isn't it a shame that a person this talented had to do the hoochie-coochie thing before anyone thought to look at her talent? She's actually an acomplished guitarista, having studied with Segovia. If she was just coming on the seen today, she probably would not need the hoochie-coochie stuff. Kudo for an excellent thread.
isn't it a shame that a person this talented had to do the hoochie-coochie thing before anyone thought to look at her talent? She's actually an acomplished guitarista, having studied with Segovia. If she was just coming on the seen today, she probably would not need the hoochie-coochie stuff. Kudo for an excellent thread.
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Thanks for the "Kudo"......and, I concur with your sentiments...do you remember that she was once married to the famous orchestra leader, Xavier Gugat....here's his biography that tells about his "wives"...
''Rumba King'' Xavier Cugat was the first bandleader to front a successful Latin orchestra in the United States. Affectionately known as ''Cugie,'' he was largely responsible for popularizing Latin music among North American audiences, paving the way for such future stars as Desi Arnaz, Perez Prado, and Tito Puente.
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Cugat was a known womanizer. He was married five times, including to two of his vocalists, Abbe Lane and Charo. Other singers who worked for Cugat over the years include Lena Romay, La Chata, Don Reid, Del Campo, and Miguelito Valdes. Dinah Shore recorded a song with the group in 1940, and a young Desi Arnaz got his big break with the band. Actress Rita Hayworth also sang with the orchestra.
Charo is short for Rosario, her given name of Maria Rosario Pilar Martinez Molina Baeza. Born in the town of Murcia, Spain, Charo learned to play the guitar at an early age and studied under the world-famous master of Flamenco guitar, Andr?s Segovia. Becoming a recording artist in her early teens, Charo appeared in the Spanish film classic ?Don Juan Tenorio? and was featured in a children?s television show that brought her to the attention of famed Latin bandleader Xavier Cugat. Charo joined Cugat?s band and traveled to Las Vegas where the band played in all the major casinos, including Caesar?s Palace, The Flamingo and The Tropicana.