HISTORY OF POP AND ROCK MUSIC - part 452 torrent

PART 452




XAVIER CUGAT & LINA ROMAY - She's a Bombshell from Brooklyn (1943)
THE ANDREWS SISTERS - Mix Songs (1944)




Xavier Cugat was born as Francesc d'Asís Xavier Cugat Mingall de Bru i Deulofeu in Girona, Spain. His family emigrated to Cuba when Xavier was five. He was trained as a classical violinist and played with the Orchestra of the Teatro Nacional in Havana. On 6 July 1915, Cugat and his family arrived in New York as immigrant passengers on board the S.S. Havana. In New York, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf-Astoria before and after World War II.
Cugat recorded on Columbia Records (1940s and 1950s), RCA Victor (1930s and 1950s), Mercury Records (1951–1952 and 1960s) and Decca Records (1960s). Dinah Shore made her first recordings as a vocalist with Cugat in 1939 and 1940. In 1940, his recording of "Perfidia" became a big hit. Cugat followed trends closely, making records for the conga, the mambo, the cha-cha-cha, and the twist when each was in fashion. 1943, "Brazil" was a big hit, reaching No. 17 in the Billboard Top 100.
Maria Elena "Lina" Romay was a Mexican-American actress and singer. She was born in 1919, the daughter of Porfirio Romay, then-attache to the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles.She performed for a time with Xavier Cugat before eventually retiring.


The Andrews Sisters mix-songs: ("Bei Mir Bist Du Schön", "Hold Tight, Hold Tight (Want Some Seafood, Mama)","The Beer Barrel Polka" , "The Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" , "I'll Be With You in Apple Blossom Time", "Pennsylvania Polka" and "Victory Polka")