TRAGIC END for this legend. 😭💔 With heavy hearts, we announce the passing. When you find out who he is, you will cry

Born June 8, 1942, Negron was raised in the Bronx by his father, Charles Negron, a Puerto Rican nightclub performer, and his mother, Elizabeth Rooke. Music was woven into his childhood early on. He sang in neighborhood doo-wop groups, absorbed rhythm and harmony from the streets around him, and balanced that passion with basketball, which would later open doors for him.

By just 15 years old, Negron had already recorded his first single and performed at the legendary Apollo Theater with his vocal group, The Rondells — an experience that would leave a permanent mark on him.