
Eddie Palmieri, Boundary-Pushing Star of Latin Music, Dies at 88
Eddie Palmieri, the pianist, composer, and bandleader who was instrumental in the creation and ongoing reinvention of salsa, died on Wednesday, August 6, at his home in Hackensack, New Jersey. The news was shared in an Instagram post. His youngest daughter, Gabriela Palmieri, told The New York Times that her father’s death followed “an extended…