Tango in 1942

Juan D'Arienzo — 33 recordings1942[1]

Carlos Di Sarli — 23 recordings1942[1]

Aníbal Troilo — 27 recordings1942[1]

Miguel Caló — 15 recordings1942[1]

Ricardo Tanturi — 18 recordings1942[1]

Ángel D'Agostino — 27 recordings1942[1]

Pedro Laurenz — 10 recordings1942[1]

Lucio Demare — 16 recordings1942[1]

Rodolfo Biagi — 13 recordings1942[1]

Osvaldo Fresedo — 17 recordings1942[1]

Edgardo Donato — 6 recordings1942[1]

Enrique Rodríguez — 16 recordings1942[1]

Manuel Buzon — Odeon Records1942[88]

Mishiadura (Edgardo Donato) — Recorded in Edgardo Donato.Mar 11, 1942[99]

Alfredo Rojas sings Fea on the orchestra's first Odeon recording.[2]

José Garcia: First Odeon recording, Horacio Pettorossi's "Fea", sung by Alfredo Rojas, who becomes the band's best-known voice.[2]

Hugo Marcel: Born in Buenos Aires; grows up in Villa Luro.[3]

Carmencita Calderón: El Cachafaz dies on 7 February after their performance in Mar del Plata.[4]

El Cachafaz dies of heart failure on 7 February in Mar del Plata, after dancing 'Don Juan' at El Rancho Grande.[5]

Manuel Buzon returns to Radio El Mundo and records "Al verla pasar" for Odeon with Mandarino.[6]

Manuel Pizarro arrives back in Argentina on 11 April 1942.[7]

Roberto Arrieta: First recording, Un tango guapo, with Lucio Demare.[8]

Alberto Mancione: His own orchestra opens the Tibidabo cabaret at Corrientes 1244, playing afternoons while Aníbal Troilo plays nights; Horacio Torres sings.[9]

Carlos Gavito: Born on 27 April in Avellaneda (one source gives 1943 in La Plata).[10]

Raúl Berón: First recording with Caló, "Al compás del corazón", on Odeón, a major hit.[11]

Miguel Caló records 'Al compás del corazón' with Raúl Berón for Odeon; its success keeps Berón in the orchestra despite doubts at the radio station.[12]

Julio César Sanders dies in Quilmes.[13]

Alfredo Bevilacqua dies at the Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires.[14]

Walter Ríos: Born in Santa Fe province.[15]

Antonio Sureda records for Odeon at the head of an orquesta típica.[16]

Juan Carlos Lamas: First recordings with D'Arienzo for RCA Victor: Pompas de jabón, Vieja recova, Embrujamiento.[17][27]

Orlando Medina records Gitana rusa with Malerba.[18]

Juan Carlos Casas: Last Laurenz recording, Firuletear de bandoneón.[19]

Pepito Avellaneda starts dancing at about twelve during the Avellaneda carnival.[20]

Jorge Durán: The family moves to Buenos Aires; he sings in venues and confiterías.[21]

Oscar Rubens writes Al compás de un tango and Lejos de Buenos Aires with Alberto Suárez Villanueva, and Cuatro compases with Atilio Bruni.[22]

Arturo Gallucci writes Cómo se hace un tango with Enrique Dizeo.[23]

Osvaldo Manzi: Around the early 1940s, pianist of the house orchestra at Radio del Pueblo while still a teenager.[24]

Alfredo Belusi begins in Rosario with Leónidas Montero's Cuarteto Los Ases (around age 17).[25]

Nina Miranda wins a contest at CX 36 Radio Centenario, with a three-month contract as prize.[26]

Alberto Podestá joins Carlos Di Sarli, who gives him the name Alberto Podestá; records Al compás del corazón and Nada.[28]

Enrique Mario Francini writes Azabache and Pedacito de cielo with Stamponi and Homero Expósito.[29]

Horacio Sanguinetti: Gitana rusa, with Juan Sánchez Gorio, is his first hit; Moneda de cobre appears with Carlos Viván.[30]

Marvil: Alberto Castillo records Así se baila el tango, with Elías Randal's music, with Enrique Alessio's orchestra for Victor.[31]

Atilio Stampone joins Pedro Maffia's orchestra at the Tibidabo cabaret.[32]

Mario Demarco joins Alfredo Gobbi's orchestra, debuting at the Sans Souci.[33]

Carlos Lázzari: In Miguel Caló's Orquesta de las Estrellas.[34]

Simón Bajour: First tango job: carnival dances with a sextet at a club in Villa Ballester.[35]

Jorge Ledesma joins the Castro-Paulino orchestra.[36]

José Basso plays in Alberto Soifer's orchestra, the house band of Ronda de ases on LR1 Radio El Mundo.[37]

Héctor Marcó writes Nido gaucho with Di Sarli and scores the film El camino de las llamas.[38]

Roberto Lambertucci writes Me llaman El Zorro with Mario Perini.[39]

Ángel Cabral: The trio records Jazmín Simón with Sebastián Piana for Victor; sings with Alfredo Gobbi at the Sans Souci.[40]

