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Juan d'Arienzo

1900 - 1976

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Juan d'Arienzo (December 14, 1900 – January 14, 1976) was an Argentine tango musician, also known as "El Rey del Compás" (King of the Beat). He was a violinist, band leader, and composer. He was the son of Italian immigrants and used more modern arrangements and instrumentation; his popular group produced hundreds of recordings. His first memorable performance was in 1919 at the Nacional theater during the comic play by Alberto Novión, El cabaret Montmartre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Juan d'Arienzo is the 1,035th most popular musician (down from 927th in 2019), the 271st most popular biography from Argentina (down from 269th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Argentinean Musician.

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Among musicians, Juan d'Arienzo ranks 1,035 out of 3,175. Before him are Freddie Hubbard, Matt Sorum, Colin Burgess, J. J. Johnson, Marcos Valle, and Alexei Lubimov. After him are Ray Brown, Linda Perry, Diana Krall, Cecil Taylor, Carl Cox, and Tony Allen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, Juan d'Arienzo ranks 182. Before him are Semyon Lavochkin, Boris Yefimov, Alexander Mosolov, Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, Mikel Koliqi, and Madeleine Renaud. After him are Charles Jewtraw, Sumitranandan Pant, Catherine Hessling, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, Panagiotis Pavlidis, and Mikhail Isakovsky. Among people deceased in 1976, Juan d'Arienzo ranks 145. Before him are Angelo Iachino, Radasłaŭ Astroŭski, Lotte Lehmann, Anna Hübler, Giorgio Ferrini, and John Ainsworth-Davis. After him are Traugott Herr, George Parker, Sinn Sisamouth, Rudi Fischer, Otto Tief, and Viggo Kampmann.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Juan d'Arienzo ranks 271 out of 1,154. Before him are Esteban Echeverría (1805), Luis Moreno Ocampo (1952), José López Rega (1916), Carlos Anaya (1777), Raúl Francisco Primatesta (1919), and Néstor Combin (1939). After him are Robledo Puch (1952), Martín Demichelis (1980), César Aira (1949), Oscar Ruggeri (1962), Ricardo Piglia (1941), and Arturo Rawson (1885).

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Among MUSICIANS In Argentina

Among musicians born in Argentina, Juan d'Arienzo ranks 10. Before him are Gustavo Santaolalla (1951), Gato Barbieri (1932), Charly García (1951), Osvaldo Pugliese (1905), Aníbal Troilo (1914), and Gustavo Cerati (1959). After him are José Cura (1962), Enrique Santos Discépolo (1901), Dominic Miller (1960), Fito Páez (1963), Paz Lenchantin (1973), and Sol Gabetta (1981).

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