Nilo Menéndez

Nilo Menéndez Barnet (Matanzas, 26 September 1902 - Burbank, California, 15 September 1987) was a Cuban-born naturalized American songwriter. Menéndez came to the United States in 1924 when he was 22. He wrote his best known song "Aquellos Ojos Verdes" in 1929 and was recorded several times by Latin artists and translated into English in 1931. The song became a major hit when Jimmy Dorsey recorded it as "Green Eyes" around 1941.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 26, 1902 (Matanzas), Died September 15, 1987 (Burbank)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, piano, composer, vocalist, songwriter, arranger, lyricist

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-75 of 176 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-07716	10-in.	4/5/1937	Hold me tight	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-07717	10-in.	4/5/1937	I hum a waltz	Buddy Clark ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-07718	10-in.	4/5/1937	It's no secret I love you	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-07719	10-in.	4/5/1937	Azuquita	Carmen Castillo ; Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo and male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-07720	10-in.	4/5/1937	Havana's calling me	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	PBS-026262	10-in.	11/16/1938	Di que me quieres	Tito Guizar	Dubbed recording from film : Male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-054959	10-in.	8/1/1940	Besos bajo la luna	Tito Coral	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BS-055956	10-in.	9/6/1940	Green eyes	Xavier Cugat Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-062785	10-in.	3/28/1941	Negra soy	Enric Madriguera Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	BS-064421	10-in.	5/28/1941	Green eyes	Art Jarrett Orchestra ; Smoothies	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo and mixed ensemble	composer
Victor	BS-065230	10-in.	5/7/1941	Green eyes	Dorsey Anderson ; Tony Pastor Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-067733	10-in.	9/2/1941	Something new	Vaughn Monroe's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-067973	10-in.	10/6/1941	Something new	Joan Merrill	Female vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	D7VB-0427	10-in.	1/20/1947	Green eyes	Desi Arnaz ; Desi Arnaz Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Victor	BS-Test-1092	10-in.	7/18/1934	Caro mio ben	Margaret Hartigan	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-T-1150	10-in.	9/29/1932	Canto indio	Orellana Garcia	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Columbia	W93944	10-in.	September 1925	La pintura blanca	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W93945	10-in.	September 1925	Como quiera...tienes que llorar	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W93946	10-in.	December 1925	Amapola : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W93947	10-in.	1926	Julieta	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader, composer
Columbia	W95010	10-in.	December 1925	Titina baile el son : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95011	10-in.	December 1925	Te he de querer : Danzón	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95022	10-in.	January 1926	Su mama tuvo la culpa	Orquesta de Jazz "Nilo"	Jazz/dance band	leader, arranger
Columbia	W95037	10-in.	approximately February 1, 1926	Cuando el indio llora : Jazz camel	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	leader
Columbia	W95040	10-in.	approximately February 1926	Fox de los besos : Fox trot	Orquesta de Jazz "Nilo"	Instrumental ensemble	leader

(Results 51-75 of 176 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Menéndez, Nilo," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

Menéndez, Nilo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

"Menéndez, Nilo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.