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FRANKIE RUIZ WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS THE GODFATHER OF SALSA. HE WAS THE SINGER WITH THE HUMBLE SMILE AND EXQUISITE VOICE THAT ALONG WITH A FEW OTHERS, CARRIED THE WEIGHT OF SALSA ON HIS BACK AS THE RHYTHM WENT THROUGH SOME TOUGH TIMES. SINCE HIS CHILDHOOD, FRANKIE ALWAYS SHOWED GREAT MUSICAL TALENT AND THIS LED TO PERFORMANCES WITH GREAT STARS OF THE TIME, INCLUDING JOHNNY ALBINO OF LOS PANCHOS AND TRIO SAN JUAN AT THE AGE OF NINE. FRANKIE ENJOYED PLAYING PERCUSSION AND IMPRESSED TITO PUENTE SO MUCH, THAT  THE MAMBO KING  HIMSELF, BOUGHT HIM A SET OF TIMBALES. First Double disc Collection By Frankie Ruiz Includes 31 Classic Tracks 96k/24-bit Mastered!