[Tango-L] American Tango

[steve pastor]

Google this.
  "The St. Louis Blues tango"
  One of the first hits will be a link to an NPR sound clip.
   
  I seemed to remember that WC Handy included a tango 
  section in the first published blues composition in the US. 
  That was 1914.
  Guess I didn't dream it.
   
  We've "talked" about the hugely popular "Blue Tango" from 
  about 1950.
  How about "TeenAge Tango" recorded by some of the guys
  from Bill Haley's Comets?
   
  OK. Not exactly early 20th century, but, I just had to share.
   
   
  
Igor Polk <ipolk at virtuar.com> wrote:
  Nina,
Tango was the most popular dance in Europe from 1920 till 1950 and longer.
my uncle danced tango every weekend in 1950-1955 at parties at their house.
I know a woman who remembered dancing tango in Paris in 1944-1946. I knew a
man who danced tango in Ireland in 1920s 5 days a week !

I know that there was a lot of records of German, French, Polish, Russian
orchestras with good tangos. It seems to me Argentinean records got their
way to the European dance parties either. I have no idea that some of the
musicians were from Argentina. Probably not after 1930. Before - yes - even
Canaro was in Paris, right?

Where are those records
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a handful remained.

Does anyone know about video of tango dance of the period 1910-1930
????????? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, it seems to me the music was slightly different ( reminding of salon
Argentine Tangos of 1920s period ) and the dancing was probably different
either. But only videos could tell more about it. 

How about America? Armstrong introduced a little of Tango in one of his
earlier pieces. He wouldn't do it if it would be popular at some period
there.

Does anyone knows about other american tango records?

Igor Polk


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