Benny Moré Musical artist

Benny Moré (Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez, 24 August 1919 – 19 February 1963), or Beny, was a Cuban singer. He is often thought of as the greatest Cuban popular singer of all time. He was musical, and had a fluid tenor voice which he colored and phrased with great expressivity. Moré was a master of most genres of Cuban music, such as the son montuno, mambo, guaracha, and bolero. In particular, it is unusual for a singer to be equally proficient at both the fast rhythms (e.g. guaracha) and the slower rhythms, such as the bolero. Moré also formed and led the leading Cuban big band of the 1950s, until his death in 1963.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 24, 1919
Birth place
Cuba , Santa Isabel de las Lajas
Date of deathFebruary 19, 1963
Place of death
Cuba

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Musical artist

Career started1944
Career ended1963
associated musical artist
Trio Matamoros
Orquesta Aragón
Ernesto Duarte Brito
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BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Mambo (music)
Bolero
Son montuno
Guaracha
record label
RCA Records

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