Tango in 1939

Juan D'Arienzo — 26 recordings1939[1]

Carlos Di Sarli — 2 recordings1939[1]

Rodolfo Biagi — 12 recordings1939[1]

Osvaldo Fresedo — 18 recordings1939[1]

Edgardo Donato — 15 recordings1939[1]

Enrique Rodríguez — 10 recordings1939[1]

Francisco Canaro — 39 recordings1939[1]

Francisco Lomuto — 17 recordings1939[1]

Típica Victor — 7 recordings1939[1]

Julio De Caro — 12 recordings1939[1]

Roberto Firpo — 1 recordings1939[1]

Cuarteto Típico Roberto Firpo — 6 recordings1939[1]

Tormenta (Francisco Canaro) — Recorded in Francisco Canaro.1939[62]

El choclo (Osvaldo Fresedo) — instrumental1939[68]

Meta fierro (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Mar 3, 1939[85]

Dos guitas (Juan D'Arienzo) — Recorded in Juan D'Arienzo.Mar 3, 1939[85]

Carlos Di Sarli debuts his rebuilt orchestra on Radio El Mundo.[2]

Carlos Roldán stars in El tango de oro on Radio Belgrano, scripted by Homero Manzi, working with Roberto Firpo.[3]

Ruben Harymbat: Born on 1 March; he grows up in Pompeya.[4]

Luis Díaz: Last recordings, Era mi vida and Coraje, on 17 March; retires.[5]

Mario Pomar: First records with the Orquesta Típica Victor, the vals Vuelve otra vez and the ranchera La mentirosa.[6]

Martha Anton: Born in Bonifacio, Laguna Alsina.[7]

Héctor Stamponi: His first tango, "Inquietud", written with Francini, is recorded by Osvaldo Fresedo.[8]

Enrique Camerano: First violin at the presentation of Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at café El Nacional.[9]

Enrique Alessio plays bandoneon at the debut of Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at Café El Nacional on Corrientes.[10]

Aniceto Rossi: Double bassist of Pugliese's orchestra at its presentation at café El Nacional.[11]

Amadeo Mandarino sings at Osvaldo Pugliese's debut at the Café El Nacional.[12]

Osvaldo Pugliese debuts his cooperative orchestra at the café El Nacional, Corrientes 980, with Amadeo Mandarino singing.[13]

Julio Martel: Billed under his real name as a singer with guitars at the Teatro Magazine.[14]

Enrique Campos appears in the Uruguayan film Radio Candelario, which opens at the Radio City cinema.[15]

Francisco Amor premieres Cuartito azul with Canaro.[16]

Osmar Maderna joins Miguel Caló's orchestra as pianist in October, replacing Héctor Stamponi.[17]

Pedro Numa Córdoba: Ay Aurora, by Gardel, Razzano and Córdoba, is registered with SADAIC.[18]

Roberto Rufino makes his first recording with Di Sarli, Corazón.[19]

Carlos Posadas: Carlos Di Sarli's orchestra makes its first recording with Retirao.[20]

Alberto Echague records Trago amargo, the last of 27 sides in his first stage with D'Arienzo, then leaves to sing with Juan Polito at the confitería Richmond.[21]

Clara Raquel Lamdan is born.[22]

Cacho Dante: Born, and grows up in Flores.[23]

Gerónimo Bongioni leads Los Ases del Buenos Aires de Ayer on Radio Belgrano, with Juan Carlos Cambón at the piano.[24]

Virulazo starts dancing tango at about 13 in neighbourhood clubs and Mataderos.[25]

Alberto Podestá moves to Buenos Aires with Hugo del Carril's support, auditions at the Paradise café and is hired by Miguel Caló, singing at the Singapur cabaret as Juan Carlos Morel.[26]

Alberto Marino: First sings with an orchestra, Emilio Balcarce's, as Alberto Demari.[27]

Raúl Berón debuts with Miguel Caló's orchestra at the Dancing.[28]

Roberto Chanel: Osvaldo Pugliese's new orchestra starts playing the Café Nacional, where Chanel was singing with "el Cieguito" Tarantino's group.[29]

Horacio Sanguinetti: Ignacio Corsini records his canción serrana Morocha triste, with music by Enrique Maciel.[30]

Osvaldo Ruggiero joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra at seventeen; it plays Café Germinal and debuts at Café El Nacional in August.[31]

Eduardo Rovira: First tour, with Florindo Sassone's orchestra, where he meets Osvaldo Manzi.[32]

Carlos Lázzari: Teenage debut in Pedro Maffia's orchestra, which disbands that year.[33]

Ismael Spitalnik joins Emilio Balcarce's group and briefly the Orquesta Típica Nobel.[34]

Alberto Mancione: Co-founds the Orquesta Típica Los Dados Blancos with Bernardo Álvarez.[35]

Héctor Marcó writes Corazón with Carlos Di Sarli.[36]

Roberto Lambertucci: Osvaldo Fresedo records Viejo farolito with Ricardo Ruiz.[37]

Angel Dominguez plays in Joaquín Mora's new orchestra, presented on Radio Prieto.[38]

