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.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 26, 1902 (Matanzas), Died September 15, 1987 (Burbank)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947

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

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

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 176 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 176 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Menéndez, Nilo," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

Menéndez, Nilo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

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