El Choclo

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"EL Choclo" (Spanish: meaning "the ear of corn" more accurately "The Corn Cob") is a popular song written by Angel G. Villoldo, an Argentine musician. Allegedly written in honour of and taking its title from the nickname of the proprietor of a nightclub, who was known as El Choclo.

It is probably one of the most popular tango in Argentina.

The piece was premiered in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1903 - the date appears on a program of the venue - at the elegant restaurant "El Americano" on 966 Cangallo Street (today Teniente General Perón) by the orchestra led by Jose Luis Roncallo.

El Choclo has been recorded (without vocals) by many dance orchestras, especially in Argentina.

A number of vocal versions were recorded in 1952, but the most popular was the one by Georgia Gibbs, which reached #2 on the Billboard chart. [1] [2] Tony Martin's version reached #6, Toni Arden's #14, Billy Eckstine's #16, Louis Armstrong's #20, and Guy Lombardo's version reached #30. There are Spanish versions of "Kiss of Fire" by Connie Francis and Nat King Cole. In 1953 Olavi Virta and Metro-Tytöt released a Finnish version, titled "Tulisuudelma", which means "Kiss of Fire". The Finnish words, by "Kullervo" (Tapio Kullervo Lahtinen), closely follow the English.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Billboard April 19, 1952 [1] See page 30 Best Selling Pop Records
  2. ^ Billboard April 5, 1952. http://books.google.com/books?id=hB4EAAAAMBAJ&q=kiss+of+fire see page 52

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Preceded by
Blue Tango		 Cash Box magazine best selling record chart
#1 record
May 31, 1952–July 19, 1952		 Succeeded by
Auf Wiederseh’n Sweetheart
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