Arsenio Rodríguez
Arsenio Rodríguez (born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull; 31 August 1911 – 30 December 1970) was a Cuban musician, composer and bandleader. He played the tres, as well as the tumbadora, and he specialized in son, rumba and other Afro-Cuban music styles. In the 1940s and 1950s Rodríguez established the conjunto format and contributed to the development of the son montuno, the basic template of modern-day salsa. He claimed to be the true creator of the mambo and was an important as well as a prolific composer who wrote nearly two hundred songs. Despite being blind since the age of seven, Rodríguez quickly managed to become one of Cuba's foremost treseros. Nonetheless, his first hit, "Bruca maniguá" by Orquesta Casino de la Playa, came as a songwriter in 1937. For the following two years, Rodríguez worked as composer and guest guitarist for the Casino de la Playa, before forming his conjunto in 1940, one of the first of its kind. After recording over a hundred songs for RCA Victor over the course of twelve years, Rodríguez moved to New York in 1952, where he remained active, releasing several albums. In 1970, Rodríguez moved to Los Angeles, where he died of pneumonia shortly before the end of the year. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 31, 1911 (Matanzas), Died December 31, 1970 (Los Angeles)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934 - 1956
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, trés, composer, songwriter, lyricist
Notes: Arsenio Rodríguez was born Ignacio Arsenio Travieso Scull.
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Recordings (Results 76-100 of 141 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | CU-507 | 10-in. | beofre 3/6/1951 | Caminante y labore | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | instrumental ensemble | composer, leader | |
Victor | CU-509 | 10-in. | before 2/13/1951 | Me dijo que sí y le dije que no | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | CU-561 | 10-in. | before 9/12/1940 | Eu pirulero no veulve más | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-562 | 10-in. | before 9/12/1940 | Ya tá enamorá | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trés, composer, leader | |
Victor | CU-611 | 10-in. | before 10/16/1940 | Yo 'ta namorá | Orquesta Casino de la Playa ; Miguelito Valdés | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Victor | CU-641 | 10-in. | before 1/2/1941 | Desvarío | Conjunto Marcano | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | CU-723 | 10-in. | before 3/31/1941 | Corazón de hielo | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-724 | 10-in. | before 3/31/1941 | Yo tuve la culpa | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal quartet | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-725 | 10-in. | before 3/31/1941 | No hace na' la mujer | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-726 | 10-in. | before 3/31/1941 | Todos seguimos la conga | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-878[b] | 10-in. | before 2/27/1942 | Llora timbero | Roberto Duany ; Muchachos Pimienta ; Orquesta Mariano Mercerón ; Camilo Rodríguez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | composer | |
Victor | CU-928[b] | 10-in. | before 4/16/1956 | Me quedé sin ti | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez ; Estela Rodríguez Scull | Female vocal solo, with vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer, leader | |
Victor | CU-930 | 10-in. | before 4/16/1956 | Ayaca de maiz | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez ; Estela Rodríguez Scull ; Wiche ; Wito | Instrumental ensemble, with vocal trio | leader | |
Victor | CU-945[a] | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Sediento de amor | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-948[a] | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Como traigo la yuca | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-949[a] | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Con un solo pie | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-950[a] | 10-in. | before 6/18/1942 | Intranquilidad | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-997 | 10-in. | before 3/19/1943 | Triste lucha | Hermanas Márquez | Female vocal trio | songwriter | |
Victor | CU-1044 | 10-in. | before 8/4/1943 | Dile a Catalina... | Orquesta Belisario López | Instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | CU-1077 | 10-in. | before 9/14/1943 | Sin tu querer | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-1079 | 10-in. | before 9/14/1943 | Sandunguera | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, trés, leader | |
Victor | CU-1080[a] | 10-in. | before 9/14/1943 | So caballo! | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-1081 | 10-in. | before 9/14/1943 | Triste lucha | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trés, leader, composer | |
Victor | CU-1082 | 10-in. | before 9/21/1943 | Ñaña secré | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, trés, leader, songwriter | |
Victor | CU-1101 | 10-in. | before 11/23/194 | A buscar camarón | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | composer, instrumentalist, trés, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rodríguez, Arsenio," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105970.
Rodríguez, Arsenio. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105970.
"Rodríguez, Arsenio." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Rodríguez, Arsenio - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88612445
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