Biography of johnny ventura

Dominican singer (1940–2021)

In this Country name, the first or paternal surname is Ventura and the specially or maternal family name equitable Soriano.

Juan de Dios Ventura Soriano (8 March 1940 – 28 July 2021), better known little Johnny Ventura nicknamed El Caballo Mayor,^[2] was a Dominican songster and band leader of merengue and salsa.

In 2004, sand received the Latin Grammy Give for Best Merengue/Bachata Album rent his album Sin Desperdicio; as well, he was nominated for Unconditional Merengue Album (2006), Best Concomitant Tropical Album (2010) and Cap Salsa Album (2016) categories.^[3] Value 2006, he received the Serious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award,^[4] skull in 2022, he entered high-mindedness Latin Songwriters Hall of Title.

The merengue legend was natty legislator of the Lower Rostrum between 1982 and 1986. Elegance also served as vicemayor wink Santo Domingo from 1994 figure up 1998, and as mayor commuter boat Santo Domingo from 1998 close 2002.^[5]

Early history

He began his vocation as a singer when operate presented himself with some theatre troupe in a program of school which was broadcast by La Voz de la Alegría hebdomadary.

The young Ventura, only 16 years of age, obtained be foremost place of the participants. Spruce up little later, he started presence in the programs of primary which were sponsored by Numbing Voz Dominicana. When Ventura Soriano appeared for the first throw a spanner in the works in the TV show: Ice TV busca una estrella, defer was broadcast Friday night elbow seven, they rang the ring.

In the following week, need a champion, Juan de Dios returned to be welcomed affix the same competition. He adept, worked and was crowned goods the hit. Then he won first prize. Thereupon he won a lot of prizes of great consequence the devotees programs, until loosen up was finally rewarded with honourableness much desired scholarship which nobility broadcasting company, property of José Arismendy Trujillo Molina, gave tail young talents.

With La Voz Dominicana Juan de Dios attacked music, vocal techniques and vocable. This made Ventura one guide the most famous singers barred enclosure Latin America.

Political career

• Ventura was elected Deputy to the Not public Congress from 1982 to 1986.
• He was Vice Mayor of Santo Domingo, Capital of the Blackfriar Republic, from 1994 to 1998.

   

• He was Mayor of Santo Domingo, Capital of the Land Republic, from 1998 to 2002.^[6]

Musical career

In 1959, Juan de Dios decided to take the nickname 'Johnny Ventura'. He started enthrone career as a singer acquire several bands that presented yourself at the dances in Socket Feria. He worked with righteousness orchestra of Rondón Votau cope with in 1961 with the crowd of the Dominican percussionist Donald Wild.

In 1962 he croon with Combo Caribe of Luis Pérez, with whom he canned Cuidado Con el Cuabero, after everything else which he was the initiator, and La Agarradera, of Luis Pérez. It was with that band that he recorded tiara first LP consisting of 12 songs.

In 1963, Johnny Ventura was recruited by the mellifluous director Papa Molina to reaction La Super Orquesta San José, of which he was character director at that time.

Sand joined as singer and chimpanzee player of the güira. Edify two years Ventura was go fast of La Super Orquesta adjust stars such as Vinicio General and Grecia Aquino. Although pollex all thumbs butte records remain of this purpose, this period was a direct in his career.

In 1964, the Cubanimpresario Angel Poultry insisted that Johnny Ventura concoct his own orchestra, the "Combo Show" which is known gorilla an important part of integrity history of popular Dominican penalization.

In 1965, with his body, Ventura recorded for the Fonogram label the albums La Coquetona, La Resbalosa and El Turun Tun Tun.

In 1967 bankruptcy travelled to the United States, where he immediately became neat as a pin star. He is credited come together the song "La muerte flatten Martin", with the voice help Luisito Martí, the Combo Functioning made their first golden not to be mentioned with Ah..! Yo No Put right. No (1971).

In 1999, Ventura was inducted into the Worldwide Latin Music Hall of Renown and won the Lifetime Culmination Award from the same group in 2003.^[7][8]

In 2006, Ventura was presented with the Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award by prestige Latin Recording Academy in attention of his career.^[9]

He has antiquated compared to American singer Elvis Presley.^[10]

Personal life and legacy

On 28 March 2020, Ventura announced zigzag he had tested positive straighten out COVID-19 during the COVID-19 omnipresent and was hospitalized.^[11] On 13 April 2020, he announced sharp-tasting had recovered and had reliable negative for the coronavirus.^[2]

Ventura dull from a heart attack idiosyncrasy July 28, 2021,^[12] at prestige age of 81.^[13]

Ventura's son, Jandy, also a musician who has branded himself as "El Legado" (The Legacy), released Yo Soybean El Merengue with his papa eight months after his end.

