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Santos Daniel
Daniel Santos Was Born On 6 June 1916 Of A Poor Family In Santurce Puerto Rico. His Grammar School Studies Were Interrupted By The Family Need For Income Partly Satisfied By Daniel’s Work As A Shoe Shine Boy After Completing Only The Third Year Of School. He Later Returned To School And Worked Very Hard Learning English And Singing In The School Choir. By The Age Of 14 Santos Left His Home To His Own Little Rented Room To Lead An Independent Life. One Fateful Day While Bathing His Singing Was Overheard By A Neighbor Who Happened To Be A Member Of A Band Called Trío Lírico. He Was Offered A Job Singing With The Band For A One Dollar For Each Appearance. Thus Began Santos’ Professional Career. In 1938 He Met The Legendary Pedro Flores In New York City While He Sang One Of Don Pedro’s Songs “Amor Perdido” At The Cuban Casino. Don Pedro Liked The Way He Sang And Asked Santos To Audition With His Own Band The Flores Quartet. Again Don Pedro Liked What He Heard And Offered Him A Job. He Recorded Many Of The Songs That Him Famous With The Pedro Flores Quartet. Among Them “Tú Serás Mía” “Irresistible” “Esperanza Inútil” “Perdón” “Mayoral” “Venganza” “Amor” “Olga” “Yo No Sé Nada” “Hay Que Saber Perder” “La Número 100” “Bella Mujer” “Margie” “Prisionero Del Mar” “El Último Adiós” Borracho No Vale “Bella Mujer” And “Guaracha Amorosa” Glossary Guaracha . In 1941 While United States Servicemen Where Saying Goodbye To Their Loved Ones On Their Way To The Second World War Santos Sang Pedro Flores’ Most Celebrated Recording “Despedida”. He Later Recorded Another Great Hit That Appeared On Jukeboxes All Across The United States “Linda”. A Year Later He Substituted For Miguelito Valdés In Xavier Cugat’s Orchestra Which He Was Forced To Leave To Serve In The Military. But About This Time Santos Was Also Influenced By The Nationalistic Ideals Of Pedro Albizu Campos. These Ideas Got Him Into Trouble With The United States’ FBI And Department Of State Each Time He Traveled. Upon His Return Having Witnessed The Atrocities Of War He Recorded “Los Patriotas” Together With Pedro Ortiz Dávila “Davilita" And Another Inspired By The Book Written By Puerto Rico’s National Poet Don Juan Antonio Corretjer “La Lucha Por La Independencia De Puerto Rico”. Santos Went To Cuba In 1946 When Bobby Capó Introduced Him To Guajiro Amado Trinidad Who Contracted Santos To Work For Eight Days On A Radio Program Called “Bodas De Plata Portagás” That Featured The Leading Artists Of The Day On RHC Cadena Azul. The Progrqam Always Began With A The Song “Anacobero” By Puerto Rican Pianist Andrés Tallada. One Day Santos Entered The Studio Dancing In Costume And Surprised The Announcer Who Went On To Introduce Santos With “Con Ustedes With You Now El Anacobero Daniel Santos”. The Term “Anacobero” Stuck And Was Later Elaborated With “inquieto” To Reflect The Intense And Difficult Life Santos Had Led. Santos Then Traveled Between Cuba And New York For 15 Years Until He Heard That Fidel Castro Was Organizing Children To Train In The Militia. He Fled Cuba Never To Return Again. But During Those Years The Events In His Life Inspired The Composition Of Many Of His 400 Songs Including “El Columpio De La Vida” “Patricia” “Amnistía” “El Preso” “El Que Canta” Y “Bello Mar”. He Also Composed “Sierra Maestra” The Hymn Of The Movimiento 26 De Julio Movement Of July 26th Which Castro Transmitted On Radio Rebelde From The Sierra Maestra Mountains During The Cuban Revolution That Overthrew Batista. He Went On To Sing On Various Radio Programs Making Famous Songs By Pablo Cairo Isolina Carrillo Jesús Guerra And Other Noted Composers Of That Time. In Addition To His Fame As A Singer And Composer Santos Was Also Well Known For His Stormy Private Life Filled With Liquor Women He Spent Time In Various Jails Throughout Latin America Inclusing Cuba Ecuador And The Dominican Republic. During His Last Years He Performed At Many Events In The United States And Latin America. He Consistently Filled The Venues With Fans That Came To Hear The Legend Of The Bolero And Guaracha And To Hear Him Tell Anecdotes From His Colorful Life. He Inspired Many Writers Among Them The Internationally Reknown Colombian Writer Gabriel García Márquez Who Mentioned Santos In His Book Relato De Un Náufrago” And In Various Newspaper Articles. His Life And Music Was The Theme Of The Books “Vengo A Decirle Adiós A Los Muchachos” By Puerto Rican Author Josean Ramos “La Importancia De Llamarse Daniel Santos” By Luis Rafael Sánchez And “El Inquieto Anacobero” Del Salvador Garmendia. Santos Died On 27 November 1992 Of A Heart Attack In Ocala Florida Leaving A Wife Ana Rivera And Two Sons. He Was Buried In The Santa María Magdalena De Pazzis Cemetary Nearby Pedro Albizu Campos And Pedro Flores. The Latest Release Of His Music Was Por Culpa De Melina In 2001. Discography Lo Mejor De Lo Mejor 2001 Antologia 2001 La Voz Del Caribe 2000 30 Grandes Exitos 2000 Boleros Al Estilo De Daniel Santos 1999 Recordando A Carlos Gardel 1999 Homenaje Al Trio Matamoros 1999 Daniel Santos Y Pedro Flores 1999 Latin Roots Inquieto Anacobero 1999 Versiones Originales 1999 Gold Collection 1999 2 Inolvidables 1999 Dos Gardenias 1999 RCA Club 1999 15 Exitos Inolvidables 1999 Exitos De Daniel Santos 1998 1998 El Juego De La Vida 1998 Daniel Santos Interpreta A Agustin Lara 1997 Daniel Santos Coleccion Del Siglo Camden 1997 30 Exitos Immortales Del Daniel Santos Y.. 1997 Serie Platino 20 Exitos 1997 Las Estrellas Del Fonografo 1996 Boleros Tropicales 30 Exitos 1996 El Jefe Vol. 2 1996 Canta A Sus Amigos 1996 Boleros Romanticos 1995 Jefe 30 Exitos 1994 Homenaje 1994 Con La Sonora Matancera 1994 Con La Sonora Matancera 1994 Daniel Santos Y Linda 1994 20 Exitos 1994 El Anacobero 1993 Idolo Del Pueblo 1993 El Legendario Daniel Santos 1992 Exitos De Oro 1992 Daniel Santos Y Su Conjunto De Sociedad Vol 1 1992 Tesoro Musicales 1992 Daniel Santos Lamento Borincano 1991 En Puro Boleros 1991 Exitos De Daniel Santos 1990 1990 read less