December 11, 1916 – Perez Prado, the “King of the Mambo”, was born in Matanzas, Cuba. The bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger popularized the mambo in the 1950s with his adaptation of “Mambo No. 5”, which became a worldwide success.
Let’s ROLL OUT ALL MANNER OF MAMBOS during Monday’s episode.
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“Mambo Italiano”
Brent Petersen
-Rosemary Clooney
“Mambo Sinuendo”
Rhonda Gillis
-Manuel Galbán and Ry Cooder
“Moonrock Mambo“
Brent Urbach
-Yo La Tengo
