Daniel Santos

Daniel Santos (June 6, 1916 – November 27, 1992) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Over the course of his career he adopted several names created by the public and became known as "El Jefe" and "El Inquieto Anacobero".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 5, 1916 (San Juan), Died November 27, 1992 (Ocala)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 93 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-073295	10-in.	5/29/1942	En mi soledad	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-073297	10-in.	5/29/1942	Por si acaso me quieres	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-073474	10-in.	3/24/1942	Mi último adiós	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-073475	10-in.	3/24/1942	No llores más	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Victor	BS-073476	10-in.	3/24/1942	Triste carta	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, composer, leader
Victor	BS-073477	10-in.	3/24/1942	Angélica	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist
Victor	BS-073681	10-in.	4/7/1942	De castigo	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-073682	10-in.	4/7/1942	Te lo juro	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
Victor	BS-073683	10-in.	4/7/1942	Estoy enamorado	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader
Victor	BS-075326	10-in.	6/10/1942	Virgen de la media noche	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-075327	10-in.	6/10/1942	Me extraña	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer, vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-075328	10-in.	6/10/1942	No vuelvas	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-075329	10-in.	6/10/1942	Preciosidad	Orquesta Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	vocalist, leader
Victor	PR-21	10-in.	before 8/22/1949	Doroteo el doble feo	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	PR-22	10-in.	before 9/6/1949	Martín el loco	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	PR-23	10-in.	before 5/27/1949	De inspiración	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	PR-24	10-in.	before 5/27/1949	Las trompetas	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Victor	PR-25	10-in.	before 2/1/1950	Lo que es la rumba	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	PR-26	10-in.	before 8/22/1949	En el cafetal	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Victor	PR-27	10-in.	before 9/6/1949	A lo mejor	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Victor	PR-28	10-in.	before 9/6/1949	Corazón	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, vocalist
Victor	PR-29	10-in.	before 12/6/1949	El rey del bombo	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with male vocal ensemble and jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	PR-30	10-in.	before 12/6/1949	¿Por qué dudas mi amor?	Daniel Santos Sonora Boricua	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	leader, composer, vocalist
Victor	CU-49[b]	10-in.	before 4/15/1948	El bobo de la yuca	Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist
Victor	CU-50[b]	10-in.	before 4/15/1948	Ayudame cubano	Orquesta Julio Gutiérrez ; Daniel Santos	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	vocalist, composer

(Results 26-50 of 93 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Santos, Daniel," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106241.

Santos, Daniel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106241.

"Santos, Daniel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.