Desi Arnaz
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Biography
[Edit]To most of the public, Desi Arnaz is known as the lovable, temperamental Ricky Ricardo, husband of Lucille Ball in the 1950s (in real life and on screen) on one of the most successful television series of all time, I Love Lucy. Within the industry, he's known as one of the forces behind Desilu Productions. Yet before he became an international star, he was known primarily as a musician, not an actor or executive. It was Arnaz who may have done more to popularize the conga in the United States than any other figure, leading an orchestra that mixed Latin-Cuban music with big-band pop, and putting it over to the masses with his irresistibly good-natured, melodramatic vocals. He's attracted far less critical acclaim than more ambitious Latin-American hybrids like Machito, the Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra of the late '40s, or his one-time mentor Xavier Cugat, but his recordings contain a surprising amount of shake-em-loose verve.
Born in Santiago, Cuba, Arnaz moved to Miami in his teens, and began to work as a conga player, singer, and guitarist. For six months, he apprenticed with Xavier Cugat's orchestra, and then split to form a band of his own. He made his first sides as a bandleader around 1940 with his La Congra Orchestra, and his New York shows created enough of a buzz to get him a stage role in a musical by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, Too Many Girls, in 1939. He repeated his Too Many Girls role on screen, leading to a Hollywood career and his marriage to comedienne Lucille Ball.
After serving in the Army during World War II, Arnaz focused on music for the rest of the 1940s, cutting quite a few infectious sides for Victor between 1946 and 1949. Certainly some of his accented routines could be corny, but he and his orchestra could also whip up a storm on tracks like "Babalu" and "El Cumbanchero," achieving his avowed goal of combining the rhythm of Machito with the melody of Andre Kostelanetz. After recording his last session for Victor in 1949, Arnaz refocused his attention on Hollywood, putting his musical career on permanent back burner after becoming one of television's first superstars with I Love Lucy.
Title: Vintage Vocal Jazz - Swing No. 192: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Artist: Desi Arnaz
Genre: Latin
Title: Vintage Vocal Jazz / Swing No. 192 - EP: Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps
Artist: Desi Arnaz
Genre: World Music, Latin
Collections
Title: Retro Classic Love Songs
Genre:
Title: Cinco De Mayo Party Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Television Themes 16 Most Requested Songs
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: 100 Hits Vintage Nº1 / 100 Hits Vintage N?1
Genre: Pop
Title: Legends of Jazz, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Valentine's Day Love Ballads
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Legends
Genre: Jazz, Drum & Bass, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Vintage Tunes - Nuggets & Rarities, Vol. 18
Genre: Pop
Title: 100 Latinos VIP Vintage Music
Genre: Latin
Title: Cuban Wonders Vol. 1
Genre: Latin
Title: Latin New York, Vol. 1
Genre: Salsa, World Music, Latin
Title: The Golden Age of Cuba
Title: ORGULLO DE CUBA EN E.U.A.
Title: 50 Radio Hits of the 50's
Genre: Pop
Title: The No. 1 Latin Jazz Album Ever!
Genre: Latin
Title: 100 Vintage Love Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Cinco de Mayo - Classic Mexican Celebration
Genre: Latin
Title: Greatest Latin Jazz & Dance Classics
Genre: World Music
Title: Afro Cuban Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Vintage Holiday Classics
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Jukebox Favourites - Best of Latin Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: Words With Friends
Genre:
Title: The Orchestra Legends, Vol. 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Full of Brass, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Vintage Tunes. Nuggets & Rarities Vol. 16
Genre: Pop
Title: Jazz Latino Vol. 4
Genre: Jazz
Title: 100 Latin Fiesta Favorites
Genre: World Music
Title: Music for California
Genre: Pop
Title: Ambient Music for Cocktails
Genre: Jazz
Title: Radio & Recording Rarities, Volume 10
Genre: Pop
Title: 50 Romantic Jazz Classics for Valentine's Day
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Music of Cuba 1909-1951
Genre: Latin
Title: Vintage Songs, Cocktail Parties
Genre: Jazz
Title: I've Got You Under My Skin / Jazz + Vol 5
Genre: Jazz
Title: Caramba! It’s The Samba / Caramba! It's The Samba
Genre: Latin
Title: The Best Vintage Tunes. Nuggets & Rarities Vol. 26
Genre: Pop
Title: Swinging the Mambo
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Afro Latin Vintage Classics
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Title: Fiebre Latina - Latin Fever
Genre: Latin
Title: Nova - Coffret Danse (CD2)
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Reggae, Latin, Funk
Title: 100 Latin Jazz Classics (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: El Corazon De Cuba
Title: La Noche De Cuba
Title: Bailemos En Cuba
Genre: Pop
Title: Copa Cubana 2021
Genre:
Featuring albums
Title: Sambe, Rumbe y Cha Cha Cha, Vol. 2
Artist: Ramón Ortega / Ramon Ortega, So Banda Papillon
Genre: World Music, Latin
Title: Carnaval en Río, Desfile de Sambas / Carnaval en Rio, Desfile de Sambas
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Latin