Celia Cruz, who had a successful career in Cuba, was able to transition well to salsa in the United States. She became known as the Queen of Salsa. Larry Harlow, a bandleader, and arranger for Fania Records, modernized salsa by adding an electric piano. Harlow also stretched out from the typical salsa formula with his ambitious opera "Hommy" (1973), inspired by the Who's "Tommy", and integral to Celia Cruz's comeback from early retirement. In 1979 Harlow released his critically acclaimed "La Raza Latina, a Salsa Suite".