Alberto Suárez Villanueva: Caló and Troilo record Lejos de Buenos Aires; Tanturi and Castillo record Al compás de un tango.[41]

Eduardo Adrian sings Viviré con tu recuerdo and Corazón encadenado in Sentimiento gaucho at the Teatro Nacional.[42]

Miguel Montero performs on Radio El Mundo.[43]

Horacio Salgan makes his first record late in the year.[44]

Héctor Stamponi writes the milonga "Azabache" and the vals "Pedacito de cielo".[45]

Floreal Ruiz sings for the first time under his real name, on Radio Prieto; his father attends and they reconcile.[46]

Carlos Bahr marries the singer Lina Ferro, whom he met at Radio Porteña; they settle in Almagro.[47]

Julian Centeya writes Claudinette with Enrique Delfino.[48]

Vicente Demarco writes Guapo with Alfredo Faustino Roldán.[49]

Félix Lipesker: His tango Adiós... adiós corazón is dated to this year.[50]

Oscar Herrero: In Emilio Orlando's orchestra on the Ronda de Ases programme of Radio El Mundo.[51]

Carlos Acuña joins Rodolfo Biagi at the end of the year, debuting on Radio Splendid.[52]

Roberto Rufino moves briefly to Emilio Orlando's orchestra.[53]

Nelly Omar appears in the film Melodías de América.[54]

José María Contursi writes Gricel with Mores, about Susana Gricel Viganó, whom he later marries.[55]

Nolo López writes the vals Qué me pasará with Alfredo Zappettini.[56]

Andrés Domenech: Di Sarli records Va a cantar un ruiseñor with Alberto Podestá.[57]

El porteñito — 1942[58]

Golden Age — Occurred at Argentina.1942[60]

El encopao — Composed by Osvaldo Pugliese.1942[59]

Tristezas de la calle Corrientes — 1942[61]

Barrio de tango — 1942[62]

Ninguna — 1942[63]

Mañana zarpa un barco — 1942[64]

Azabache — 1942[65]

Los mareados — 1942[66]

No te apures Carablanca — 1942[67]

Gricel — 1942[68]

Que me quiten lo bailao — 1942[69]

Nido gaucho — 1942[70]

Soy muchacho de la guardia — 1942[71]

Moneda de cobre — 1942[72]

Gitana rusa — 1942[73]

Adiós adiós corazón — 1942[74]

Déjame soñar — 1942[75]

El encopao — 1942[76]

Como se hace un tango — 1942[77]

Lejos de Buenos Aires — 1942[78]

Al compás de un tango — 1942[79]

Cuatro Compases — 1942[80]

Así se baila el tango — 1942[81]

Qué me pasará — 1942[82]

El retobao — 1942[83]

Me llaman El Zorro — 1942[84]

Claudinette — 1942[85]

Trasnochando — 1942[86]

Canción de rango — 1942[87]

Jamás retornarás — 1942[92]

Raúl Kaplun — Played in Lucio Demare.1942[89]

El Pibe Palermo — In 1942 he debuted at the Palermo Palace ballroom with Ángel D'Agostino's orchestra and Carmen Calderón as partner1942[90]

Carlitos Anzuate — He learned to dance by himself at 12, in 1942, watching people at a conventillo patio1942[91]

Malena — Malena is recorded for RCA Victor on 8 January 1942 by Aníbal Troilo's orchestra with Francisco Fiorentino.Jan 8, 1942[94]

El Cachafaz — Described as Mar del Plata.Feb 7, 1942[98]

Otra vez carnaval (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Roberto Rufino.Jan 3, 1942[93]

Malena (Aníbal Troilo) — Sung by Francisco Fiorentino.Jan 8, 1942[93]

El Chino Pantaleón (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Carlos Roldán.Jan 13, 1942[93]

Candombe criollo (Francisco Canaro) — Sung by Carlos Roldán.Jan 20, 1942[93]

Malena (Lucio Demare) — Sung by Juan Carlos Miranda.Jan 23, 1942[93]

Al compás de un tango (Lucio Demare) — Sung by Juan Carlos Miranda.Mar 13, 1942[93]

Madame Ivonne (Ricardo Tanturi) — Sung by Alberto Castillo.Mar 18, 1942[93]

Garronero (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Héctor Mauré.Mar 25, 1942[93]

Culpas ajenas (Juan D'Arienzo) — Sung by Alberto Reynal.Mar 25, 1942[93]

Es mejor perdonar (Pedro Laurenz) — Sung by Alberto del Campo.Mar 31, 1942[93]

Al compás del corazón (Carlos Di Sarli) — Sung by Alberto Podestá.Apr 9, 1942[93]

Un tango guapo (Lucio Demare) — Sung by Roberto Arrieta.Apr 14, 1942[93]

Hugo Marcel — Born.Jan 24, 1942[95][96]

El Cachafaz — Died.Feb 7, 1942[97][98]

Claudio Frollo — Died.Mar 20, 1942[100]