Tango in 1917

Francisco Canaro — recorded in Tango in 1917 (4 recordings)1917[1]Single source

Roberto Firpo — recorded in Tango in 1917 (1 recordings)1917[1]Single source

TRhqooe3 — recorded in Tango in 1917 (Buenos Aires)1917[41]Single source

TRhqooe3 — recorded in Tango in 1917 (Buenos Aires)1917-04-09[43]Single source

Enrique Maroni Opens Mala cría, written with Rogelio Giúdice, at the Teatro Buenos Aires.[2]Single source

Juan Carlos Miranda Born in Chivilcoy.[3]Single source

Luis Bonnat Born in Darregueira.[4]Single source

Mario Demarco Born Mario Domingo Lapunzina in Buenos Aires.[5]Single source

Armando Pontier Born Armando Francisco Punturero in Zárate.[6]Single source

Leopoldo Díaz Vélez Born in Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires.[7]Single source

Dante Amicarelli Born in Guaymallén, Mendoza.[8]Single source

Enrique Santos Discepolo Debuts as an actor in El chueco Pintos, staged by Roberto Casaux at the Teatro Apolo.[9]Single source

Alberto Amor Born Vinicio Guillermo D'Amore in Buenos Aires.[10]Single source

Dorita Zárate Born in Banfield.[11]Single source

Augusto Berto Composed “La payanca” (1917).[12]Single source

Pedro Laurenz Begins playing professionally in Montevideo, at the café Au Bon Jour with Luis Casanovas and with Eduardo Arolas at the Moulin Rouge cabaret.[13]Single source

Adolfo Carabelli While playing classical music with the Trío Argentina, meets the pianist Lipoff and turns to jazz; later leads the River Jazz Band.[14]Single source

Pedro Maffia Joins Roberto Firpo's orchestra as first bandoneon after José Ricardo, Gardel and Razzano's guitarist, hears him in Punta Alta; stays until 1921.[15]Single source

Gerardo Matos Rodríguez Roberto Firpo's orchestra premieres La cumparsita at the café La Giralda in Montevideo (1917 according to Horacio Ferrer, 1916 according to Firpo himself).[16]Single source

Sebastián Piana Begins playing piano in silent cinemas and variety theatres.[17]Single source

José María Rizzuti Debuts at the Bar Los Leones in Barracas in Juan Bautista Guido's group.[18]Single source

Carlos Posadas Plays in maestro Penella's orchestra at the Teatro Avenida.[19]Single source

Tita Merello Chorus girl in Rosita Rodríguez's company at the Teatro Avenida.[20]Single source

Osvaldo Fresedo Records for Victor in a bandoneon duo with Vicente Loduca, and plays in the large Firpo-Canaro orchestra at the Teatro Colón in Rosario.[21]Single source

Julio De Caro Plays a tango with Roberto Firpo's orchestra at the Palais de Glace; Eduardo Arolas then takes him into his group.[22]Single source

Pascual Contursi Gardel sings Mi noche triste in Montevideo and Buenos Aires and records it.[23]Single source

Luis Riccardi Writes his first tango, El pértigo; plays at the cabaret Montmartre.[24]Single source

Teófilo Lespés The Lespés brothers appear at the Teatro La Comedia with Blanca Podestá.[25]Single source

Minotto Di Cicco As the Alonso-Minotto orchestra, records eighteen sides for Victor in Buenos Aires, including "La cumparsita".[26]Single source

Rafael Tuegols Publishes Ave negra, his first lasting tango.[27]Single source

Francisco Bastardi Writes his first tango, Alma de arrabal, with Antonino Cipolla.[28]Single source

Cayetano Puglisi Plays with Firpo at the Café La Giralda in Montevideo and in the Firpo-Canaro carnival orchestra at the Teatro Colón of Rosario.[29]Single source

Juan Carlos Cobian Writes Salomé, an early tango-romanza.[30]Single source

Juan Canaro Joins his brother Francisco's orchestra at the cabaret Royal Pigall.[31]Single source

Luis Teisseire Writes Cinco a dos.[32]Single source

José Razzano The duo begins recording for Max Glücksmann's Nacional label in May.[33]Single source

Tito Roccatagliata Plays the Rosario carnival with the Canaro-Firpo orchestra; records for Telephone with Cobián.[34]Single source

Juan Carlos Bazán Records piano-clarinet duets with Firpo for Nacional Odeon.[35]Single source

Roberto Firpo Leads a large Firpo-Canaro orchestra for the carnival at the Teatro Colón in Rosario.[36]Single source

Carlos Gardel Signs with Max Glücksmann's company (Odeon) and records Mi noche triste, his first tango.[37]Single source

Ángel Villoldo Gardel and Razzano record his Cantar eterno for their first record.[38]Single source

Eduardo Arolas Leads the bandoneons in the Canaro-Firpo orchestra at the Rosario carnival, and starts recording for Victor.[39]Single source

Ángel Villoldo Publishes Método América, a guitar method, through Casa América.[40]Single source

Mi noche triste — premiered at Tango in 1917 (Premiered at Teatro Maipo.)1917-01-03[42]Single source