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Larry Harlow, salsa musician known as ‘The Marvelous Jew,’ honored on the Upper West Side

JL;DR SUMMARY Larry Harlow, famously known as "El Judio Maravilloso" (The Marvelous Jew), was honored with a street co-naming in his longtime Upper West Side neighborhood. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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New York CityJewish MusicianUpper West SideLarry HarlowFania RecordsSalsa MusicMusical LegacyCuban MusicCultural InclusivityStreet Naming

Places mentioned

New York City, New York, United States
"And now, the corner of Columbus Avenue and West 86th Street will bear the name of the legendary salsa musician who lived on the block for nearly 50 years: Larry Harlow."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"He grew up in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn, raised by a family of musicians."
Cuba
"That curiosity led him to buy a one-way ticket to Cuba in the 1950s; there, he traveled the country by bus and studied the music scene."
Miami, Florida, United States
"Grammy Award-winning artist Marlow Rosado had flown in from Miami to play keys and honor Harlow."

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