Tony Rojas (2)

Puerto Rican singer and songwriter. Born in Santurce, a district of San Juan, on January 7th 1941 died April 11th 2020. He moved to New York City at the age of 7 and grew up on the East Side of Manhattan. Tony played with Johnny Colón Y Su Orquesta from 1964-1967and recorded two albums - Boogaloo Blues (1966) and Boogaloo '67 (1967). At the end of 1967 Tito left the band to work with Joe Bataan and recorded an album called "Subway Joe". During the summer of 1967 he started the TNT Boys (TNT Band) with his friend Tito Ramos. LPs by the TNT Band included TNT=Dynamite (1968), Mission Accomplished (1968), The Meditation (1969), TNT Boys: Sex Symbols (1969), The TNT Orchestra: Together (1977), and Caliente (1998). Works by Tony Rojas Orchestra include introducing Tony Rojas (1970) and El Chino Divino (1971).