Sal Cuevas

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sal Cuevas
Occupation	Double Bassist
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1955(1955-06-16)
Age	69
Date Of Death	May 9, 2017, Pembroke Pines, FL
Birthplace	Manhattan
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Gemini

Sal Cuevas Biography

Sal Cuevas is one of the most popular and richest Double-Bassist who was born on June 16, 1955 in Manhattan, New York, United States.

The early to mid-1970s was a time when the electric bass guitar came of age with the likes of world-famous jazz bassist Jaco Pastorius and Stanley Clarke established the instrument as a solo voice. Cuevas was an innovator of this style in Latin music, as on Ray Barreto album “Ricanstruction” where he takes solos alongside the horns. On a couple of tracks, he also uses sound modifying effects and foot pedals to add a different “color” to the sound of the bass. Sal is credited as being the innovator of Latin music bass playing when he first incorporated never before heard, nor utilized, Funk/Jazz/R&B/Rock styles and techniques on the instrument.

Salvador “Sal” Cuevas was an American electric bass guitarist and upright bassist who was for many years a member of the salsa music group Fania All- Stars, circa (1978–1985), as well as several other top name salsa groups of the time such as Johnny Pacheco, Héctor Lavoe, Willie Colon/Ruben Blades, etc. During this time, he was also one of five bass players in New York City who recorded many of the “Jingles” for T.V. and Radio (The others were Marcus Miller, Will Lee, Francisco Centeno, and Neil Jason). For his high school years he attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art.

Sal Cuevas Net Worth

Sal Cuevas is one of the richest Double Bassist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sal Cuevas 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Sal also enjoyed the title of Musical Director to Willie Colon’s orquestra both during Willie’s collaborations with famed Panamanian singer/songwriter/actor Rubén Blades, and Willie’s solo singing ventures. Sal was born in Manhattan in 1955, and raised in The Bronx, New York City of Puerto Rican parents. He grew up in the tough streets of the South Bronx where at the age of five, his dad began helping him develop his deep love of music, and as a result Sal was able to stay away from the negative influences those streets can bring. Musically speaking, the demographics of the city during the time provided Sal with a tremendous array of musical influences which he absorbed and later incorporated into his bass playing technique and style.

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Who is Sal Cuevas Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Sal Ranked on the list of most popular Double-Bassist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sal Cuevas celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.