- He developed a unique seven-string guitar that he called the "armonica", which had a doubled middle string to add harmonics for Cuban "SON" rhythms.
- He got his nickname when he was performing as the second voice in the duo "Los Compadres" - a word Cubans shorten to "compay".
- A concert room is dedicated to him at Havana's Hotel Nacional.
- Was third major Cuban salsa star to die in the same week. The other two were Celia Cruz and Tito Duarte.
- The name Compay Segundo means "second friend".
- The name Compay Segundo means "brother bass".
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