Rubén González
Rubén González Fontanills (26 May 1919 – 8 December 2003) was a Cuban pianist. Together with Lilí Martínez and Peruchín he is said to have "forged the style of modern Cuban piano playing in the 1940s". Between the 1940s and his retirement in the 1980s, he played with Cuba's most successful acts, including Paulina Álvarez, Arsenio Rodríguez, Orquesta América del 55, Orquesta Riverside and Enrique Jorrín. In the 1990s, he came out of retirement to play in the revival ensembles Afro-Cuban All Stars and Buena Vista Social Club, also recording solo material and performing live until 2002. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 26, 1919 (Santa Clara), Died December 8, 2003 (Havana)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1949
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, piano, arranger
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | D6XB-1330 | 10-in. | 3/8/1946 | Mambo | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D6XB-3374 | 10-in. | 12/5/1946 | Me deja solito | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas ; Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D6XB-3376 | 10-in. | 12/5/1946 | Lengua mala | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D6XB-3377 | 10-in. | 12/5/1946 | Soltando chispas | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-0251 | 10-in. | 4/11/1947 | Cose, cose, cose | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and vocal ensemble | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-0252 | 10-in. | 4/11/1947 | Quizás, quizás, quizás | Rubén González ; Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-0253 | 10-in. | 4/11/1947 | Paquete no | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-0254 | 10-in. | 4/11/1947 | Hasta que se rompa el coco | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2022 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Lo que va de ayer a hoy | Rubén González ; Octavio Mendoza ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2023 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Cantando y riendo | Rubén González ; Orquesta Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2024 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | Cielito | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2025 | 10-in. | 11/10/1947 | El hijo de Chencha | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2551 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | Dale Pepe | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2552 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | La botella | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2553 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | Anuncios clasificados | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D7XB-2554 | 10-in. | 12/1/1947 | A-E-I-O-U | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D9FB-1605 | 10-in. | 6/2/1949 | Chupa, chupa | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D9FB-1606 | 10-in. | 6/2/1949 | Vamós, prietita | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D9FB-1607 | 10-in. | 6/2/1949 | New York rumba | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D9FB-1608 | 10-in. | 6/2/1949 | Maíz | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | D9FB-2354 | 10-in. | 10/5/1949 | Opus 13 | Rubén González ; Orquesta Anselmo Sacasas | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
Victor | CU-821 | 10-in. | before 11/10/1941 | Ay! Amor | Rubén González ; Orlando Guerra ; Orquesta Hermanos Palau | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | vocalist | |
Victor | CU-1326 | 10-in. | before 7/5/1945 | Tú no eres culpable | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
Victor | CU-1327 | 10-in. | before 7/5/1945 | Mi guane | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, arranger | |
Victor | CU-1328 | 10-in. | before 7/5/1945 | Nadie más que tú | Conjunto Arsenio Rodríguez | Instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, piano, arranger |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "González, Rubén," accessed November 19, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203875.
González, Rubén. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203875.
"González, Rubén." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 November 2024.
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