Year
Tango in 1960
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Our catalogue holds 140 recordings from 1960. The orchestras recorded most that year were Juan D'Arienzo (16 recordings), Armando Pontier (14 recordings), and Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) (14 recordings).
That year
Carlos Di Sarli: Dies in Olivos.
Rafael Tuegols: Dies in Buenos Aires.
José Razzano: Dies in Buenos Aires.
Luis Teisseire: Dies in Buenos Aires.
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Recorded in12
Juan D'Arienzo — recorded in Tango in 1960 (16 recordings)1960Single source
Armando Pontier — recorded in Tango in 1960 (14 recordings)1960Single source
Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán) — recorded in Tango in 1960 (14 recordings)1960Single source
Donato Racciatti — recorded in Tango in 1960 (13 recordings)1960Single source
Alfredo De Angelis — recorded in Tango in 1960 (12 recordings)1960Single source
Domingo Federico — recorded in Tango in 1960 (11 recordings)1960Single source
Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro) — recorded in Tango in 1960 (7 recordings)1960Single source
Mariano Mores — recorded in Tango in 1960 (6 recordings)1960Single source
Jorge Caldara — recorded in Tango in 1960 (6 recordings)1960Single source
Héctor Varela — recorded in Tango in 1960 (5 recordings)1960Single source
Florindo Sassone — recorded in Tango in 1960 (4 recordings)1960Single source
Carlos Di Sarli — recorded in Tango in 1960 (4 recordings)1960Single source
What happened59
Carlos Di Sarli Dies in Olivos.Single source
Rafael Tuegols Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
José Razzano Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Luis Teisseire Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Osvaldo Ramos Joins Florindo Sassone; first recording, Esclavo de tu piel.Single source
Horacio Palma Joins Juan D'Arienzo's orchestra, then under contract to RCA Victor.Single source
Gustavo Naveira Born in Comodoro Rivadavia, Chubut.Single source
Francisco Lauro Dies.Single source
Roberto Ray Dies in Buenos Aires.Single source
Mario César Gomila Dies.Single source
Cecilia Narova Born in Morón on 13 December.Single source
Horacio Pettorossi Dies in Mar del Plata.Single source
Gloria Arquimbau Professional debut with Eduardo in live numbers at the cine Ópera; Canaro hires them.Single source
Carlos Rivarola Begins folk dance around age eight with teacher Ana María Pérez in Villa Ballester; later trains with Mario Bustos and ballet master Alfredo Gurquel.Single source
Chico Novarro Settles in Buenos Aires.Single source
Eduardo Arquimbau Professional debut with Gloria in live numbers at the cine Ópera; Canaro hires them.Single source
Rodolfo Mederos Leads groups on Córdoba radio and television, including the Octeto Guardia Nueva.Single source
Maria Nieves Appears with Copes and Piazzolla on US television (The Arthur Murray Party, CBS).Single source
Walter Ríos Moves to Buenos Aires to study at the Conservatorio Nacional.Single source
Alcides Rossi Appears with Troilo in Discépolo's sainete Caramelos surtidos.Single source
Horacio Palma Appears with D'Arienzo and Jorge Valdez on Aquí Armenonville, Canal 9.Single source
Nelly Vázquez Joins Astor Piazzolla's quintet and records four songs for RCA Victor.Single source
Maria Nieves Appears with Copes and Piazzolla on US television (The Arthur Murray Party, CBS).Single source
Nito Garcia In the 1960s becomes principal dancer with Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra, including 'Cielo de barrilete' at the Teatro Marconi.Single source
Alcides Rossi Takes over his father's chair in Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra, debuting in Rosario.Single source
Aniceto Rossi Retires from Pugliese's orchestra; his son Alcides takes his place.Single source
Elba Berón Sings Y a mí qué in the musical Caramelos surtidos.Single source
Raúl Bravo Starts teaching at Academia Dopazo and dances with D'Arienzo's orchestra in Colombia.Single source
Carlos García Becomes music adviser at Radio Municipal and EMI-Odeon, where he stays until 1983.Single source
Arturo Penón Joins Osvaldo Pugliese's orchestra as fourth bandoneon, replacing Ismael Spitalnik.Single source
Hugo Marcel With Fresedo at the Luna Park carnival dances, then a tour of Uruguay.Single source
Los Muchachos De Antes Records Viejo rincón by Raúl de los Hoyos.Single source
Armando Pontier Héctor Darío takes over from Julio Sosa; Roberto Rufino follows Ferrari in 1961.Single source
Joaquin Do Reyes Begins six recordings for RCA Victor, through 1962, including Decareando and Don Rosendo.Single source
Alfredo Belusi Joins Osvaldo Pugliese beside Jorge Maciel; first Pugliese recordings on Stentor.Single source
Alberto Echague Joins Juan Sánchez Gorio's orchestra on Radio El Mundo.Single source
Julio Sosa Publishes his only book of poems, 'Dos horas antes del alba'.Single source
Alfredo Bigeschi Covers the Rome Olympics for the newspaper Crítica.Single source
Enrique Díaz Joins Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango and forms the Estrellas de Buenos Aires quartet.Single source
Osvaldo Ribo Records Aquel nocturno with Héctor Gondre's orchestra.Single source
Héctor Varela Becomes a regular on the television show Grandes Valores del Tango.Single source
Julio Sosa Goes solo with an orchestra led by bandoneonist Leopoldo Federico.Single source
Osvaldo Manzi Joins Astor Piazzolla's Quinteto Nuevo Tango; also forms Los Cuatro with Rovira for nightclubs and television.Single source
David Díaz Records La historia del tango with Argentino Galván for Music Hall.Single source
Eduardo Adrian Competes on the TV quiz Odol pregunta on Aeschylus and Greek theatre.Single source
Florindo Sassone Leads his own television programme, one of the first tango directors on TV.Single source
Argentino Ledesma Plays a tango singer in the film 'El asalto'.Single source
Mario Bustos Begins a solo career, accompanied by Jorge Dragone, Osvaldo Requena and others.Single source
Héctor de Rosas Joins Astor Piazzolla's quintet; records Nostalgias and Por la vuelta for Telefunken.Single source
Horacio Salgan Founds the Quinteto Real, which debuts on Radio El Mundo.Single source
Argentino Ledesma European tour, including the Olympia theatre in Paris.Single source
Atilio Stampone Scores Leopoldo Torre Nilsson's Un guapo del 900.Single source
Jorge Caldara Forms the quartet Estrellas de Buenos Aires, which tours the Americas.Single source
Oscar Larroca Sings on Radio Antioquia in Medellín for the 25th anniversary of Gardel's death.Single source
Carlos Acuña Records an album of Gardel songs for Peerless in Mexico.Single source
Astor Piazzolla Forms the Quinteto Nuevo Tango in Buenos Aires.Single source
José Tinelli Dies at home in Buenos Aires.Single source
Hugo Baralis Plays in the quartet Estrellas de Buenos Aires with Armando Cupo, Jorge Caldara and Kicho Díaz.Single source
Pedro Laurenz Joins the Quinteto Real with Horacio Salgán and Enrique Francini.Single source
Timeline
1960
Recorded in Juan D'ArienzoSingle source
1960
Recorded in Armando PontierSingle source
1960
Recorded in Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Single source
1960
Recorded in Donato RacciattiSingle source
1960
Recorded in Alfredo De AngelisSingle source
1960
Recorded in Domingo FedericoSingle source
1960
Recorded in Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Single source
1960
Recorded in Mariano MoresSingle source
Related
- Juan D'ArienzoOrchestra
- Armando PontierOrchestra
- Quinteto Real (Horacio Salgán)Orchestra
- Donato RacciattiOrchestra
- Alfredo De AngelisOrchestra
- Domingo FedericoOrchestra
- Quinteto Pirincho (Francisco Canaro)Orchestra
- Mariano MoresOrchestra
- Jorge CaldaraOrchestra
- Héctor VarelaOrchestra
- Florindo SassoneOrchestra
- Carlos Di SarliOrchestra