Biography
Richard "Richie" Maldonado Morales (born February 15, 1945) is a Nuyorican (a New York-born Puerto Rican) virtuoso pianist, singer, music arranger, composer and religious minister known for his success beginning in 1965 as part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. He is known as "El Embajador del Piano" (The Ambassador of the Piano).
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Credited work
647 releases · 126 albums · active 1964–2024
- Performance · 1,369
- Other credits · 210
- Production · 79
- Engineering · 2
Studios: Good Vibrations Sound Studios · La Tierra Sound Studios · Ochoa Recording Studios · Yankee Stadium
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Fania All Stars
- Ricardo Ray & Bobby Cruz
- Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz
- Ricardo Ray / Bobby Cruz
- Ricardo Ray Orchestra
- Jerry Masucci
- Oscar D' León



