Nuevo

Key orchestras

1. Juan D'Arienzo509
2. Osvaldo Pugliese258
3. Aníbal Troilo208
4. Alfredo De Angelis203
5. Florindo Sassone195
6. José Basso194
7. Miguel Caló169
8. Armando Pontier138

Recordings per orchestra: TangoCloud catalogue · batch catalogue-counts

What happened

1. 1955

   Carlos Olmedo: Debuts with Aníbal Troilo, until 30 April 1956. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

2. 1955

   Rodolfo Lesica: Records the vals Trovador mazorquero with Argentino Ledesma. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

3. 1955

   Carlos Figari: Debuts his own orchestra on Radio Splendid with singer Enrique Dumas. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

4. 1955

   Jorge Ledesma: Last Mancione recording, Un cielo para los dos; joins Alfredo Calabró late in the year. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

5. 1955

   Nina Miranda: Moves to Buenos Aires; signs with Radio Belgrano and Odeon; first records with Graciano Gómez. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

6. 1955

   Armando Pontier: Debuts his own orchestra, with Julio Sosa and Roberto Florio singing. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

7. 1955

   Héctor Mauré: Shut out of radio after the fall of Perón. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

8. 1955

   Francisco Fiorentino: Sings at a benefit dance in Los Árboles, Rivadavia, Mendoza, on the night before his death. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

9. 1955

   Francisco Fiorentino: Dies when the car carrying him back from the dance overturns on a bridge over the Tunuyán river. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

10. 1955

    Roberto Florio: With Armando Pontier, beside Julio Sosa, records Lágrimas de sangre. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

11. 1955

    Mario Pomar: Last Di Sarli recording, a second Nido gaucho, before the orchestra dissolves. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

12. 1955

    Oscar Serpa: Last Di Sarli recording, Verdemar. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

13. 1955

    Enrique Mario Francini: Forms his own orchestra; its first recordings for RCA Victor are made on 3 November. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

14. 1955

    Enrique Francini: Leads his own orchestra with Alberto Podestá; first RCA-Victor records La trilla and Petit Salón. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

15. 1955

    Nolo López: Dies. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

16. 1955

    Oscar Ferrari: Latest catalogued Basso recordings, Cuando muere el corazón and Sentimiento gaucho. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

17. 1955

    Rosa Forte: In the 1950s learns to dance with her older brothers, after Carlos began in 1952. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

18. 1955

    Cacho Dante: Learns to dance as a teenager in the 1950s with his family at Flores milongas, then dances downtown (approximate). source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

19. 1955

    El Chino Perico: Dances to the big orchestras at Defensores de Florida in the mid-1950s. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

20. 1955

    José Colangelo: Debuts on Radio Argentina with Alberto Dávila's orchestra. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

21. 1955

    Nito García: Begins a run of 15 contest wins that lasts until 1965. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

22. 1955

    Horacio Ferrer: Meets Astor Piazzolla on his return from France. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

23. 1955

    Juan Carlos Copes: Premieres 'Juan Carlos Copes y su ballet de tango', the first full show of choreographed tango. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

24. 1955

    Reinaldo Yiso: Writes Bailemos with Pascual and Francisco Mamone. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

25. 1955

    Gerónimo Bongioni: Ends his run of Columbia recordings, begun in 1953. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

26. 1955

    Raúl Ledesma: Joins Jorge Caldara's new orchestra with Carlos Montalvo. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

27. 1955

    Leopoldo Federico: Enters Astor Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

28. 1955

    Juan Cambareri: Directs a radio station's house orchestra; the biography implies Radio Belgrano without naming it. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

29. 1955

    Julio Sosa: Joins Armando Pontier's orchestra in June, recording for Victor and then Columbia. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

30. 1955

    Federico Silva: Joins the weekly Marcha as a music and tango writer, until 1965. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

31. 1955

    Roberto Pansera: Founding member of Astor Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

32. 1955

    Raúl Berón: Leaves Aníbal Troilo's orchestra after recording "Discepolín" and "De vuelta al bulín"; continues as a soloist. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

33. 1955

    Rodolfo Sciammarella: Goes into exile in Mexico after the fall of Perón. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

34. 1955

    Atilio Stampone: Records his tango Afiches with Héctor Petray and joins Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

35. 1955

    Roberto Grela: Records with the Troilo-Grela quartet. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

36. 1955

    Luis César Amadori: Briefly jailed after the coup, he emigrates to Spain, where he stays until 1970. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

37. 1955

    Jorge Caldara: Back in Buenos Aires, forms his own orchestra, debuting on Radio Splendid. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

38. 1955

    Simón Bajour: Returns to Di Sarli after the orchestra's musicians leave to form Los Señores del Tango. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

39. 1955

    Mauricio Mise: Dismissed from Basso's orchestra over union matters. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

40. 1955

    Amadeo Mandarino: Settles in Mar del Plata. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

41. 1955

    Jorge Casal: Begins a solo career; first solo records with Roberto Grela's guitarists. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

42. 1955

    Rodolfo Galé: Joins Carlos Di Sarli's rebuilt orchestra. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

43. 1955

    Carlos Acuña: Joins Mariano Mores at the Teatro Nacional with Tita Merello and Tito Lusiardo. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

44. 1955

    Osvaldo Pugliese: Held at Devoto prison from January to July for his politics; his orchestra is kept off the radio in this period. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

45. 1955

    Francisco Rotundo: Jorge Durán joins at the end of the year and records two songs in December. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

46. 1955

    Donato Racciatti: In the 1950s stages musical comedies with Mario Rivero and Juan Casanovas at the Teatro Artigas, Teatro 18 de Julio and Palacio Peñarol, and Barrio, luna y tamboril at the Estadio Centenario. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

47. 1955

    Nelly Omar: Blacklisted after the coup against Perón; she goes to Montevideo and later spends about a year in Venezuela. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

48. 1955

    ANGEL DOMINGUEZ: The orchestra takes his name and he signs with RCA Victor, recording Pimienta. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

49. 1955

    Carlos Viván: Suffers a stroke and recovers. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

50. 1955

    Astor Piazzolla: Back in Buenos Aires, forms the Octeto Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

51. 1955

    Alfredo Attadia: After the coup that ousts Perón he settles in Caracas. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

52. 1955

    Hugo Baralis: Founding member of Astor Piazzolla's Octeto Buenos Aires. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

53. 1955

    Roberto Arrieta: Sings with Leopoldo Federico's orchestra on Radio Argentina. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

54. 1955

    Charlo: Settles in Lisbon, singing at the Casino Estoril. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

55. 1955

    Alberto Amor: After the September coup, leaves on a long tour; later quits singing. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

56. 1955

    Elvino Vardaro: Joins Astor Piazzolla's string orchestra, later his first quintet, until 1961. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

57. 1955

    Roberto Zerrillo: Dies after an incurable illness. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

58. 1956

    Enrique Francini: Plays with Podestá at Club Ambos Mundos in Junín. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

59. 1956

    Rodolfo Galé: Records Noche de locura with Di Sarli. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28

60. 1956

    Oscar Serpa: Los Señores del Tango debut on Radio Belgrano; seasons at the confitería Richmond on Suipacha and the Dominó. source· heritage-timeline-2026-10-28