Tango in 1917

Francisco Canaro — 4 recordings1917[1]

Roberto Firpo — 1 recordings1917[1]

Mi noche triste (Carlos Gardel) — Buenos Aires1917, Apr 9, 1917[41][49]

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

Juan Carlos Miranda: Born in Chivilcoy.[3]

Luis Bonnat: Born in Darregueira.[4]

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

Armando Pontier: Born Armando Francisco Punturero in Zárate.[6]

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

Dante Amicarelli: Born in Guaymallén, Mendoza.[8]

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

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

Dorita Zárate: Born in Banfield.[11]

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

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]

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]

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]

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]

Sebastián Piana begins playing piano in silent cinemas and variety theatres.[17]

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

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

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

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]

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]

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

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

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

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

Rafael Tuegols publishes Ave negra, his first lasting tango.[27]

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

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]

Juan Carlos Cobian writes Salomé, an early tango-romanza.[30]

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

Luis Teisseire writes Cinco a dos.[32]

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

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

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

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

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

Ángel Villoldo: Gardel and Razzano record his Cantar eterno for their first record.[38][40]

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

Amores viejos — 1917[42]

Francisco Canaro — Played in Teatro Colón.1917[43]

Guardia Vieja — Occurred at Montevideo.1917, Apr 19, 1917[44]

Mi noche triste — Premiered at Teatro Maipo.Jan 3, 1917[45]

La cumparsita — Premiered at Confitería La Giralda.Apr 19, 1917[44]

Alberto Amor — Born.Jan 25, 1917[46][47]

Alberto Amor — Born.Jan 25, 1917[48]

Juan Carlos Miranda — Born.Jul 23, 1917[50]

Mario Demarco — Born.Aug 5, 1917[51][52]

Armando Pontier — Born.Aug 29, 1917[53]

Walter Cabral — Born.Oct 27, 1917[54]

Enrique Carbel — Born.Dec 3, 1917[55]

Guardia Vieja — Montevideo: Roberto Firpo and his orchestra played La Cumparsita, by the 19-year-old Montevidean Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, in public for the first time on 19 AprilApr 19, 1917[44]

Confitería La Giralda — Where Roberto Firpo's orchestra first played La Cumparsita in public, on 19 April 1917; the café later gave way to the Palacio SalvoApr 19, 1917[44]