Don Armando
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Don Armando Bonilla formed the Second Avenue Rhumba Band with vocalist Fonda Rae and scored a #1 hit on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart with "Deputy of Love
" in 1979. Bonilla was also a percussionist with Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
. Don Armando (Sonny) Bonilla was born and raised in East Harlem, NYC, the eldest sibling of a family composed of five sons of a Puerto Rican father and a Colombian mother. After completing a tour of duty with the United States Air Force, he graduated from New York University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and later he acquired a Master's Degree from the Columbia University. One of his younger brothers, Luis Bonilla, played Congas on Larry Harlow's breakout album "Heavy Smokin". Another brother, Nestor is also a professional percussionsist. He was the father of Elizabeth Bonilla and Adrianna Bonilla and husband of Billie Burdette de Bonilla.
He wrote a treatment for a sitcom called "Cowboy Tito" while living in Hollywood and was producing a musical called "The Love of a Jukebox Hero". He co-wrote "Mambo Queen" with L.A. composer Aaron Loo.
The Second Avenue Rhumba Band's song, "Goin' to a Showdown," and "Winter Love " was featured in the 1980 horror film Maniac
.
1979 Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band - ZE Records
A1 - Deputy Of Love
A2 - Compliment Your Leading Lady
A3 - Winter Love
B1 - Goin' To A Showdown
B2 - How To Handle A Woman
B3 - I'm An Indian Too
B4 - Para Ti/This Is Just For You
Deputy of Love
Deputy of Love is a 1979 disco single by Don Armando. The words and music were composed by Ronald Bruce Rogers a/k/a Ron Rogers. The composer, a native New Yorker born in the South Bronx, NYC. U.S.A...
" in 1979. Bonilla was also a percussionist with Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band was a big band and swing influenced disco band, formed in the Bronx, New York. They are best known for their #1 US dance hit, "Cherchez La Femme"/C'est si bon, from their self-titled debut album....
. Don Armando (Sonny) Bonilla was born and raised in East Harlem, NYC, the eldest sibling of a family composed of five sons of a Puerto Rican father and a Colombian mother. After completing a tour of duty with the United States Air Force, he graduated from New York University with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and later he acquired a Master's Degree from the Columbia University. One of his younger brothers, Luis Bonilla, played Congas on Larry Harlow's breakout album "Heavy Smokin". Another brother, Nestor is also a professional percussionsist. He was the father of Elizabeth Bonilla and Adrianna Bonilla and husband of Billie Burdette de Bonilla.
He wrote a treatment for a sitcom called "Cowboy Tito" while living in Hollywood and was producing a musical called "The Love of a Jukebox Hero". He co-wrote "Mambo Queen" with L.A. composer Aaron Loo.
The Second Avenue Rhumba Band's song, "Goin' to a Showdown," and "Winter Love " was featured in the 1980 horror film Maniac
Maniac (1980 film)
Maniac is a 1980 American slasher film , about a disturbed and traumatized serial killer who scalps his victims. It was directed by William Lustig and written by Joe Spinell and C. A. Rosenberg...
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1979 Don Armando's Second Avenue Rhumba Band - ZE Records
A1 - Deputy Of Love
A2 - Compliment Your Leading Lady
A3 - Winter Love
B1 - Goin' To A Showdown
B2 - How To Handle A Woman
B3 - I'm An Indian Too
B4 - Para Ti/This Is Just For You
See also
- List of Number 1 Dance Hits (United States)
- List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart