To better market his record company, label boss Jerry Masucci formed the Fania All-Stars. Fania's best artists came together in full-length shows. The big band under Masucci's leadership had top players such as Willie Colón, Celia Cruz, Hector Lavoe, Ray Barretto and Larry Harlow. The undisputed highlight was the concert at Yankee Stadium on August 24, 1973, where no fewer than 63,000 salsa fans
… went crazy. In the eighties, interest in salsa declined in favor of merengue. The last major all-star concert therefore dates from 1979.more