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Johnny Ventura

Johnny Ventura is credited on 340 releases across 100 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2017 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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340

Pressings credited

100

Albums

6

Decades active

8

In collections

Biography

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known as Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Mayor, was a Dominican singer and band leader of merengue and salsa. In 2004, he received the Latin Grammy Award for Best Merengue/Bachata Album for his album Sin Desperdicio; also, he was nominated for Best Merengue Album (2006), Best Contemporary Tropical Album (2010) and Best Salsa Album (2016) categories. In 2006, he received the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2022, he entered the Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. The merengue legend was a legislator of the Lower House between 1982 and 1986. He also served as vicemayor of Santo Domingo from 1994 to 1998, and as mayor of Santo Domingo from 1998 to 2002.

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Credited work

340 releases · 100 albums · active 1965–2017

  • Performance · 647
  • Other credits · 52
  • Production · 34

Studios: Latin Sound Studios · Audiolab, Santo Domingo · Fabiola Recording Studios · Miami Sound Studio

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Frequent collaborators

  • Johnny Ventura Y Su Combo
  • Various
  • Banda Blanca
  • Johnny Vargas
  • Luis Perez Y Su Orquesta
  • The Rebels (11)
  • Basilio (2)
  • L. Morais

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