Jorge Caldara joins violinist Alberto Pugliese's orchestra, playing the Sociedad Rural dances and Radio del Pueblo.[39]

Enrique Díaz joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra on the recommendation of his brother David.[40]

Alberto Rivera moves to Buenos Aires after radio work in Rosario (LT3, LT8 Radio Cerealista).[41]

Astor Piazzolla joins Aníbal Troilo's orchestra as a bandoneonist, first filling in for an ailing player.[42]

Héctor Varela forms his first orchestra, which plays on radio but never records.[43]

Floreal Ruiz records the march of Club Platense with José Otero's orchestra.[44]

Mario César Gomila writes Soy milonguero with Miguel Caló.[45]

Alfredo Attadia plays briefly as first bandoneon for Armando Baliotti, then joins Ángel D'Agostino as lead bandoneon and arranger.[46]

Oscar Serpa: The Pelaia-Serpa duo is hired by Radio Belgrano.[47]

Ricardo Ruiz becomes a permanent singer of Fresedo's orchestra.[48]

Aldo Campoamor joins Radio El Mundo for several years, with Edmundo Zaldívar's guitars.[49]

Aníbal Troilo: Astor Piazzolla joins as bandoneonist and arranger, staying until 1944.[50]

Mariano Mores joins Francisco Canaro's orchestra, debuting with it at the Teatro Nacional on Corrientes.[51]

Mario Canaro: Quiero verte una vez más, with José María Contursi's words, appears.[52]

Maruja Pacheco Huergo writes Sinfonía de arrabal, recorded by Edgardo Donato's orchestra.[53]

David Díaz recommends his younger brother Kicho to Troilo as double bassist.[40]

Andrés Falgás replaces Teófilo Ibáñez in Rodolfo Biagi's orchestra, recording eleven sides to April 1940.[54]

Alberto Amor: Short stays with Carlos Di Sarli and Osvaldo Pugliese, no recordings.[55]

Roberto Arrieta begins two years as a soloist on LR3 Radio Belgrano.[56]

Francisco Gorrindo writes Mala suerte with Francisco Lomuto.[57]

Pintín Castellanos forms his own orchestra.[58]

Samuel Castriota: His music is used in the film La vida es un tango.[59]

Osvaldo Pugliese — daughter Beba (Lucela Delma) Pugliese, pianist, born 19391939[60]

Buenos Aires — Argentina's neutrality in the Second World War: Argentina stays neutral until 1945.1939[79]

Golden Age — Argentina: the musical 'La vida es un tango', written and directed by Manuel Romero, premiered on 8 February 1939Feb 8, 1939[84]

Carlos Di Sarli — Led Carlos Di Sarli.Jan 1939[61]

Francisco Canaro — Led Francisco Canaro.1939[62]

Osvaldo Pugliese — Led Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63]

Juan D'Arienzo — Led Juan D'Arienzo.1939[66]

Roberto Ray — Rizzuti-Ray ensemble (between 1939 and 1948)1939[80]

Adolfo Pérez — Played in Carlos Di Sarli.Jan 1939[61]

Enrique Alessio — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63][64]

Luis Bonnat — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63]

Enrique Camerano — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63][64]

Julio Carrasco — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63][64]

Aniceto Rossi — Played in Osvaldo Pugliese.1939[63][64]

Astor Piazzolla — Played in Aníbal Troilo.1939[67]

Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1939, Jan 5, 1939, Feb 1939[65][81][83]

Betinoti — 1939[69]

Dos guitas — 1939[70]

Cuartito azul — 1939[71]

El vino triste — 1939[72]

Quiero verte una vez más — 1939[73]

La milonga de Buenos Aires — 1939[74]

Corazón — 1939[75]

Soy milonguero — 1939[76]

Sinfonía de arrabal — 1939[77]

Más allá — 1939[78]

La mimada (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Horacio Lagos.Jan 26, 1939[82]

Mala suerte (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Jorge Omar.Feb 17, 1939[82]

Mala suerte (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 27, 1939[82]

Por vos yo me rompo todo (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 27, 1939[82]

Dónde andará (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Feb 27, 1939[82]

Por la vuelta (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Jorge Omar.Feb 28, 1939[82]

Milongón (Francisco Lomuto) — Sung by Jorge Omar.Feb 28, 1939[82]

De punta a punta (Edgardo Donato) — Sung by Horacio Lagos.Mar 6, 1939[82]

Alma de bohemio (Rodolfo Biagi) — Sung by Teófilo Ibáñez.Mar 24, 1939[82]

Noche de estrellas (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Mar 28, 1939[82]

Tormenta (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Ernesto Famá.Mar 28, 1939[82]

Si no me engaña el corazón (Osvaldo Fresedo) — Sung by Ricardo Ruiz.Apr 24, 1939[82]

Campo afuera (Rodolfo Biagi) — Sung by Teófilo Ibáñez.Apr 27, 1939[82]

La novena (Rodolfo Biagi) — Sung by Teófilo Ibáñez.Apr 27, 1939[82]