| LC control no. | n 83217214 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.B634 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Blades, Rubén |
| Birth date | 19480716 |
| Place of birth | Panama (Panama) |
| Affiliation | Fania All Stars Harvard University |
| Profession or occupation | Actors Composers Salsa musicians Singers |
| Found in | Data from Great Plains National Instructional Television Library for Checking it out. 118 [VR] 1983 (a.e.) (Ruben Blades; musician) Marton, B.A. Rubén Blades, c1992: CIP t.p. (Rubén Blades) data sheet (Panamanian lawyer and entertainer--singer, songwriter, and actor) The New Grove dictionary of American music (Blades, Rubén (b. Panamá, Panama, 16 July 48). Popular singer and songwriter) Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed December 17, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Blades, Rubén; Panamanian singer, songwriter, and actor who played a key role in the rise of salsa music; born 16 July 1948 in Panama City, Panama; completed a degree in law in Panama (1974); received a Master of Law degree from Harvard University; gained recognition while singing with Willie Colón and the Fania All-Stars (1976-1981),first American recording, De Panama a Nuevo York (1970); ran unsuccessfully for president of Panama (1994); made Broadway debut in Paul Simon's musical The Capeman (1998); appeared in Hollywood films, last released album Mundo (2002)) |
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