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At age 7 his father enrolled him at The Juilliard School, where he took piano lessons. By the time Palmieri was 14 years old, he participated in many talent contests where they won many prizes with his 5 year old brother, Eddie. It was at this time that his godfather introduced him to the music of the Latin bands - an experience which inspired him to become a musician.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, when still only 16 years old and still in High School, he made his professional debut as a piano player for the Osario Selasie Band. He graduated from High School in 1946, and immediately went to play for various bands. He made his recording debut with the song \"Se Va La Rumba\" as a member of the Rafael Muñiz Band.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Charlie+Palmieri","playStationPath":"/stations/270118268/play","stationId":270118268,"bioPath":"/music/Charlie+Palmieri/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Johnny+Colon","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/345/3459fafc6795c531d9984da25ab4a3c0_md.jpg","artistName":"Johnny Colón","artistId":86972,"station_id":270118291},{"musicPath":"/music/Ocho","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8af/8afcaa17aba22e02916b6c38df1e217d_md.jpg","artistName":"Ocho","artistId":135622,"station_id":286143949},{"musicPath":"/music/Larry+Harlow","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/efa/efa38cc5f6d0205d42acc5d2b2f70d09_md.jpg","artistName":"Larry Harlow","artistId":105783,"station_id":281787354},{"musicPath":"/music/Tito+Rojas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7f8/7f874b18d71d8fb773b7b62713bdba3a_md.jpg","artistName":"Tito Rojas","artistId":87018,"station_id":270118351},{"musicPath":"/music/GILBERTO+CRUZ","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2aa/2aad40f684b686036584226f39c3c01e_md.jpg","artistName":"GILBERTO CRUZ","artistId":123015,"station_id":283793280},{"musicPath":"/music/Chucho+Valdes","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8c6/8c68659c0980311df5570e42300a6dc2_md.jpg","artistName":"Chucho Valdes","artistId":61692,"station_id":262665029},{"musicPath":"/music/Eddie+Palmieri","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4dd/4dd0d602a3c6f8a42a4bccd202a0c60d_md.jpg","artistName":"Eddie Palmieri","artistId":3695,"station_id":113728626},{"musicPath":"/music/Ibrahim+Ferrer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/313/3138bf48e1ede71438b65307cc27a00e_md.jpg","artistName":"Ibrahim Ferrer","artistId":444,"station_id":265294147},{"musicPath":"/music/Richie+Ray+Bobby+Cruz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/32f/32fa0c37f4fd488c1dd839ec75949eb0_md.jpg","artistName":"Richie Ray \u0026 Bobby Cruz","artistId":103776,"station_id":287828562},{"musicPath":"/music/Tony+Vega","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f17/f177c319b81986587d925f9dec0768b0_md.jpg","artistName":"Tony Vega","artistId":103436,"station_id":280596254},{"musicPath":"/music/Tito+Puente+His+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2d0/2d09b82bf679741a24c1befe7c17dd1a_md.jpg","artistName":"Tito Puente \u0026 His Orchestra","artistId":105093,"station_id":281290083},{"musicPath":"/music/Willie+Gonzalez","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ae4/ae49f023b0224a6edcd5adfba8469186_md.jpg","artistName":"Willie Gonzalez","artistId":103581,"station_id":280764472},{"musicPath":"/music/Rey+Ruiz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6ff/6ffee38e35228da2d2a366ee93975d90_md.jpg","artistName":"Rey Ruiz","artistId":87005,"station_id":270118335},{"musicPath":"/music/Spanish+Harlem+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ff5/ff59615bd04bd62b39590d7c9116ba0c_md.jpg","artistName":"Spanish Harlem Orchestra","artistId":87013,"station_id":270118346},{"musicPath":"/music/Marc+Anthony","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/316/3164ab6c5f13a817b99557b7499711b4_md.jpg","artistName":"Marc Anthony","artistId":2624,"station_id":113262596},{"musicPath":"/music/Hilton+Ruiz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/acd/acd4c33982ff719f079a4ae36840a1b7_md.jpg","artistName":"Hilton Ruiz","artistId":463918,"station_id":401378208},{"musicPath":"/music/Jimmy+Sabater","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2e4/2e4a6dd214cc4e089fd36b80e59f5c37_md.jpg","artistName":"Jimmy Sabater","artistId":119029,"station_id":283254246},{"musicPath":"/music/Tommy+Olivencia","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/1c5/1c5fe7d5a22c624be6785ae13da5a049_md.jpg","artistName":"Tommy Olivencia","artistId":87019,"station_id":270118352}]}