Tango in 1938

Juan D'Arienzo — 28 recordings1938[1]

Aníbal Troilo — 2 recordings1938[1]

Miguel Caló — 1 recordings1938[1]

Ricardo Tanturi — 1 recordings1938[1]

Pedro Laurenz — 2 recordings1938[1]

Lucio Demare — 4 recordings1938[1]

Rodolfo Biagi — 8 recordings1938[1]

Osvaldo Fresedo — 7 recordings1938[1]

Edgardo Donato — 13 recordings1938[1]

Enrique Rodríguez — 6 recordings1938[1]

Francisco Canaro — 51 recordings1938[1]

Francisco Lomuto — 19 recordings1938[1]

La milonga que faltaba (Edgardo Donato) — Recorded in Edgardo Donato.Feb 5, 1938[83]

Que tiempo aquel (Francisco Lomuto) — Recorded in Francisco Lomuto.Feb 24, 1938[83]

Sacale punta (Edgardo Donato) — Recorded in Edgardo Donato.Mar 9, 1938[83]

Qué será? (Edgardo Donato) — Recorded in Edgardo Donato.Mar 9, 1938[83]

Saca chispas (Julio De Caro) — Recorded in Julio De Caro.Mar 10, 1938[83]

Con tus besos (Edgardo Donato) — Recorded in Edgardo Donato.Apr 2, 1938[83]

Historia sentimental (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Apr 21, 1938[83]

Sueño de amor (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.Apr 21, 1938[83]

Milonga compadre (Pedro Laurenz) — Recorded in Pedro Laurenz.May 12, 1938, May 15, 1938[83]

Alberto Echague: First recording with Juan D'Arienzo, Indiferencia; with the orchestra he plays the Chantecler cabaret and Radio El Mundo.[2]

Alfredo Eusebio Gobbi dies in Buenos Aires.[3]

Ricardo Malerba debuts his own orchestra on Radio Belgrano, after earlier work at the Tabarís cabaret and Radio La Voz del Aire; stays at Belgrano more than twenty years.[4]

Maruja Pacheco Huergo: Ignacio Corsini records El adiós; she polls over thirty thousand votes as Miss Radio.[5]

Juan Carlos Casas: First recording with Pedro Laurenz, Vieja amiga, for RCA Victor.[6]

Lucio Demare: His own orchestra makes its first Odeón recording, La racha.[7]

Francisco Amor: First recording with Francisco Canaro, Salud, salud.[8]

Rodolfo Biagi: Last recording with D'Arienzo, Champagne tango, after 71 sides together.[9][16]

Juan D'Arienzo: Biagi's last recording with the orchestra, Champagne tango; Juan Polito takes over the piano that July.[10]

Dante A. Linyera dies in Buenos Aires.[11]

Carlos Varela: Last recording with Firpo.[12]

Roberto Ray: With 'Media vida' he moves from refrain singer to Fresedo's full featured singer.[13]

Agustin Magaldi dies in Buenos Aires after liver surgery.[14]

Agustin Magaldi dies in Buenos Aires.[15]

Roberto Caló: As the new singer of his brother Miguel Caló's orchestra, records Dulce amargura and Luces del puerto.[17]

Osvaldo Cartery: Born in Buenos Aires (Todotango; Tango Voice gives 1939).[18]

Donato Racciatti starts out as a radio bandoneonist with the típicas Los Brujos and Los Zorros Grises.[19]

Alberto Mancione leads the Típica Armenonville for a three-month contract at the Palermo Palace, with Floreal Ruiz singing as Carlos Martel.[20]

Raúl Iriarte joins Mario Azzerboni's neighbourhood orchestra, then sings briefly with Edgardo Donato and with Enrique Forte.[21]

Homero Expósito writes his first tango, Rodando, with his brother Virgilio; Libertad Lamarque sings it.[22]

Virgilio Expósito writes his first tango, Rodando, with Homero at their parents' house in Zárate; at fourteen he also composes Maquillaje.[23]

Francisco Lauro forms Los Mendocinos, named after the restaurant Un Rincón de Mendoza; the group also plays the Café Germinal and debuts on LR3 Radio Belgrano.[24]

Jorge Caldara: At about fourteen plays in Cieguito Tarantini's orchestra at Café El Nacional on Corrientes.[25]

Mario Pomar sings with Federico Scorticati's orchestra on LR3 Radio Belgrano, still as Mario Corrales.[26]

Orlando Medina sings with Héctor Varela on Radio Belgrano and at the Cabaret Imperio, until 1940.[27]

Osmar Maderna moves to Buenos Aires, plays solo radio spots and joins Manuel Fernández's orchestra.[28]

Roberto Rufino: Hired by Carlos Di Sarli, who presents him at the Moulin Rouge cabaret and on Radio El Mundo.[29]

Floreal Ruiz becomes the singer of José Otero's orchestra under the name Fabián Conde.[30]

Julian Centeya writes the milonga Julián Centeya with José Canet, which gives him his pen name.[31]

Juan Sanchez Gorio becomes first bandoneon of Francisco Lauro's orchestra Los Mendocinos, with Mario Landi singing.[32]

Miguel Montero: Radio debut on Radio del Pueblo as Alberto Luna.[33]

