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Rubén González Fontanills (26 May 1919 – 8 December 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s".
Jun 16, 2017 · The young Rubén González was an accomplished classical pianist and in his youth was planning to become a doctor. In 1941 he gave up his studies of classical music and medicine to begin his professional career playing dance music, playing with most of the major orchestras in Cuba.
Jul 12, 2017 · The label is best known for the GRAMMY winning Buena Vista Social Club album, which is the biggest selling world music album of all time, and led to the phenomenal rise in popularity of...
Learn about the life and music of Rubén González, the Cuban pianist who reinvigorated his career with Buena Vista Social Club. Discover his influences, style, recordings and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
Introducing... Rubén González is the second studio album by Cuban pianist Rubén González. It was recorded at EGREM studios in Havana, Cuba, during April 1996, as the last of the sessions that also yielded the albums A Toda Cuba le Gusta and Buena Vista Social Club.
Rubén González (Santa Clara, 26 de mayo de 1919 - La Habana, 8 de diciembre de 2003), fue un pianista cubano. Aprendió a tocar el piano en el Conservatorio de Cienfuegos. Estudió medicina, pero abandonó los estudios debido a problemas económicos. En 1943 grabó su primer disco, junto con Arsenio Rodríguez.
Born on May 26, 1919 in Encrucijada, Cuba, jazz pianist Rubén González played with Enrique Jorrín’s band for many years before retiring in the 1980s. González then returned to music as a featured member of the Buena Vista Social Club, performing in a documentary and album of the same name.
