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Willie Bobo was the stage name of William Correa (February 28, 1934 – September 15, 1983),[1] a Latin and jazz percussionist of Puerto Rican ancestry. His youngest son, Eric Bobo (Eric Correa), is a percussionist with crew Cypress Hill. He also performed on the Beastie Boys' 1994 album Ill Communication, as well as doing the 1994 Lollapalooza tour with the group His grandson William Valen Correa, son of Bobo's first son William Gill Correa, is Co-Founder of the music-based non-profit organizati
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- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- jazz musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- timpani
- Record label
- Philips Records
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- Willie Bobo - Superman.png
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- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- place of burial
- Forest Lawn Memorial Park
- date of birth
- 1934-02-28
- date of death
- 1983-09-15
- Commons category
- Willie Bobo
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