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

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 176 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BAVE-60931	10-in.	Aug.-Sept. 1931	Aquellos ojos verdes	Orquesta Adolfo Carabelli	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BAVE-60961	10-in.	9/16/1931	Aquellos ojos verdes	Isabel Marengo	Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra	composer
Victor	BVE-62737	10-in.	6/19/1930	Otro amor por quien llorar	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	BVE-62738	10-in.	6/19/1930	Aquellos ojos verdes	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars	composer
Victor	XVE-67159	10-in.	2/19/1931	Aquellos ojos verdes	Antonio Machín ; Orquesta Antonio M. Romeu ; Daniel Sánchez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet	composer
Victor	BRC-69688	10-in.	6/4/1931	Green eyes	Don Azpiazu ; Chick Bullock ; Havana Casino Orchestra	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BRC-71267	10-in.	1/21/1932	Green eyes	Georges Metaxa	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer
Victor	BSHQ-73062	10-in.	7/5/1932	Besa	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars (takes 1 and 2); with violin, cello, and piano (takes 3 and 4)	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BSHQ-73063	10-in.	7/5/1932	Falsa	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars (takes 1 and 2); with violin, cello, and piano (takes 3 and 4)	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BSHQ-73097	10-in.	7/11/1932	Amor de ciego	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BSHQ-73098	10-in.	7/11/1932	Quién	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BSHQ-73102	10-in.	7/12/1932	¿Porque me dejaste, amor?	Juan Arvizu	Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	songwriter
Victor	BAVE-74235	10-in.	July 1933	Aquellos ojos verdes	Don Dean ; Estudiantes de Hollywood	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer
Victor	BS-82503	10-in.	5/9/1934	Canción de cuna	Hebe Marin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	leader
Victor	BS-82504	10-in.	5/9/1934	Alma de bohemio	Hebe Marin	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	leader
Victor	BS-82505	10-in.	5/9/1934	Princesa	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	songwriter, instrumentalist, piano, leader
Victor	BS-82506	10-in.	5/9/1934	Con picante y sin picante	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble	instrumentalist, piano, leader
Victor	BS-82507	10-in.	5/9/1934	El chicharronero	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez ; Nano Rodrigo	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo	composer, instrumentalist, piano, leader
Victor	BS-82508	10-in.	5/9/1934	Patica y Mondonguito	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo and vocal chorus	vocalist, leader
Victor	BS-82542	10-in.	5/22/1934	Masabí	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal ensemble	instrumentalist, piano, leader
Victor	BS-82543	10-in.	5/22/1934	Negra soy	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo (take 2)	vocalist, composer, instrumentalist, piano, leader
Victor	BS-83295	10-in.	6/19/1934	Don't say good-night	Juan Arvizu	Jazz/dance band (re-recording), with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-83296	10-in.	6/19/1934	Orchids in the moonlight	Juan Arvizu	Jazz/dance band (re-recording), with male vocal solo and piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BS-83383	10-in.	7/17/1934	No fueron tus ojos	Nano Rodrigo	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and tiple	composer, lyricist
Victor	BS-83385	10-in.	7/17/1934	Mujeres argentina	Nano Rodrigo	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and tiple	songwriter

(Results 1-25 of 176 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Menéndez, Nilo," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

Menéndez, Nilo. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109918.

"Menéndez, Nilo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.