Aldo Campoamor travels to France with Rafael Canaro's orchestra and records Viejos tiempos in Paris.[34]

Mariano Mores: The Moragues sisters' duo becomes the Trío Mores; he makes first recordings for Columbia and appears on Radio Belgrano.[35]

José Garcia: Barbará leaves to form his own orchestra and Rodolfo Lozano takes the piano.[36]

Héctor Mauré wins Radio Belgrano's Puloil contest for new voices, earning six months of paid performances.[37]

José Canet writes the milonga Julián Centeya on Amleto Vergiati's verses.[38]

Vicente Demarco accompanies Agustín Magaldi until the singer's death.[39]

David Díaz joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra as first violin, replacing José Stilman.[40]

Andrés Falgás joins Juan Canaro, with shows, radio and five recordings.[41]

Alberto Castillo leaves Rodas to concentrate on medical studies; he later qualifies as a gynaecologist at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata.[42]

Francisco Gorrindo: Juan D'Arienzo premieres Paciencia and La bruja on Radio El Mundo; Rodolfo Biagi records Gólgota.[43]

Antonio Polito writes De rodillas with León Castaing and Nolo López.[44]

Carlos Pesce writes La milonga que faltaba with Edgardo Donato.[45]

Pintín Castellanos writes the milonga El temblor.[46]

Nolo López writes Allá en el dock with Héctor Marcó and De rodillas with Antonio Polito and León Castaing.[47]

Típica Victor records Adiós Buenos Aires and Sin rumbo fijo with Ángel Vargas.[48]

José Tinelli records the film tango El embrujo de tu violín for Odeon, sung by Chola Bosch and Luis Bottini.[49]

Ricardo Pedevilla joins Oscar Rossano's orchestra on Radio Belgrano.[50]

Félix Gutiérrez becomes refrain singer of Mario Azzerboni's orchestra.[51]

Ángel Vargas records refrains with the Orquesta Típica Victor under Federico Scorticati.[52]

Luis Rubistein writes Nada más with Juan D'Arienzo and Carnaval de mi barrio.[53]

Jesús Fernández Blanco writes the milonga La trifulca with Juan Rezzano.[54]

Ramón Collazo stars in the film Soltero soy feliz.[55]

Juan Polito replaces Rodolfo Biagi as pianist of Juan D'Arienzo's orchestra in July.[56]

Armando Tagini writes El cornetín del tranvía with Oscar Arona.[57]

Enrique Delfino acts in Ronda de estrellas.[58]

Héctor María Artola plays in Paris with Rafael Canaro's orchestra.[59]

Teófilo Ibáñez: First singer of Rodolfo Biagi's orchestra, for eight months.[60]

Rodolfo Biagi — Led Rodolfo Biagi.1938[61]

Aníbal Troilo — Led Aníbal Troilo.1938, Mar 7, 1938[62][83]

Francisco Lomuto — Led Francisco Lomuto.Feb 24, 1938[83]

Julio De Caro — Led Julio De Caro.Mar 10, 1938[83]

Francisco Canaro — Led Quinteto Don Pancho (Francisco Canaro).May 9, 1938[83]

Pedro Laurenz — Led Pedro Laurenz.May 12, 1938[83]

Juan Miguel Rodríguez — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1938[62]

Hugo Baralis — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1938[62]

Orlando Goñi — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1938[62]

Aníbal Troilo — Played in Radio Splendid.1938[76]

Carlos Di Sarli — Played in Radio El Mundo.1938[77]

Jorge Fernández — Played in Cuarteto Del 900.1938[78]

Aníbal Troilo — Performed at Café Germinal.1938[62]

Juan D'Arienzo — Performed at Radio El Mundo.Jan 4, 1938[80]

La bruja — 1938[63]

Gólgota — 1938[64]

Vieja amiga — 1938[65]

Vendrás alguna vez — 1938[66]

Nada más — 1938[67]

Carnaval de mi barrio — 1938[68]

La trifulca — 1938[69]

El cornetín del tranvia — 1938[70]

El temblor — 1938[71]

Julián Centeya — 1938[72]

Suplicio — 1938[73]

Honor gaucho — 1938[74]

Desaliento — 1938[75]

Nelly Omar — La Gardel con polleras (apodo, 1938)1938[79]

Aníbal Troilo — first recordings for Odeon, 7 March 1938Mar 7, 1938[62]

Alberto Cuello — Born.Jan 21, 1938[81]

La milonga que faltaba (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Horacio Lagos.Feb 5, 1938[82]

Que tiempo aquel (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Jorge Omar.Feb 24, 1938[82]

El adiós (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.Mar 3, 1938[82]

Cuando el corazón (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.Mar 3, 1938[82]

Paciencia (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.Mar 3, 1938[82]

Saca chispas (Julio De Caro) — Sung by Luis Díaz.Mar 10, 1938[82]

Fuego (Julio De Caro) — Sung by Luis Díaz.Mar 10, 1938[82]

Sueño de amor (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.Apr 21, 1938[82]

Ave de paso (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.Apr 26, 1938[82]

25 de mayo (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Roberto Maida.May 9, 1938[82]

Milonga gris (Julio De Caro) — Sung by Luis Díaz.May 11, 1938[82]

Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.Feb 20, 1938[84]