Today’s Tango is... Don Juan - Juan D’Arienzo 15-06-1948

Facebook Group: Today’s Tango Is… Don Juan – Tango – Juan D’Arienzo 15-06-1948 The Story is on the video notes (Show More) Music: Ernesto Ponzio Photo: Art by Fabian Pérez Composed in 1898 by Ernesto Ponzio (10-07-1885 - 21-10-1934). Around the turn of that century, Ponzio “El Pibe“, scratched a living by playing violin in various brothels. Later, as a gifted violinist playing at the more fashionable “Hansen’s“, he renamed an earlier tango in honour of a regular patron, known as Don Juan. So, not a reference to the famous Latin lover! Although now an instrumental tango, the original lyrics present the narrator as “el taita del barrio“ (the alternative title of this tango) - the Daddy of the Neighbourhood, though probably more accurately, the neighbourhood gang boss. Ponzio himself also achieved notoriety as a pistol-whipping thug! Ponzio was not a prolific composer but did leave us Don Juan, Ataniche and Pipermint. The famous dancer “El Cachafaz“ (14-02-1885 - 07-02-1942) died of a heart attack in Mar del Plata, Argentina. He had just danced to “Don Juan“. Versions on this channel Francisco Canaro 02-08-1929 Orquesta Típica Victor c. Alberto Gómez 04-02-1932 Juan D’Arienzo 29-09-1936 Carlos Di Sarli 03-10-1941 Osmar Maderna 24-09-1946 Juan D’Arienzo 15-06-1948 Juan Cambareri 14-08-1948 Juan D’Arienzo 28-12-1950 Roberto Firpo 09-05-1951 Carlos Di Sarli 05-12-1951 Enrique Mora 23-12-1952 Héctor Varela 25-11-1954 José Basso 19-04-1955 Carlos Di Sarli 31-01-1955 Ánibal Troilo 18-10-1967 Donato Racciatti 1968 All Rights remain with the owners