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 101-125 of 176 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W95595	10-in.	approximately April 1927	Un nuevo amor	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96081	10-in.	approximately January 1928	Si en tus persianas : Habanera	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96295	10-in.	1928	Nena	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96296	10-in.	1928	Los enmascarados	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96307	10-in.	approximately January 1928	El primer beso : Vals	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96308	10-in.	April 1928	Santiago : Merengue	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96487	10-in.	April 1928	Dulce recuerdo : Vals Lento	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96684	10-in.	August 1928	Palmira	Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W96686	10-in.	August 1928	Claveles rosados : Canción	Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W96694	10-in.	August 1928	Rumba guajira	Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W96696	10-in.	August 1928	Lupisamba o yuca y ñame : Tango congo	Rafael Betancourt ; Nilo Menéndez ; Rita Montaner	Female vocal solo, with 2 pianos	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W96796	10-in.	October 1928	Una noche más pasó	El Trovador Romántico	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer
Columbia	W96821	10-in.	October 1928	De aquí p'allá : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96822	10-in.	October 1928	El país las botellas	Orquesta Típica Criolla	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96823	10-in.	October 1928	Doctor Alemán : Danzón	Orquesta Típica Criolla	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W96858	10-in.	November 1928	Una noche más pasó	Guty Cárdenas ; Joseph M. Lacalle ; Orquesta Viva-tonal	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Columbia	W96888	10-in.	December 1928	Ola	Quarteto Guty Cárdenas	Vocal quartet, with piano	composer
Columbia	W96892	10-in.	December 1928	Confesión : Canción	Guty y Utrera	Vocal duet with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W97015	10-in.	March 1929	Cantar gitano	Adolfo Utrera	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W97019	10-in.	March 1929	Aunque no pueda vivir sin tí : Canción bolero	Tomasita Nuñez	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W97026	10-in.	March 1929	Don Pancho y Ramona : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W97027	10-in.	March 1929	Bien me lo decía Inés : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W97028	10-in.	March 1929	Bongé, las mujeres son : Danzón dominicano	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W97155	10-in.	May 1929	En la raja tapatía : Canción	Francisco Fuentes Pumarino	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Columbia	W97160	10-in.	May 1929	Aunque no pueda	Guty Cárdenas	Male vocal solo, with piano	composer

(Results 101-125 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.