Media in category xavier cugat the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total. As a teenage violin prodigy, under the name francis cugat, he toured in concert with enrico caruso. Wikipedia s xavier cugat articles in all other languages has this fact right, but not the english article, that states that he was born in the catalan capital barcelona. In addition, depending on the venue, we are sometimes able to invite people to dance at the front of the stage. Us billboard 2 1943 24 weeks, us 1940s 2 dec 1942 32 weeks, your hit parade 15 of 1943, brazil 18 of 1943, nutsie 22 of 1940s, ddd 30 of 1942. Find xavier cugat movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Mar 27, 2009 xavier cugat was born in january 1, 1900 in girona, spain. Born in spain, xavier cugats family moved to havana, cuba, when he was three. Xavier cugat paintings for sale xavier cugat art value. One of artist xavier cugats more notable lithographic prints is an image of golda meir standing in front of a plane with a star of david, and the u. Two stars on the hollywood walk of fame honor xavier cugat, one at 1500 st vine for his contributions to television and one at 1601 vine st for recording. January 1, 1900 october 27, 1990 was a catalan musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in havana, cuba. There is a replica of the star for recording in giron, spain, the city of his birth.
Immediately download the xavier cugat summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for. Lane was known for her sexy outfits for the times and a sultry style of performing which garnered some minor controversy. He is credited with pushing latino music and dance into popularity in america during the first half of the 20th century. The new xavier cugat follows cugats own tradition of having an exciting dance team, tango romantico perform every manner of latin dances.
The suave and urbane xavier cugat was the man who first brought cuban and latin rhythms into public consciousness in the united states, and in the quarter century or more that spanned the second world war from the 30s to the 60s cugats band was one of the most acclaimed on the international stage, and he appeared in a string of films and amassed an extraordinary catalogue of singles and albums. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Red, black, and white illustrated covers with black and white printing. The piece is titled ricciarelli and depicts three men playing the piano, a bass and a violin together, and has the title ricciarelli painted underneath. Xavier cugat was born in january 1, 1900 in girona, spain. Cugats father, a political prisoner, was pardoned just after cugats birth, and cugat and his brothers were all exempted from military service. Xavier cugat and his orchestra discography discogs. Xavier cugat 1 january 1900 27 october 1990 was a spanishcuban and american musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in havana, cuba. January 1, 1900 october 27, 1990 was a spanishcuban and american musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in havana, cuba. Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends.
Jego nazwisko figuruje wsrod slaw hollywood walk of fame. Cugat s father, a political prisoner, was pardoned just after cugat s birth, and cugat and his brothers were all exempted from military service. Xavier cugat cugats golden goodies releases discogs. Xavier cugat january 1, 1900 october 27, 1990 was a spanishcuban bandleader whom many consider to have had more to do with the infusion of latin music into united states popular music than any other musician. Apos sofrer um derrame em 1971, xavier aposentouse e morreu barcelona em 1990. He appeared in several musical films such as you were never lovelier 1942, stage door canteen 1943, bathing beauty 1944 and neptunes. I believe xavier cugat s best recordings were made on rca victor between 1937 and, especially, 1940 cuban love song. He was not born in barcelona, spain, he was born in girona, spain. Xavier cugat, the popular spanishborn bandleader who introduced many latin american rhythms to north american audiences, died of heart failure yesterday at. December 14, 1932 is an american singer and actress. On an island with cugats cd if i were to spend the rest of my life on a desert island with only one latin cd, this is the one id choose.
As a painter, xavier cugat created pieces that caricatured situations, including capturing his celebrity contemporaries, such as those in dining at melvyns. Born in spain, xavier cugat s family moved to havana, cuba, when he was three. In new york city he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the waldorfastoria before and after world war ii. I believe xavier cugats best recordings were made on rca victor between 1937 and, especially, 1940 cuban love song. Oct 28, 1990 xavier cugat, the popular spanishborn bandleader who introduced many latin american rhythms to north american audiences, died of heart failure yesterday at the quiron clinic in barcelona, spain. In addition, lane was the fourth wife of famous latin bandleader and musician xavier cugat. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world. During his eightdecadelong career, cugat helped to popularize the tango, the chacha, the mambo, and the rhumba. Xavier cugat albums the remaining tracks are from rare early transcription discs. Cugat, xavier xavier cugat collection 1933 1958 amazon. Xavier cugat artwork for sale at online auction xavier. Gironas city is located 150 miles north east away from barcelona. Bestknown for having popularized the rumba in the united states during the 1930s, xavier cugat s latininfluenced band lead the way in a new music craze among the dancing and radiolistening public.
All xavier cugat artwork ships within 48 hours and includes a 30day moneyback guarantee. Shop for xavier cugat art from the worlds greatest living artists. One of artist xavier cugat s more notable lithographic prints is an image of golda meir standing in front of a plane with a star of david, and the u. On an island with cugat s cd if i were to spend the rest of my life on a desert island with only one latin cd, this is the one id choose. Immediately download the xavier cugat summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching xavier cugat. Xavier cugat 19001990, a classically trained violinist who conducted with his bow, was known in his lifetime as the rumba king. Cugat plays continental hits, twist with cugat, and his waldorf astoria orchestra 19331942, the best of cugat, the unheard 19341937, singles. Brian rust, xavier cugat and his waldorfastoria orchestra, in the american dance band discography 19171942. Join facebook to connect with xavi cugat and others you may know.
The opening 10 tracks on this 25 track compilation are from 1932 transcription discs which predate cugats commercial recording sessions for victor. Volume 1 irving aaronson to arthur lange new rochelle, ny. Xavier cugat recordings in old time radio old time radio. Xavier cugat, bandleader who introduced latin american dance music to wide audiences in the united states. Cugat proved a violin prodigy while growing up in havana, cuba, earned enough money to finance his familys move to brooklyn, n. The suave and urbane xavier cugat was the man who first brought cuban and latin rhythms into public consciousness in the united states, and in the quarter century or more that spanned the second world war from the 30s to the 60s cugat s band was one of the most acclaimed on the international stage, and he appeared in a string of films and amassed an extraordinary catalogue of singles and albums. After a few years of playing smaller clubs in the l. Choose your favorite xavier cugat designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more.