.
Born and raised in the Bronx with Puerto Rican roots, many of Colon's productions became the soundtrack to Puerto Rican social movements in New York in the 1960s and 70s.
His later years focused as much on politics as music, running for Congress in 1994 and voicing his support for Donald Trump in 2017.
For over 30 years, the Mavericks lived up to their name by ignoring genre boundaries and mashing up country, American folk, blues, Latin music, and rock and roll.
And from the beginning, it was Raul Malo's voice that converted curious listeners to diehard fans.
In 2020, Raúl Malo returned to his bilingual roots when the Mavericks recorded an all-Spanish language album called En Español.
A spokesman for the band says Malo was diagnosed with colon cancer in May of this year.
He died at home in Nashville just days after a tribute concert was held in his honor at the Ryman Auditorium.
The group Food and Water Watch drafted the letter citing the risk of higher utility bills and environmental concerns.
Mitch Jones with Food and Water Watch says a pause is needed so regulation can catch up.
The industry group Data Center Coalition said in a statement that halting construction would jeopardize digital infrastructure that's essential to contemporary life.
The coalition argues a moratorium would risk U.S.
economic competitiveness and national security.