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Willie Bobo

real name William Correa

New York City, United States · 1934-02-28 – 1983-09-15

Willie Bobo is credited on 1,062 releases across 248 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1951–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,062

Credits

248

Albums

8

Decades active

311

In collections

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American latin-jazz percussionist who played professionally from the early 1950s until his untimely death in 1983. Bobo is best remembered as one of the key players who fused influences from jazz, latin, soul, & rock in the late 1960s and 1970s, helping shape the evolving boogaloo style.
Father of Eric Bobo.
Born William Correa, 28 February 1934, New York City, New York.
Died 15 September 1983, Los Angeles, California.

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Credited work

1,062 releases · 248 albums · active 1951–2025

  • Performance · 1,330
  • Other credits · 45
  • Production · 38

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · A&R Studios · RCA Studios, Chicago · Record Plant, Los Angeles

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