Walfredo de los Reyes Sr., the Cuban-born musician who created a bigger beat by blending hand percussion instruments from his native country with the modern drum set, died Thursday in Concord, California, his family announced. He was 92.

During his six-decade career, de los Reyes performed with the likes of Frank Sinatra, Wayne Newton, Tito Puente, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr., Cachao, La Lupe, Rita Moreno, Juliet Prowse, Ben Vereen, Bernadette Peters, Dionne Warwick and Debbie Reynolds, and he spent decades on stages throughout Las Vegas.

Two of his sons, Walfredo Reyes Jr. and Daniel de los Reyes, are percussionists with Chicago and the Zac Brown Band, respectively, and a granddaughter, Lilliana de los Reyes, is a vocalist and percussionist now performing with guitarist George Benson.

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