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Charlie Palmieri
Puerto Rican musician
Charlie Palmieri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Carlos Manuel Palmieri |
| Also known as | "The Giant of the Keyboards" |
| Born | November 21, 1927 South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Died | September 12, 1988(1988-09-12) (aged 60) South Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Salsa |
| Occupation(s) | Bandleader, musical director |
| Instrument | piano |
| Labels | Coco |
Musical artist
Carlos Manuel "Charlie" Palmieri (November 21, 1927 – September 12, 1988)[1] was a Puerto Ricanbandleader and musical director of salsa music.
He was known as the "Giant of the Keyboards".[1]
Early years
Palmieri's parents migrated to New York from Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1926, and settled down in the South Bronx where Palmieri was born.[1] As a child, Palmieri taught himself to play the piano by ear.[1] He attended the public school system.
At age seven, his father enrolled him at The Juilliard School, where he took piano lessons.&#