| LC control no. | no 98100786 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | González, Rubén, 1919-2003 |
| Variant(s) | Fontanills, Rubén González y, 1919-2003 González y Fontanills, Rubén, 1919-2003 González y Fontantillis, Rubén, 1919-2003 |
| See also | Corporate body: Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 19190526 |
| Death date | 20031208 |
| Place of birth | Santa Clara (Villa Clara, Cuba) |
| Place of death | Havana (Cuba) |
| Profession or occupation | Pianist |
| Found in | Introducing-- Rubén González [SR] p1997: container (Rubén González) insert (b. Apr. 1919, Santa Clara [Cuba]; pianist) Anselmo Sacasas and his orchestra 1942-1944 [SR] p1996: container (Rubén González, vocalist) Buena Vista Social Club, c1999: credits (Rubén González) dialogue (Rubén González y Fontanills, b. 1919 in Santa Clara, Las Villas [Cuba]) Buena Vista Social Club, c2000: t.p. (Rubén González) p. 52 (Rubén González y Fontantillis, b. 1919 in Santa Clara, Las Villas) New York times, Dec. 10, 2003 (Ruben Gonzalez, 84, Buena Vista Club pianist; d. Dec. 8, 2003, Havana, Cuba) Wikipedia, Mar. 25, 2013 (Rubén González; born May 26, 1919; died December 8, 2003; Cuban pianist and member of the group Buena Vista Social Club and Estrellas de Areito. born in Santa Clara, Cuba. He learned to play the piano at the music high school of Cienfuegos. He studied medicine but abandoned his studies due to financial difficulties. He began playing with groups in Las Villas. In 1940, he moved to Havana, where he played in the charangas of Paulina Álvarez and Paulín, with Arsenio Rodríguez, Kubavana and Senén Suárez and in the big bands Siboney and Riverside) |
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