Edgardo Donato

Edgardo Donato (Spanish pronunciation: [eðˈɣaɾðo ðoˈnato]; April 14, 1897 – February 15, 1963) was a tango composer and orchestra leader. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he was raised in Montevideo, Uruguay, where he was musically trained. Donato composed the 1924 tango "A media luz [es]". It became a standard, which later had English lyrics and a verse melody written by Bob Musel.^[1][2] The latter adaptation was titled "Tell Me Marianne", and spent a week at number 1 on the British sheet music charts in June 1947.^[3]

Donato died aged 65 in 1963.

References

1. Hunter, Nigel (1999-09-25). "Publishing Vet Musel Dies". Billboard. p. 76.
2. Bethell, Leslie (1998-08-13). A Cultural History of Latin America: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Cambridge University Press. p. 365. ISBN 978-1-316-58389-0.
3. Henson, Brian (1989). First hits, 1946-1959. Colin Morgan. London: Boxtree. ISBN 1-85283-268-1. OCLC 19389211.

External links

• Biography portal

• Edgardo Donato at IMDb
• Donato notes at Totango.net
• Donato biography at Todotango.com Archived 2014-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
• Edgardo Donato recordings at the Discography of American Historical Recordings.