Adasa

Adasa is a city referred to the Maccabees and the site of the Syrian-Seleucid General Nicanor's death and Judas Maccabeus's post in the battle of Adasa (during the Maccabean Revolt). It is said to be just opposite Beth-Horon (1 Macc 7:39), at a 3½ mile distance.

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Coordinates: 31°50′N 35°14′E / 31.833°N 35.233°E / 31.833; 35.233

Bobby Cruz

Bobby Cruz (born February 2, 1937) is a salsa singer and religious minister. He was part of the duo Richie Ray & Bobby Cruz. His seminal professional pairing with Richie Ray is one of the longest-lived partnerships in Latino music, lasting over 50 years. His wide vocal range and quiet, gentlemanly demeanor has earned Cruz enormous popularity over the years.

Early years

Cruz was born in Hormigueros, Puerto Rico and raised in the humble surroundings on his family's farm; his father was a sugar cane fields worker who later became a workers' union leader. When a child, his parents moved to New York where he was educated; there he enjoyed singing; he considered El Gran Combo's style of music as the most influential in his life.

Cruz meets Richie Ray

In New York in 1964 Bobby Cruz met fellow Puerto Rican multi-instrumentalist Richie Ray and soon joined his orchestra as a back-up singer. In 1968, Cruz was the lead singer on the English-language song "Mr. Trumpet Man" (an attempt at recording boogaloo which became a major hit in New York and other salsa markets).