Ray Santos, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ray Santos

American musician

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1928

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 17-Oct-2019

Profession: composer, saxophonist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Raymond Santos (December 28, 1928 – October 17, 2019) was an American Grammy Award-winning Latin musician.
He was born December 28, 1928 in New York City to Puerto Rican parents.
He attended the Juilliard School of Music where he studied saxophone.
Santos has played and arranged for such artists as Noro Morales, Machito, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, and Tito Puente among many others. Born in Manhattan and raised in East Harlem and The Bronx, Santos graduated from Haaren High School and the Juilliard School.Santos served as music consultant and arranger for the soundtrack of the motion picture The Mambo Kings.
He arranged and directed the orchestra for Linda Ronstadt's Frenesí album. Santos taught at the City College of New York for over 20 years, directing the Latin Band.
He retired from City College in December 2013 at the age of 84.
He continued to stay active in Latin Music.
In 2018, Ray Santos contributed arrangements to Eddie Palimieri's Mi Luz Mayor album, on the Uprising Music Label.
He was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame in 2003 and received the Latin Grammy Trustees Award in 2011.He died on October 17, 2019 at age 90.