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On this day in tango

20 July

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Champagne tango

Carlos Di Sarli

Recorded 20 July 1944

On this day

  • 1902

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Zerrillo · Born in Montevideo.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1922

    ✶ Born

    Aníbal Arias · Born in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1944

    Héctor Mauré · Last D'Arienzo recording, "Amarras", closing 50 sides with the orchestra.

    21 July 1944 · www.todotango.com

  • 1941

    ✶ Born

    Abel Córdoba · Born Abelardo González in Caballito; raised in San Francisco, Córdoba.

    19 July 1941 · www.todotango.com

  • 1984

    † Died

    Ernesto Famá · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    19 July 1984 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1949

    Héctor de Rosas · First recording with Osmar Maderna, the vals Pequeña.

    21 July 1949 · www.todotango.com

  • 1977

    † Died

    Vicente Demarco · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    21 July 1977 · www.todotango.com

  • 1983

    † Died

    Mauricio Mise · Dies on 21 July 1983.

    21 July 1983 · www.todotango.com

  • 1984

    † Died

    Rodolfo Lesica · Dies in Buenos Aires.

    19 July 1984 · www.todotango.com

  • 2007

    † Died

    Puppi Castello · Dies in Buenos Aires in July, with Graciela González at his bedside; in hospital he had been teaching tango to staff.

    21 July 2007 · mailman.mit.edu

Recorded on this day

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  1. Champagne tango · Carlos Di Sarli · 1944
  2. La abandoné y no sabía · Osvaldo Pugliese · Roberto Chanel · 1944
  3. La casa vacía · Miguel Caló · Roberto Rufino · 1949
  4. La copa del olvido · Ricardo Tanturi · Alberto Castillo · 1942
  5. Mañana zarpa un barco · Lucio Demare · Juan Carlos Miranda · 1942
  6. Cafetín de Buenos Aires · Osvaldo Fresedo · Osvaldo Cordo · 1948
  7. Mantelito blanco · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1944
  8. 9 de Julio · Alfredo De Angelis · 1950

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