Turns out there was serious rivalry between the two. Of the 2 prodigiously talented Titos, some fans preferred Rodríguez for his voice, while others thought Puente the better arranger and timbalero, and the 2 bandleaders fought over top billing when they shared dates at venues like the Palladium Ballroom. Had Rodríguez not succumbed to leukemia at the young age of 50, who knows how long they would have kept trying to outdo each other.
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