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Daiquiri Bossa Nova by Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Artist Biography For Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Remembered For His Highly-Commercial Approach To Pop Music Xavier Cugat Born Francisco De Asis Javier Cugat Mingall De Cru Y Deulofeo Made An Even Greater Mark As One Of The Pioneers Of Latin-American Dance Music. During His Eight Decade Long Career Cugat Helped To Popularize The Tango The Cha-Cha The Mambo And The Rhumba. His Hits Included "El Manicero" In The 1930s "Perfida" In 1940 And The Original Recording Of "Babalu" In 1944. Members Of Cugat's Band Included Desi Arnaz Miguelito Valdes Tito Rodriguez Luis Del Campo Yma Sumac And His Third Of Four Wife Abbe Lane. Cugat Used The Success Of His Musical Career As A Springboard For A Movie Career That Included Appearances In Such Films As Gay Madrid 1930 You Were Never Lovelier 1942 Bathing Beauty 1945 Weekend At The Waldorf 1945 Holiday In Mexico 1946 On An Island With You 1948 A Date With Judy 1948 Chicago Syndicate 1955 And Desire Diabolique 1959 . A Native Of Genoa Spain Cugat Emigrated With His Family To Cuba In 1905. Trained As A Classical Violinist He Played With The Orchestra Of The Teatro Nacional In Havana At The Age Of Twelve. Emigrating To The United States Sometime Between 1915 And 1918 He Quickly Found Work Accompanying An Opera Singer. At The Height Of The Tango Craze In 1918 Cugat Joined A Popular Dance Band The Gigolos. His Involvement With The Group However Was Brief. As The Popularity Of The Tango Faded He Took A Job As A Cartoonist For The Los Angeles Times. Cugat Returned To Music In 1920 Forming His Own Group The Latin American Band. Although They Played Regularly At The Coconut Grove In Los Angeles And Supplied The Soundtracks For Several Musical Shorts The Group Had Its Greatest Success After Moving To New York And Became The Houseband For The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Despite Being Criticized For Their Middle-Of-The-Road Approach Cugat Remained Committed To His Commercial-Minded Sound. He Later Explained "I Would Rather Play 'Chiquita Banana' And Have My Swimming Pool Than Play Bach And Starve". Cugat And His Orchestra Remained At The Hotel For Sixteen Years. Beautiful Women Were Consistently Featured In Cugat's Band. After Helping Rita Hayworth To Launch Her Career He Appeared In Her Film You Were Never Lovelier. Cugat's Recordings Of The 1950s Featured The Singing Of His Third Wife Abbe Lane. In The Mid-1960s He Featured His Fourth Wife Charo Who He Billed As A "folksinger". Upon His Retirement In 1970 Cugat Returned To Spain. He Died In Barcelona On October 27 1990. His Band Which Was Led By Tito Puente Following His Retirement Continues To Perform Under The Direction Of Dancer Musician And Vocalist Ada Cavallo.
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Biography - Xavier Cugat & His Orchestra
Remembered For His Highly-Commercial Approach To Pop Music Xavier Cugat Born Francisco De Asis Javier Cugat Mingall De Cru Y Deulofeo Made An Even Greater Mark As One Of The Pioneers Of Latin-American Dance Music. During His Eight Decade Long Career Cugat Helped To Popularize The Tango The Cha-Cha The Mambo And The Rhumba. His Hits Included "El Manicero" In The 1930s "Perfida" In 1940 And The Original Recording Of "Babalu" In 1944. Members Of Cugat's Band Included Desi Arnaz Miguelito Valdes Tito Rodriguez Luis Del Campo Yma Sumac And His Third Of Four Wife Abbe Lane. Cugat Used The Success Of His Musical Career As A Springboard For A Movie Career That Included Appearances In Such Films As Gay Madrid 1930 You Were Never Lovelier 1942 Bathing Beauty 1945 Weekend At The Waldorf 1945 Holiday In Mexico 1946 On An Island With You 1948 A Date With Judy 1948 Chicago Syndicate 1955 And Desire Diabolique 1959 . A Native Of Genoa Spain Cugat Emigrated With His Family To Cuba In 1905. Trained As A Classical Violinist He Played With The Orchestra Of The Teatro Nacional In Havana At The Age Of Twelve. Emigrating To The United States Sometime Between 1915 And 1918 He Quickly Found Work Accompanying An Opera Singer. At The Height Of The Tango Craze In 1918 Cugat Joined A Popular Dance Band The Gigolos. His Involvement With The Group However Was Brief. As The Popularity Of The Tango Faded He Took A Job As A Cartoonist For The Los Angeles Times. Cugat Returned To Music In 1920 Forming His Own Group The Latin American Band. Although They Played Regularly At The Coconut Grove In Los Angeles And Supplied The Soundtracks For Several Musical Shorts The Group Had Its Greatest Success After Moving To New York And Became The Houseband For The Waldorf Astoria Hotel. Despite Being Criticized For Their Middle-Of-The-Road Approach Cugat Remained Committed To His Commercial-Minded Sound. He Later Explained "I Would Rather Play 'Chiquita Banana' And Have My Swimming Pool Than Play Bach And Starve". Cugat And His Orchestra Remained At The Hotel For Sixteen Years. Beautiful Women Were Consistently Featured In Cugat's Band. After Helping Rita Hayworth To Launch Her Career He Appeared In Her Film You Were Never Lovelier. Cugat's Recordings Of The 1950s Featured The Singing Of His Third Wife Abbe Lane. In The Mid-1960s He Featured His Fourth Wife Charo Who He Billed As A "folksinger". Upon His Retirement In 1970 Cugat Returned To Spain. He Died In Barcelona On October 27 1990. His Band Which Was Led By Tito Puente Following His Retirement Continues To Perform Under The Direction Of Dancer Musician And Vocalist Ada Cavallo.
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