(Yes, it's true - Javier Olivares is dead at 57 Victim of a long bout with stomach cancer. Our correspondent Ramon Hernandez files thiis report and photos on the death of a famed musician.)
Why does it take the death of a vocalist whose voice carries the group, but whose fame falls under the umbrella of the bandleaders, to finally become recognized?
Such is the case of Javier Olivares, the voice of La Pura Sabrosura. For years, countless of bands covered “Juana La Cubana,” “La Gallina,” “El Colesterol” plus countless other hits, but each time we heard them on the radio or
Abie Epstein’s Legacy was Music
(Accordionist Steve Jordan was a true legend. A fantastic musician, a virtuoso. Yet on the flip side, he was also reclusive, eccentric, a loner. In this recent profile, our correspondent Ramon Hernandez detailed the man and the talents that Jordan represented.)
