and Richie Ray, Cuba was at the forefront of the developing Latin soul sound in New York, merging American R&B styles with Afro-Cuban instrumentation. Cuba was one of the key architects behind the emerging Latin boogaloo sound, which became a popular and influential Latin style in the latter half of the 1960s. In 1966, his band scored a hit on the United States Billboard Hot 100 with the song "Bang! Bang!". The record peaked at No. 63 on the Hot 100, and No. 21 on the R&B chart. The follow-up, "Oh Yeah", peaked at No. 62 on the Hot 100. Later years and death In April 1999, Joe Cuba was inducted into the International Latin Music Hall of Fame. In 2004, he was named Grand Marshal of the Puerto Rican Day Parade celebrated in Yonkers, New York. He was also the director of the Museum of La Salsa, located in Spanish Harlem, Manhattan, New York. Joe Cuba died on February 15, 2009, in New York City, after being removed from life support. He had been hospitalized for a persistent bacterial infection. Cuba's remains were cremated at Woodhaven Cemetery. He is survived by his two adult children from his first wife (Nina, married in 1960) Discography As leader I Tried To Dance All Night (1956) Mardi Gras Music For Dancing Vol. 1 (1956) Cha Cha Chá (1957) Mardi Gras Music For Dancing Vol. 2 (1958) Mardi Gras Music For Dancing Vol. 3 (1959) Brava pachanga (1959) Merengue loco (1961) Joe Cuba (1961) To Be With You (1962) Steppin' Out (1962) Cha Cha Chás Soothe The Savage Beast (1962) Diggin' The Most (1963) Vagabundeando (Hangin' Out) (1963) Comin' at You (1964) El Alma del Barrio: The Soul of Spanish Harlem (1964) Breakin' Out (1965) Bailadores (1965) Red, Hot and Cha Cha Chá (1965) We Must Be Doing Something Right! (1966) Bang Bang (1967) The Velvet Voice of Jimmy Sabater (1967) My Man Speedy (1968) Recuerdos de mi querido Barrio (1971) Bustin' Out (1972) Hecho y Derecho (Doing it Right) (1973) Cocinando la Salsa (Cookin' The Sauce) (1976) El Pirata del Caribe (The Caribbean Pirate) (1979) Steppin' Out... Again! (1995) Salsa y Bembé (1998) Compilations Greatest Hits (2009) El Alcalde del Barrio (2010) The Best of Joe Cuba (Lo Mejor de Joe Cuba) - Fania Original (Remastered) (2010) Anthology (2012) See also Jimmy Sabater Boogaloo Notes References External links Living Memories of Joe