Nilo Menéndez
Nilo Menéndez Barnet (Matanzas, 26 September 1902 - Burbank, California, 15 September 1987) was a Cuban-born naturalized American songwriter. Menéndez came to the United States in 1924 when he was 22. He wrote his best known song "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in 1929 and was recorded several times by Latin artists and translated into English in 1931. The song became a major hit when Jimmy Dorsey recorded it as "Green Eyes" around 1941. |
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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 176 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-84299 | 10-in. | 9/24/1934 | Aquellos ojos verdes | Marimba Pan-Americana | Marimba band | composer | |
Victor | BS-86096 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Si yo tuviera un millon | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-86097 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Que aburrido estoy | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-86098 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Pero tiene tu boquita | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-86099 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Mucho pequé | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BVE-86378 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Arrolla | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-86379 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | A gozar | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-86380 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Quiero verte sufrir | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-86381 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Quiero | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BVE-86382 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Guajirita | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BVE-86383 | 10-in. | 1/8/1935 | Mujeres coquetas | Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BS-86400 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Modelando el amor | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-86401 | 10-in. | 12/6/1934 | Africa | José Bohr | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Victor | BS-87483 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Lupisambe yuca y ñame | Nilo Menéndez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BS-87484 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Suena, guarachita, suena | Nilo Menéndez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist, leader | |
Victor | BS-87485 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Idilio | Nilo Menéndez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-87486 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Se fué la comparsa | Nilo Menéndez Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-87487 | 10-in. | 2/5/1935 | Olvida che | Luis Alvarez ; Alfredo Cibelli | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | leader | |
Victor | BS-92462 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Moreno | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-92463 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Hueso na' ma' | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-92464 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Sorpresa | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-92465 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | María Belén Chacón | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-92466 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Sombras | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-92467 | 10-in. | 7/26/1935 | Horas de pasión | Guyún ; Orquesta Nilo Menéndez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader | |
Victor | BS-07715 | 10-in. | 4/5/1937 | A love song of long ago | Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Menéndez, Nilo," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.
Menéndez, Nilo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.
"Menéndez, Nilo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Nilo Menéndez
Discogs: Nilo Menéndez
Allmusic: Nilo Menéndez
IMDb: Nilo Menéndez
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LCNAR: Menéndez, Nilo, 1902-1987 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no94002173
Wikidata: Nilo Menéndez - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q16011934
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/10031748
MusicBrainz: Nilo Menéndez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f31a197d-07cb-4936-b08d-16e8f34291b8
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