Tony Pabón (March 6, 1939 â January 21, 2014) was a singer, trumpeter and bandleader influential in the development of boogaloo, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico and raised in the Bronx, New York City.
His "Pete's Boogaloo", a tribute to Pete Rodriguez was the first boogaloo played on the radio. His other well known tracks included the mambo "El Capitan", on the album La Protesta.