EL GRAN COMBO DE PUERTO RICO

HISTORY

In 1962, Rafael Ithier, Eddie Perez, Hector Santos, Rogelio (Kito) Velez, Martín Quiñones, Miguel Cruz and Roberto Rohena meet with Rafael Alvarez Guedes for the purpose of forming a group that would accompany a Dominican singer name Joseito Matthew in a recording for his label GEMA. It was Alvarez Guedes himself who "baptizes" the group as EL GRAN COMBO. That first recording was titled "Digg Mangoes" - The GranCombo with Joseito Mateo. Rafael Ithier is chosen as director. Looking for a sound and an image that would identify, are incorporated into the group Milton Correa. Mickey Duchesne, Pellin Rodriguez, Rivera and Chiqui Paleco as "boy band". 

The album comes to New York and finally to Puerto Rico where creditors debuts and makes his first Gold Record.  on March 28, 1964 THE BIG COMBO receives his first major award for his album "Acángana" which included hits as "Mima", "My Way" and that served as the title. 

Premiering the 80s, recorded an LP that earned them a gold record. Title: "Here Not Nobody feels" referring or suggesting that unique sound that no one group would be able to maintain the room or the house. What at first, in 1962, looked like a dream, was commemorated in 1982; EL GRAN COMBO cumplia 20 years. They began to be received compliments and recognition of all peoples of the island and foreigners, standing Congo Colombia Gold, a Senate resolution from Puerto Rico and one from the town of Dorado. The Paoli award is given to them for the first time in 1982, marking the displacement of this group to distant lands such as Alaska.

¨UN VERANO EN NUEVA YORK¨

Si te quieres divertir, con encanto y con primor 
solo tienes que vivir, u verano en Nueva York 

Te levantan de rodillas, tus amigos caprichosos 
te llevan para las villas, o a la montaña del osos 
luego a la gira de un barco, o a la playa de un cien brillos 
la fiesta en el mamoncillo, o con la pompa en un charco. 

si te quieres divertir, con encanto y con primor 
solo tienes que vivir, u verano en Nueva York. 

El cuatro la independencia, el desfile borinqueño 
todo esto parece un sueño, si lo gozas con prodencia 
fiesta folklorica tienes, alla en el parque central 
si de ante mano no mueres, ves la fiesta de san juan 

juti barreto me dijo...... 

Un verano en Nueva york, hayyy alli se goza mejor 
Un verano en Nueva york, te vas a la fiesta de san juan 
Un verano en Nueva york, Un verano en Nueva york 
Un verano en Nueva york, a la montaña del oso 
Un verano en Nueva york, oye, te llevan a guarachar 
Un verano en Nueva york, los amigos caprichosos 
Un verano en Nueva york, que nunca quieren parar 
Un verano en Nueva york, Un verano en Nueva york 
Un verano en Nueva york.... (bis)....