Year
Tango in 1950
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Our catalogue holds 242 recordings from 1950. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (24 recordings), Alfredo De Angelis (18 recordings), and Osvaldo Pugliese (16 recordings).
That year
Pedro Datila: Last Maderna recording, Al compás de tu mentira.
Jorge Casal: Joins Aníbal Troilo; first TK recording, Che bandoneón, on 24 November.
María Celia Blanco: Born.
Rodolfo Lesica: Debuts with Héctor Varela's orchestra at the Chantecler, beside Armando Laborde.
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Juan D'Arienzo — recorded in Tango in 1950 (24 recordings)1950Single source
Alfredo De Angelis — recorded in Tango in 1950 (18 recordings)1950Single source
Osvaldo Pugliese — recorded in Tango in 1950 (16 recordings)1950Single source
Edgardo Donato — recorded in Tango in 1950 (12 recordings)1950Single source
Orquesta Francini-Pontier — recorded in Tango in 1950 (11 recordings)1950Single source
Florindo Sassone — recorded in Tango in 1950 (11 recordings)1950Single source
Ricardo Pedevilla — recorded in Tango in 1950 (10 recordings)1950Single source
José Basso — recorded in Tango in 1950 (10 recordings)1950Single source
Miguel Caló — recorded in Tango in 1950 (10 recordings)1950Single source
Domingo Federico — recorded in Tango in 1950 (8 recordings)1950Single source
Francisco Canaro — recorded in Tango in 1950 (8 recordings)1950Single source
Alfredo Gobbi — recorded in Tango in 1950 (8 recordings)1950Single source
What happened60
Pedro Datila Last Maderna recording, Al compás de tu mentira.Single source
Jorge Casal Joins Aníbal Troilo; first TK recording, Che bandoneón, on 24 November.Single source
María Celia Blanco Born.Single source
Rodolfo Lesica Debuts with Héctor Varela's orchestra at the Chantecler, beside Armando Laborde.Single source
Arturo de Bassi Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Alberto Mancione First RCA Victor record: "Ventarrón" and "Tinta roja".Single source
Carlos Almada First recordings, with Edgardo Donato on Pampa, among them Pituca.Single source
Andrés Domenech Dies.Single source
Hugo Duval First recording, the waltz Serenata campera with Heredia, for Odeon.Single source
Omar Mollo Born in Pergamino.Single source
Alberto Rivera Last recording, Alma de loca, shortly before Lomuto's death in December.Single source
Rodolfo Dinzel Born in Buenos Aires on 7 October.Single source
Carlos Copello Born in Santiago del Estero (date given as approximately 1 November).Single source
Jorge Vidal Last recordings with Pugliese: Barra querida and Un baile a beneficio.Single source
Armando Garrido First recording with Fresedo, Del tiempo de Gardel, for Columbia.Single source
Julio Martel Last record with De Angelis, 'Tus palabras y la noche'.Single source
Francisco Lomuto Dies suddenly in Tortuguitas, two months after his last recordings.Single source
El Chino Perico Starts frequenting clubs, milongas and prácticas in his mid-teens (13–15 depending on the source).Single source
Armando Garrido Debuts with Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra on LR1 Radio El Mundo.Single source
Tete Rusconi Starts dancing at about 14, first as a rock and roll contest dancer.Single source
Alberto Dassieu At 14 goes to the downtown milongas; Alfredo Gobbi sponsors him into Sans Souci.Single source
Joaquin Do Reyes Signs with the new TK label; his first recordings are Trece and El amanecer.Single source
Dante Amicarelli Forms Casablanca Jazz with Mario Cosentino.Single source
Hugo Duval Joins Rodolfo Biagi after the carnival dances, with Carlos Heredia.Single source
Juan Carlos Godoy Stands out with Mario Luzzi's orchestra.Single source
José Libertella Joins Osmar Maderna's orchestra, where he meets Luis Stazo; stays in the Orquesta Símbolo under Aquiles Roggero until 1955.Single source
Julian Plaza Writes his first arrangement, the milonga Dominguera, for Caló.Single source
