Willie Rodriguez has been played on NTS shows including Carlos René, with Marty Tune first played on 19 October 2023.

Willie Rodriguez real name was Jose William Rodriguez De Jesus Escalante, was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on March 18, 1935. After school, his parents sent him to New York and according to teacher Willie Rosario (also from Coamo) after being in two or three Orchestras, in 1957 he formed his own ensemble, debuting at the Los Panchos club, then moving to the Monte Carlo on Broadway. At first his repertoire was based on themes of other groups like the Sonora Matancera, soon to begin…