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On this day in tango

13 September

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Don Alejandro

Juan D'Arienzo

Recorded 13 September 1958

On this day

  • 1955

    Roberto Florio · With Armando Pontier, beside Julio Sosa, records Lágrimas de sangre.

    www.todotango.com

  • 1950

    Hugo Duval · First recording, the waltz Serenata campera with Heredia, for Odeon.

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  • 1974

    † Died

    Angel Dominguez · Dies.

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  • 1962

    Horacio Palma · Records Del tiempo de La Morocha with D'Arienzo for RCA Victor.

    12 September 1962 · www.todotango.com

  • 1915

    ✶ Born

    Roberto Arrieta · Born Pedro Rosa Arrieta in Rosario.

    12 September 1915 · www.todotango.com

  • 1939

    Francisco Amor · Premieres Cuartito azul with Canaro.

    14 September 1939 · www.todotango.com

  • 1967

    Raúl Ledesma · Back with Caló; records Garras and Sabor de Buenos Aires.

    12 September 1967 · www.todotango.com

  • 1909

    ✶ Born

    Cristóbal Herreros · Born in Barcelona.

    14 September 1909 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1918

    ✶ Born

    Víctor Miguel Buchino · Born in San Miguel de Tucumán.

    14 September 1918 · es.wikipedia.org

  • 1929

    ✶ Born

    Antonio Todaro · Born in Chacarita, Buenos Aires; later raised in Mataderos.

    12 September 1929 · www.tangomilonga.com.ar

  • 1979

    Los Muchachos De Antes · Panchito Cao dies on 14 September.

    14 September 1979 · en.wikipedia.org

  • 1984

    Rosita Quiroga · Farewell recording, Campaneando mi pasado, on 14 September.

    14 September 1984 · www.todotango.com

Recorded on this day

The canon's orchestras first; each plays a clip.

  1. Don Alejandro · Juan D'Arienzo · 1958
  2. Punto y coma · Osvaldo Pugliese · 1948
  3. Palais de glace · Ángel D'Agostino · Ángel Vargas · 1944
  4. Tal vez será su voz · Lucio Demare · Raúl Berón · 1943
  5. Racing Club · Rodolfo Biagi · 1950
  6. Alas · Osvaldo Fresedo · Ricardo Ruiz · 1940
  7. Victoria · Francisco Canaro · Luis Díaz · 1930
  8. Solamente ella · Francisco Lomuto · Alberto Rivera · 1944

A word of tango

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Hear it said · 62:25GUILLERMINA QUIROGA Tengo una pregunta para vos (por Pepa Palazón) with ENGLISH subtitles.

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