Roberto Pansera Joins Osvaldo Fresedo's orchestra and soon becomes its arranger.Single source
Ubaldo De Lío Records for Victor on mandolin in a jazz quintet with Lalo Schifrin.Single source
Mario Bustos Appears in the film Mary tuvo la culpa.Single source
Jorge Casal Sings in the film Al compás de tu mentira.Single source
Maria de la Fuente Begins recording with Astor Piazzolla's orchestra for TK (to 1952).Single source
Juan Cambareri Begins recording for Pampa, an Odeon subsidiary, starting with "El choclo".Single source
Edmundo Rivero Starts his solo career, accompanied by guitars and at times by Víctor Buchino's orchestra.Single source
Carlos Waiss Writes Bien pulenta with D'Arienzo and Varela.Single source
Atilio Stampone Wins a scholarship to the Santa Cecilia conservatory in Rome, then tours for two years.Single source
Carlos Lázzari Joins Juan D'Arienzo's orchestra, later becoming first bandoneon and arranger.Single source
Roberto Di Filippo Joins Horacio Salgán in April and records four titles for Victor.Single source
Roberto Grela Begins recording for Odeon as Nelly Omar's guitarist, until 1955.Single source
Oscar Ferrari Venganza with Basso becomes a best-seller.Single source
Carlos Saavedra Leaves Biagi with Alberto Amor after the carnival season; goes solo.Single source
Héctor Varela Leaves D'Arienzo and forms his own orchestra, with a contract at the Chantecler cabaret; first recordings for Pampa with singers Armando Laborde and Rodolfo Lesica.Single source
Alberto Mancione Exclusive with Radio El Mundo, plays the Montecarlo dance hall at Corrientes and Libertad; Francisco Fiorentino joins in March.Single source
Edmundo Rivero Sings the title tango, with Astor Piazzolla's orchestra, in the film El cielo en las manos.Single source
ANGEL DOMINGUEZ Plays bandoneon and arranges for Alberto Mancione's orchestra.Single source
Ricardo Pedevilla Leads his own orchestra, recording for Pampa.Single source
Simón Bajour Joins Carlos Di Sarli's orchestra; plays the solo of A la gran muñeca.Single source
Héctor Varela Plays the Marabú cabaret and the radio show Glostora Tango Club in the 1950s; Argentino Ledesma replaces Laborde.Single source
Donato Racciatti Starts a contract with Radio Carve that runs until 1972.Single source
Alberto Suárez Villanueva Begins ten years at the Café El Ateneo in Montevideo.Single source
Héctor Grané Jorge Dragone takes his place at Laurenz's piano for a few months.Single source
Armando Moreno Sings with Domingo Federico beside Enzo Valentino.Single source
Alfredo De Angelis Appears in the film 'Al compás de tu mentira'.Single source
Astor Piazzolla Dissolves his orchestra and turns to classical study.Single source
Horacio Salgan Returns with a new orchestra on Radio Belgrano.Single source
Raul Iriarte Tours Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Mexico, then settles in Colombia.Single source
Eduardo Bianco Leaves again on tour abroad.Single source
Manuel Pizarro Returns to France (1950 per Wikipedia, 1951 per his own account).Single source
Ciriaco Ortiz Plays in Mariano Mores's orchestra at the Teatro Alvear.Single source
Enrique Alessio Joins Juan D'Arienzo as first bandoneon and arranger, debuting on record with his own Un tango para mi vieja.Single source
Timeline
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Recorded in Juan D'ArienzoSingle source
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Recorded in Alfredo De AngelisSingle source
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Recorded in Osvaldo PuglieseSingle source
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Recorded in Edgardo DonatoSingle source
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Recorded in Orquesta Francini-PontierSingle source
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Recorded in Florindo SassoneSingle source
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Recorded in Ricardo PedevillaSingle source
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Recorded in José BassoSingle source