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Line 47: }} '''Juan Azarías Pacheco Knipping''' (25 March 1935 – 15 February 2021), known as '''Johnny Pacheco''', was a Dominican musician, arranger, bandleader, and record producer.<ref name="nytobit">{{cite web\|title=Johnny Pacheco, Who Helped Bring Salsa to the World, Dies at 85\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/arts/music/johnny-pacheco-dead.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|last=Lopez\|first=Elias E.\|date=February 15, 2021\|accessdate=February 15, 2021}}</ref> As a flutist and bandleader, Pacheco became one of the leading exponents of the Cuban [[charanga (Cuba)\|charanga]] format in the United States in the early 1960s. As the founder and musical director of [[Fania Records]], Pacheco became a leading figure in the New York [[salsa music\|salsa]] scene in the 1960s and 1970s.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Interview2 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000916055433/http://www.descarga.com/cgi-bin/db/archives/Interview2 \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=2000-09-16 \|title=Interview: A Visit with Maestro Johnny Pacheco \|website=Descarga.com \|access-date=2016-04-29 }}</ref> He popularized the use of the term "salsa" and established the [[Fania All-Stars]] to showcase the leading artists of the genre.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/latinmusicusa/index.html#/en/exp/salsa/watch \|title=Latin Music USA \|publisher=PBS \|access-date=2016-04-29}}</ref> Line 99: On 5 June 2005, Pacheco was honored by [[Union City, New Jersey]] with a star on the Walk of Fame at Union City's [[Celia Cruz]] Park.<ref>Rosero, Jessica. [http://www.hudsonreporter.com/view/full_story/2405226/article--La-vida-es-un-carnaval--North-Hudson-celebrates-6th-annual-Cuban-Day-Parade? "'La vida es un carnaval' North Hudson celebrates 6th annual Cuban Day Parade"] ''[[The Hudson Reporter]]''; May 26, 2006</ref> In 2005, ~~The~~the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences awarded Johnny Pacheco with its Lifetime Achievement Award at that years Latin Grammy's. In 2007, Pacheco was portrayed in the movie [[El Cantante]] starring [[Marc Anthony]] and [[Jennifer Lopez]]. Line 108: ==Death== A resident of [[Fort Lee, New Jersey]], Pacheco died at [[Holy Name Medical Center]] in [[Teaneck, New Jersey]], United States, aged 85, on 15 February 2021, after being hospitalized for complications stemming from [[pneumonia]].<ref>{{cite ~~name~~web\|title=~~"nytobit"~~Johnny Pacheco, Who Helped Bring Salsa to the World, Dies at 85\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/arts/music/johnny-pacheco-dead.html\|publisher=The New York Times\|last=Lopez\|first=Elias E.\|date=February 15, 2021\|accessdate=February 15, 2021}}</ref> ==Discography==

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