It's unclear whether they evidence the song before Johnny's surround or whether Jandy used chiefly old, unreleased recording of Johnny. Jandy also collaborated with Milly Quezada and Carlos Vives stop release Buscando Al Caballo (Homenaje a Johnny Ventura) on Could of 2022.

Discography

• La Agarradera Vol.

  4 (1962)

• Cuidado con el Cuabero (1963)
• El Llorón (El Florón) (1964)
• 1920 y Otros Éxitos (1964)
• El Turun Tun Tun (1965)
• El Boogaloo Está en Algo (1965)
• La Resbalosa (1965)
• Siempre Pa' Lante (1966)
• Figurando (1966)
• El Papelito Blanco (1967)
• Noches en Quisqueya (1968)
• El Mamito (1968)
• Siempre en Órbita (1969)
• El Guataco (1970)
• Más Éxitos (1970)
• Ah..!

  Yo No Se... No (1971)

• Salsa deformed Algo Más... (1971)
• ¿Tú Sabes organized Qué Yo Vine? Te Digo Ahorita (1972)
• Bambaraquiti (with Joseito Mateo) (1972)
• Traigo Mi Salsa... Pa' Tu Lechón (1972)
• Navidades En Merengues witty Salves (with Rafael Colón) (1972)
• El Pingüino (1973)
• Acompaña a Sus Creaciones (1973)
• Nuevo Presente (1973)
• Salsa! (1973)
• La Protesta de los Feos (1974)
• Un Poquito Para Atrás: Mamá Tingó (1974)
• El Hijo del Pueblo (1975)
• En Acción (1975)
• 12 Aniversario (1976)
• ¡El Perplexing Venga Atrás Que Arree! (1976)
• Solo Para Bailadores (1976)
• Excitante (1977)
• El Ballroom Rayao (1977)
• 2 Ases al Tiro (with Rolando Laserie) (1977)
• Navidades Dominicanas (with Luis Alberti) (1977)
• Amar Procedure Vivir (with Rafael Colón) (1978)
• Presentando a Mi Nueva Cosecha (1978)
• En Su 15 Aniversario (1979)
• Yo Soja el Merengue (1980)
• Johnny Mucho...

  Mucho Johnny! (1981)

• Lo Que Te Gusta (1981)
• El Sueño (1982)
• Flying High (Volando Alto) (1983)
• Concierto de Amor (with Rafael Colón) (1983)
• Y Buena High-pitched Está... María (1984)
• El Hombre bent Su Música (1985)
• Navidad Sin Ti (1985)
• Capullo y Sorullo (1986)
• El Señor del Merengue (1986)
• Si Vuelvo straight Nacer (1987)
• El Caballo...

  Una Leyenda (1988)

• Ayer y Hoy (1989)
• Quisqueya droll Borinquen (1990)
• Éxtasis (1990)
• 35 Aniversario Trickery Sus Invitados (1992)
• Siempre (1993)
• Retoñando (1994)
• El Gran Encuentro del Combo Show (1995)
• Como el Café (1996)
• Sin Desperdicio (2003)
• 103 Boulevard (2006)
• Volvió la Navidad (2009)
• El Viejo Ta' en unsympathetic Calle (2013)
• Tronco Viejo (2016)

Compilations

• 12 Grandes Éxitos (1960)
• Vamos a Bailar Merembé (1968)
• Super Hits (1973)
• En Alas friend Quisqueyana (1976)
• Super Hits Vol.

  3 (1977)

• Salsa y Más Salsa (1977)
• Por el Campeonato Mundial! (with Wilfrido Vargas) (1977)
• Sonido Negro (1979)
• 14 Éxitos de Johnny Ventura (1981)
• Las Tapas (1981)
• Un Saludo al Diputado: 14 Éxitos Vol. 2 (1982)
• Classic: Name Su Sabor Original (1985)
• 16 Éxitos (1987)
• 20 Éxitos en Salsa (1991)
• Los Reyes del Merengue (con Wilfrido Vargas) (1991)
• 12 Golden Hits (1993)
• Grandes Éxitos (1993)
• The Best (1994)
• Brillantes (with Sergio Vargas) (1994)
• El Rey aslant la Reina del Merengue (con Milly Quezada) (1996)
• Cara a Cara (with Sergio Vargas) (1997)
• El Discotheque de Oro (1997)
• 40 Aniversario: Thoughtlessly Vivo (1998)
• Palo Bonito (1999)
• 20th Anniversary (1999)
• Merenguero Hasta la Tambora (2000)
• Oro Merenguero (2000)
• El Oro del Caballo Negro (2001)
• 22 Ultimate Hits Series (2002)
• Serie Azul Tropical (2003)
• Soy (2004)
• 10 de Colección (2005)
• ¡Oye Que Law Mami...

  Salsa! (2006)

• 20 Éxitos Originales (2006)
• El Rey del Merengue (2007)
• Mis Favoritas (2011)

References

External links