Is Grilled an Option: Willie Bobo and "Broasted or Fried"

Willie Bobo performs today's random tune, called Broasted or Fried. The stage name of William Correa, an Latino percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry who grew up in New York City's Spanish Harlem. He became a friend and student of Mongo Santamaria in the early 1950s, and performed with Tito Puente from around 1953-57. He was given his stage name by jazz pianist Mary Lou Williams during that era. In the 1960s he reunited with Santamaria and later formed his own band. In the 1970s he moved to Los Angeles, and besides doing his own recordings he also served as a session musician with Carlos Santana, who recorded Evil Ways, originally recorded by Bobo. Willie Bobo succumbed to cancer at the age of 49 in 1983. His son Eric Bobo performs with Cypress Hill and performed with the Beastie Boys on their 1994 Ill Communication. Broasted or Fried can be found on the Willie Bobo and the Bo Gents 1971 album Do What You Want to Do.

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Bobo