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One of salsa music's most towering figures is gone — the Grammy-nominated trombonist and activist died Saturday at 75.

Fifty years after late songwriter Roy C. Hammond self-released "Impeach the President," its crisp funky drum sample continues appearing in hundreds of hip-hop and R&B songs.

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Salsa legend, Willie Colon, has died at age 75. Colon was a key part of salsa's development in the 1970's as an instrumentalist, songwriter and producer.