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Louie Ramirez

Louie Ramirez is credited on 1,702 releases across 379 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1960–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,702

Credits

379

Albums

7

Decades active

19

In collections

Biography

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American boogaloo, salsa, and latin jazz percussionist, vibraphonist, band leader, and composer, born 24 February 1938 in New York City, New York, died 7 June 1993 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA (aged 55).
He recorded many albums for various labels with different instrumentations, from big band to conjunto to septet. In the 1960s, he became a senior member of the Alegre All-Stars, doing everything from clave to vibes to arranging to co-leader status with Charlie Palmieri, Kako and Alegre Records founder Al Santiago.
In the 1970s and 1980s, Louie Ramirez was staff producer and arranger for the Fania family of labels (Alegre, Tico, Vaya, International), for which he arranged and produced countless releases.
While driving along Junction Boulevard in Queens, New York, Ramirez suffered a fatal heart attack. He was recording his third album with singer Ray De La Paz, titled "Preparate Bailador".
He has been called "the Quincy Jones of salsa".

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1,702 releases · 379 albums · active 1960–2026

  • Performance · 2,585
  • Production · 477
  • Other credits · 234
  • Engineering · 10

Studios: La Tierra Sound Studios · Good Vibrations Sound Studios · Bell Sound Studios · Latin Sound Studios

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