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He was so impressed by his playing that he hired him immediately. Palmieri’s legacy survives through his recordings, videos, and The Charlie Palmieri Memorial Scholarship established by Tito Puente.
Palmieri died on September 12th, 1988 in New York just before his scheduled tour to the United Kingdom and Japan, in which he was to accompany the famous Cuban conga virtuoso Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría.
They settled in Spanish Harlem in Manhattan, which is a Hispanic ghetto. His piano studies began at seven and he attended the Juilliard School of Music, turning pro at 16. He had a hit in 1965 with “Tengo Maquina y Voy a sixty” (Going like sixty) and in 1967 with the song “Hay Que Estar En Algo/Either you have it or not”.
Palmieri was performing at the Monte Carlo Ballroom when he heard Johnny Pacheco, a young man playing the flute. He started the group El Conjunto Pin Pin in 1948, and then played in a series of ensembles -- including those of Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, and Pupi Campo -- before forming his own Charanga Duboney group in 1958.
He is also the brother to Eddie Palmieri.
Palmieri’s parents immigrated from Puerto Rico to New York in 1926. Like many Latin jazz artists of the time, Palmieri flirted with the popular Latin boogaloo style in the 1960s and made some records for major labels like RCA Victor and Atlantic. They participated in many talent contests together and won many prizes.
The band’s name was also changed to “La Duboney” and the word “Charanga”. In 1951, Palmieri toured with The Xavier Cugat Band, replaced Tito Puente’s pianist, Gil Lopez, and participated in recording sessions for Rainfall, Mambo Diablo, and The Vibe Quintet. After a decade of success, Palmieri joined Al Santiago’s Alegre All-Stars and recorded five albums which were Pacheco (Volume 1), Pachanga at the Caravana Club (1961), Sala Na’ Ma’ (1963), Tengo Maquina y Voy a 60 (1967), and The Giant of the Keyboard (1972). In 1984, Charlie was honored by New York’s Latin Music Industry at Club Broadway where Latin music’s fans were able to pay their respects to one of their most well-liked and beloved sons.
He endured a near mental breakdown in 1969, but rebounded to work again for Puente on his El Mambo de Tito Puente television program, and he also found a second career as a historian and teacher of Latin music and history at various New York colleges in the 1970s. First Pacheco quit the band, then United Artists terminated his contract due to a conflict of interests with Tito Rodriguez.
Palmieri (born Carlos Manuel Palmieri) learned to play the piano by hearing as a child. Text contributed by users is available under Creative Commons By–SA License. It may also be available under GNU FDL.
Charlie Palmieri was born on November 21, 1926 in New York City of Puerto Rican parents.
As music director of the Alegre All Stars while recording for the Alegre label in the 1960s, Palmieri stimulated competition among Latin labels like Tico and Fania, which formed their own all-star bands in response. He was impressed by Palmieri’s playing and hired him to play at his band at Copacabana Club. He replaced the flute and violins by three trumpets and two trombones.
Palmieri also founded a few bands that performed at Palladum Ballroom, but these were short-lived due to a lack in work. At age seven, Charlie was enrolled at The Julliard School and by the time he was 14, he was an award-winning pianist. United Artists Record signed Palmieri and had many Latino hits.