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On this day in tango

24 September

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Surprise meA well-told page at random, the canon first

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Vieja recova

Juan D'Arienzo · Juan Carlos Lamas

Recorded 24 September 1942

On this day

  • 1969

    † Died

    Rodolfo Biagi · Dies suddenly in Buenos Aires.

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  • 1942

    Juan Carlos Lamas · First recordings with D'Arienzo for RCA Victor: Pompas de jabón, Vieja recova, Embrujamiento.

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  • 1909

    ✶ Born

    Alfredo Malerba · Born (Rosario according to Wikipedia; Buenos Aires according to Todo Tango).

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  • 1937

    Mauricio Mise · Plays on Laurenz's first Victor record, Arrabal and Abandono.

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  • 1940

    ✶ Born

    Amelita Baltar · Born.

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  • 1957

    Osvaldo Berlingieri · Joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra, replacing Osvaldo Manzi; stays until May 1968.

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  • 1975

    † Died

    Carlos Pesce · Dies.

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Recorded on this day

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

  1. Vieja recova · Juan D'Arienzo · Juan Carlos Lamas · 1942
  2. Lo que vendrá · Aníbal Troilo · 1957
  3. Mentira · Osvaldo Pugliese · Alberto Morán · 1945
  4. Abandono · Pedro Laurenz · Héctor Farrel · 1937
  5. Con tu mirar · Enrique Rodríguez · Armando Moreno · 1941
  6. La muchacha del tango · Francisco Canaro · Ada Falcón · 1930
  7. Colo · Francisco Lomuto · Fernando Díaz · 1931
  8. Tristeza · Julio De Caro · Pedro Lauga · 1935

A word of tango

linyera

Tramp, vagabond

Hear it said · 25:43Entrevista a Roberto Goyeneche (hijo) en La Maquina Tanguera

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