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" Blades said Cruz's music and the legacy she left behind would live on " Cruz dazzled not only with her voice but also her personality celiacruzonline At last year's Latin Grammys, she showed up wearing a frothy blue-and-white headpiece and a tight red dress and gave a hip-shaking performance " Blades noted that although she was typically the only woman excelling in the salsa field, she was never intimidated Her alliance with fellow salsa star and "Mambo King" Tito Puente resulted in some of the biggest successes in her career The word, which means sugar in Spanish, became her catch phrase after a waiter apparently asked her, to her surprise, if she wanted sugar in her coffee She recorded more than 70 albums and had more than a dozen Grammy nominations In the 1950s, Cruz became famous with the legendary Afro-Cuban group La Sonora Matancera " â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? Editor's note: AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody contributed to this article She left Cuba after its 1959 revolution for the United States in 1960, and never returned Cruz, who was 77, died of a brain tumor "With Celia, even the most simple of songs became injected with her personality and her vigor Her husband, trumpeter Pedro Knight, was at her side; the pair had celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary on Monday, Lasalle said In 1987, she was honored with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, and several years later, the city of Miami gave Calle Ocho, the main street of its Cuban community, the honorary name of Celia Cruz Way " "I don't think you could hear anything she ever did and be indifferent," he said com/ "You couldn't be a fan of Celia and not be a fan of Afro-Cuban music, because she was Afro-Cuban music , according to her publicist, Blanca Lasalle She transcended the material," Blades told The Associated Press in a phone interview Wednesday night She later studied music at the Havana Conservatory and performed at the world-famous Tropicana nightclub She is simply irreplaceable and it's just an honor to know that she was a part of my life She won best salsa album for "La Negra Tiene Tumbao" at last year's Latin Grammy Awards, and won the same award at this year's Grammy Awards "She was a proud woman in a male-dominated business where she excelled because she had class herself," he said The two recorded albums and regularly performed together, and they were considered legends of the genre Among her other best-known recordings are "Yerberito Moreno" and "Que le Den Candela Thank you, Celia, for teaching all of us that life should be lived with much `Azucar!'" Pop and salsa singer Marc Anthony, a friend who recently paid tribute to Cruz at a gala concert, said in a statement: "We are witnessing the end of an era Always flashing a wide smile, the entertainer gave a highly energetic stage show, punctuated often by her trademark shout, "Azucar!" in the middle of a song She was also a member of the Fania All-Stars, the Afro-Cuban music collective that recorded for the Fania record label in the 1970s, along with Blades and Willie Colon With her powerful voice and flamboyant stage shows, Cruz helped bring salsa music to a broad audience "The real death begins when you forget," he said Cruz studied to be a teacher in her native Havana, but was lured into show business when a relative entered her in a radio talent contest, which she won "She became a symbol of quality and strength, and she became a symbol of Afro-Cuban music," Blades said Cruz also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Smithsonian Institution and in 1994, President Clinton honored her with an award from the National Endowment for the Arts Ruben Blades, a frequent collaborator and friend, called Cruz a classy icon whose dynamic performances became her trademark " Called the "Queen of Salsa" and the "diva of Latin song," Cruz remained energetic late into her career, popular with young audiences as well as old â€â€?â€â€?â€â€? On the Net: http://www "No one is going to forget Celia The Recording Academy and Latin Recording Academy issued a statement Wednesday that read in part: "One of Latin music's most respected and most revered vocalists, Celia Cruz was an icon of salsa, tropical and Latin jazz music She dazzled listeners with fiery songs such as "Quimbara She had surgery for the ailment in December but her health faltered She died at her home in Fort Lee, N Cuban Salsa Queen Celia Cruz Dies at 77 Jul 16, 7:46 PM EST Celia Cruz, who went from singing in Havana nightclubs to become the "Queen of Salsa," died Wednesday, her publicist said "Celia Cruz could take any song and make it unforgettable J S Sentencing for Martha Stewart Delayed Jun 7, 9:53 AM EST Martha Stewart's sentencing for lying about a stock sale has been delayed by three weeks to July 8, federal prosecutors said Monday The sentencing originally had been scheduled for June 17 stock in 2001 She could face 10 months to 16 months in prison The chambers of U District Judge Miriam Goldman Cedarbaum, who will hand down the sentence for Stewart and former stockbroker Peter Bacanovic, had no immediate comment Stewart was convicted for lying about why she sold shares of ImClone Systems Inc |
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