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Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
ABOUT
Xavier Cugat (January 1, 1900 - October 27, 1990) was a highly acclaimed and influential Spanish bandleader, violinist, composer, arranger, and longtime leader of the Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra who became famous beginning in the 1940s and was a key figure in the popularization of Latin dance music.
Cugat's best known songs include "Perfidia" (1941), "Brazil (Aquareia Do Brasil)" (1943), and "You Belong To My Heart" (1945, with Bing Crosby).
Best known songs (with years) include:
- The Breeze And I (La Brisa y Yo) (1940)
- Green Eyes (Ojos Verdes) (1941)
- Perfidia (1941)
- Quiereme Mucho (Yours) (1941)
- Brazil (Aquarela Do Brasil) (1943)
- Amor (1944)
- Baia (1945)
- Good, Good, Good (That's You - That's You) (1945)
- You Belong To My Heart (1945)
- South America, Take It Away!
(1946)
Pop charts debut year: 1935
Years active: 1925-1970
Genres: Traditional pop, Latin dance music, bolero, swi