Willie Rodriguez has been played on NTS in shows including Martyn's Darkest Light, featured first on 26 November 2018. Songs played include Call To Arms, Call To Arms and Quiet Temple.

Willie Rodriguez real name was Jose William Rodriguez De Jesus Escalante, was born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, on March 18, 1935. After school, his parents sent him to New York and according to teacher Willie Rosario (also from Coamo) after being in two or three Orchestras, in 1957 he formed his own ensemble, debuting at the Los Panchos club, then moving to the Monte Carlo on Broadway. At first his repertoire was based on…