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

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 76-100 of 176 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W95043	10-in.	February 1926	Isabel : Fox trot	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95044	10-in.	February 1926	Lola : Tango fox	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95054	10-in.	March 1926	Rusticanella : Fox one step	Orquesta de Jazz "Nilo"	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95055	10-in.	approximately March 1926	Galleguita	Orquesta Tipica Nilo	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95056	10-in.	March 1926	Amigaso : Tango	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95057	10-in.	approximately March 1926	El caballo bayo	Orquesta Tipica Nilo	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95058	10-in.	March 1926	El cohete	Orquesta de Jazz "Nilo"	Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus	leader
Columbia	W95066	10-in.	March 1926	Medias de seda	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95067	10-in.	March 1926	Mal de amor : Tango milonga	Orquesta Tipica Nilo	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95068	10-in.	March 1926	Cariñosa : Java	Orquesta Tipica Nilo	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95169	10-in.	6/23/1926	Fea : Tango	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95170	10-in.	6/23/1926	Cicatrices : Tango	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95171	10-in.	6/24/1926	Todo por tí : Tango	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95172	10-in.	6/24/1926	Cabo de guardia	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95175	10-in.	6/24/1926	Rataplán en Mérida : Tango	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95177	10-in.	6/24/1926	Valencia	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader, composer
Columbia	W95178	10-in.	6/24/1926	Siento que mi alma	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95211	10-in.	July 1926	Essex : Danza	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95212	10-in.	July 1926	Ron Claros : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95286	10-in.	September 1926	Jamás me olvides : Canción	Julián Mario Oliver	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W95287	10-in.	September 1926	Recuerdos del pasado : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95289	10-in.	1926	Galán, galán	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95325	10-in.	October 1926	Caballeros, silencio hasta belén : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95590	10-in.	April 1927	¡Ay! ¡Guané! : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95594	10-in.	approximately April 1927	Las cuatro milpas	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader

(Results 76-100 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.