Jerry Masucci

Gerald "Jerry" Masucci[1] (October 7, 1934 – December 21, 1997) was an American attorney, businessman and salsa music promoter. He was co-founder of Fania Records.

Biography

Masucci was born in Brooklyn, New York.[2] He was a police officer in New York City before, and during, attending law school. In 1960, he graduated from New York Law School as a juris doctor. He then worked for a public relations firm in Cuba, where he became interested in Latin music.[3]

In 1964 in New York City, Masucci, then a divorce attorney, and Johnny Pacheco, a Dominican musician, established Fania Records.[4][5][6][7][8] They started out selling records out of the trunk of cars on the streets of Spanish Harlem, signing up young artists, creating new sounds, and eventually having hit records.[9] Over the next 15 years, Fania Records helped define the sound, culture, and language associated with the salsa genre, a musical movement that arose partly from the unavailability in the United States of music produced in Cuba.[10]

In 1980, he was running Fame, a modeling agency.[11]

Masucci died in Buenos Aires, Argentina in December 1997 at age 63. It was reported that he had three daughters, Darlene, Misty and Corrine.[12][13][14]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

DVDs

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/23/arts/music/23pach.html
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/arts/music/celebrating-a-salsa-legacy.html
  3. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/24/business/j-masucci-62-international-salsa-promoter.html
  4. ↑ "Digital Salsa: The Surprising Rebirth Of Legendary Latin-Music Label Fania Records". Fast Company. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.cnbc.com/2015/01/04/fania-latin-music-powerhouse-dances-to-new-tune-in-digital-era.html
  6. ↑ "Seminal Latin Label's Music Resurrected". NPR. 17 July 2006. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ↑ "Various Artists, 'Fania Records 1964-1980: The Original Sound of Latin New York' (Strut)". Spin. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Spicing up that beat". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fania All-Stars". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  10. ↑ César Miguel Rondón The Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean 2008 - Page 42
  11. ↑ "The Fashion World Is Rocked by Model Wars, Part Two: the Ford Empire Strikes Back". People. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Jerry Masucci, 63, Salsa Music Promoter". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  13. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/24/business/j-masucci-62-international-salsa-promoter.html
  14. ↑ "CAA Signs Latin Music Label Fania Records". Billboard. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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