Al Jourgensen is a Cuban-American singer, music producer, and musician. He is best known for founding the popular industrial metal band Ministry where he serves as the lyricist and frontman. Over the course of his four-decade-long musical career, Al Jourgensen has collborated with numerous other artists like Iggy Pop and Jello Biafra. He has also influenced numerous other musicians.
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Al Jourgensen
(Singer, Music executive, Banjoist, Composer)
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Birthdate: October 9, 1958
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Havana
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La Lupe
(Cuban Soul Singer Known for Her Energetic, Sometimes Controversial Performances)
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Birthdate: December 23, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died: February 29, 1992
La Lupe was a Cuban singer best remembered for her energetic and controversial live performances. She had a prolific and successful career throughout the 1960s and 1970s, during which she was one of the most acclaimed Latin singers in the United States. One of La Lupe's recordings was featured in the 1996 American comedy film The Birdcage.
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Rudy Sarzo
(Bassist)
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Birthdate: November 18, 1950
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Havana
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Desmond Child
(Songwriter)
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Birthdate: October 28, 1953
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Gainesville, Florida, United States
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Arturo Sandoval
(Trumpeter, Pianist, Composer, Jazz musician, Percussionist)
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Birthdate: November 6, 1949
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Artemisa
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Cachao
(Double Bassist)
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Birthdate: September 14, 1918
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Old Havana, Havana, Cuba
Died: March 22, 2008
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Compay Segundo
(Cuban Trova Guitarist, Singer and Composer)
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Birthdate: November 18, 1907
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Siboney, Cuba
Died: July 13, 2003
Compay Segundo was a Cuban singer, guitarist, and composer. He is credited with inventing a musical instrument called armónico, which is a guitar-like instrument with seven strings. Compay Segundo is best remembered for forming a popular duo called Los Compadres alongside Lorenzo Hierrezuelo. The duo garnered international fame and won several Grammy Awards.
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Pérez Prado
(Bandleader, pianist, composer and arranger who popularized the mambo in the 1950s)
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Birthdate: December 11, 1916
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Matanzas, Cuba
Died: September 14, 1989
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Mongo Santamaría
(Percussionist)
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Birthdate: April 7, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: February 1, 2003
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Rubén González
(Former Pianist who is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s".)
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Birthdate: May 26, 1919
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: December 8, 2003
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Paquito D'Rivera
(Saxophonist, Clarinetist)
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Birthdate: June 4, 1948
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
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Juan De Marcos González
(Songwriter)
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Birthdate: 1954
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
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Bebo Valdés
(Musician)
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Birthdate: October 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Quivicán, Cuba
Died: March 22, 2013
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Ernesto Lecuona
(Composer, Pianist)
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Birthdate: August 7, 1896
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Guanabacoa, Havana, Cuba
Died: November 29, 1963
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Orlando
(Musician)
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Birthdate: February 2, 1933
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
Died: February 9, 2009
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Miguel Díaz
(Percussionist)
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Birthdate: June 15, 1961
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río Cuba
Died: August 9, 2006
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Manuel Galbán
(Guitarist)
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Birthdate: January 14, 1931
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Gibara, Cuba
Died: July 7, 2011
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Tatá Güines
(Cuban percussionist)
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Birthdate: June 30, 1930
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Güines, Cuba
Died: February 4, 2008
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Cliff Hall
(Keyboard player)
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Birthdate: September 11, 1925
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Cuba
Died: June 26, 2008