Latin jazz great Tito Puente, that is. Puente received an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music on Saturday in front of hundreds of fans at the Puerto Rico JazzFest Big Band in San Juan.

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"I never thought I would get a doctorate in music," a beaming Puente said as the screaming audience gave him a standing ovation.

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