Adolfo "Shabba-Doo" Quiñones

Quiñones was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, United States; his father was Puerto Rican, and his mother was African American. His mother raised him as a single parent from the age of three.[4] He had a younger sister, Fawn Quiñones, who was also a dancer, and frequently featured on the musical variety television program Soul Train.[5] He died at age 65 in December 2020, at his home.

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