Plácido Acevedo

Plácido Acevedo (1904 – 1974) was a musician born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.

He played the flute and trumpet and was also a composer, known for his originality. Acevedo's compositions include "Boda Gris" (Gray Wedding), "Por seguir tus huellas" (By Following Your Steps), and "Cabellera Blanca" (White Hair).

After learning to play the flute, given by his father, Plácido Acevedo, Sr., he studied the trumpet, and when he attained mastery of the instrument, he traveled to New York, where he made his best creations. One of his most popular compositions was the "Zorzal" (Robin). This composition was sung by almost everybody in his time.

He created numerous other pieces, including "Comedia" (Comedy), "Cuál Mágica Visión" (Magical Vision), "Amargas Mi Existencia" (You Bitter My Existence), "Santuario Sagrado" (Sacred Sanctuary), "Tus Besos Me Hicieron Tanto Daño" (Your Kisses Harmed Me), "Hiéreme Sin Compasión" (Wound Me Without Compassion), "El Flamboyán", "Tu Castigo Será Grande" (Your Punishment Will Be Great), "Dulce veneno" (Sweet Poison) and "Pobre Bardo" (Poor Bard).

He founded the Mayarí Quartet in the 1930s, in honor of a town in Cuba. This Quartet is part of Puerto Rican musical history, having recorded more than thirty CDs.

After Acevedo's death, Chiquitín Garcia became the director of the Mayarí Quartet.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1903 (Aguadilla), Died February 27, 1974 (Barceloneta)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, director, leader, trumpet, songwriter, lyricist, arranger

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-74671 10-in. 12/13/1932 Irma Pedro Flores Grupo Instrumental ensemble and male male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-74672 10-in. 12/13/1932 Celos Pedro Flores Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75262 10-in. 2/20/1933 Las juniors Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75263 10-in. 2/20/1933 Lamento campesino Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75264 10-in. 2/20/1933 Lucero de mis noches Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75265 10-in. 2/20/1933 La sitiera Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75266 10-in. 2/20/1933 Botaste la bola, negra Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75267 10-in. 2/20/1933 Así como suena mi son Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75290 10-in. 2/24/1933 Rita Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75291 10-in. 2/24/1933 Qué me importa Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75294 10-in. 2/24/1933 Rosa Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75295 10-in. 2/24/1933 Dávila vacilando Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75296 10-in. 2/24/1933 Conchita Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75297 10-in. 2/24/1933 Mama, yo quiero una novia Grupo Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-75704 10-in. 3/27/1933 Mesalina Estrellas Habaneras Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-76315 10-in. 5/22/1933 Masabí Cuarteto Machín Vocal and instrumental quartet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78656 10-in. 11/20/1933 Son retozón Orquesta Antonio Machín Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78657 10-in. 11/20/1933 Aquí cualquier se atraca Orquesta Antonio Machín Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78658 10-in. 11/20/1933 Un paraíso es mi Cuba Orquesta Antonio Machín ; Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78659 10-in. 11/20/1933 La batea se rompió Orquesta Antonio Machín Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78660 10-in. 11/20/1933 El cantío de mi gallo Orquesta Antonio Machín Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-78661 10-in. 11/20/1933 El montuno o pantaleón Orquesta Antonio Machín Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet instrumentalist, trumpet  
Victor BS-81903 10-in. 3/8/1934 General Sandino Canario y su Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-81904 10-in. 3/8/1934 El zorzal Canario y su Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet arranger  
Victor BS-81906 10-in. 3/8/1934 El grito de Lares Canario y su Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Victor BS-88736 10-in. 2/21/1935 Gitana Grupo Tizol Instrumental ensemble, with female-male vocal duet lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-89896 10-in. 6/14/1935 Moreno Johnny Rodríguez Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Victor BS-89899 10-in. 6/14/1935 Guaybana Johnny Rodríguez Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-92304 10-in. 6/14/1935 Pecadora Johnny Rodríguez Grupo Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet lyricist, composer  
Victor BS-92305 10-in. 6/14/1935 Es mi patria prisionera Johnny Rodríguez Grupo Instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor BS-073475 10-in. 3/24/1942 No llores más Orquesta Daniel Santos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band composer  
Victor MBS-092524 10-in. before 1/23/1951 Por seguir tus pasos Orquesta Rafael de Paz ; María Victoria Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor D9XB-1537 10-in. 8/30/1949 Risa loca Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-1[i] 10-in. before 7/19/1949 Mariposa nocturna Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, director  
Victor PR-2[g] 10-in. before 7/19/1949 Anoche soñé contigo Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, director  
Victor PR-3[e] 10-in. before 8/30/1949 Infierno y cielo Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, director  
Victor PR-48 10-in. before 11/15/1949 El chismecito Angelito ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Titín Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet leader  
Victor PR-49 10-in. before 11/15/1949 Agúzate, pelotero Angelito ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Titín Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, leader  
Victor PR-50 10-in. before 11/15/1949 Cuando no estoy contigo Angelito ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Titín Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, leader  
Victor PR-51 10-in. before 12/6/1949 Pretenciosa Angelito ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Titín Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, leader  
Victor PR-267 10-in. before 5/22/1942 Sapo, sapo, japonés Félix Castrillón ; Orquesta Rafael Muñoz Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo composer  
Victor PR-291 10-in. before 6/12/1942 Los millones de Sofía Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Claudio Ferrer Vocal and instrumental quartet composer  
Victor VE-300 10-in. before 5/17/1949 Boda gris Alcibiades Sánchez Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Victor PR-316-A 10-in. before 7/2/1945 Zumba, nene...leña no más Plácido Acevedo ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-317-A 10-in. before 7/2/1945 No me pegues más Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-318-A 10-in. before 7/2/1945 Te he visto llorar Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director  
Victor PR-319-B 10-in. before 7/2/1945 Santuario sagrado Plácido Acevedo ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-320-B 10-in. before 7/2/1945 Un historia de amor Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-321-B 10-in. before 7/2/1945 Tus besos (me hicieron tanto daño) Plácido Acevedo ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-340 10-in. before 1/31/1946 Inexplicable Plácido Acevedo ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-341 10-in. before 1/31/1946 Comedia Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-346-B 10-in. before 5/9/1946 Amor mentido Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Instrumental quartet, with male vocal solo and vocal group director, composer  
Victor PR-358-B 10-in. before 8/13/1946 La ópera Plácido Acevedo ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-359-B 10-in. before 8/13/1946 Ana Goya Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-360-B 10-in. before 8/13/1946 Canción dolorosa Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-361-B 10-in. before 8/13/1946 Hiereme sin compasión Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Tito Henríquez Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-376-B 10-in. before 12/27/1946 Bésame más Corozo ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-377-B 10-in. before 12/27/1946 El flamboyán Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-378-B 10-in. before 12/27/1946 Fantasía Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-392-B 10-in. before 5/28/1947 Tu engaño Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-393-B 10-in. before 5/28/1947 Panorama Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-394 10-in. before 6/3/1947 Dulce veneno Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental cuartet, with male vocal duet director, composer  
Victor PR-395 10-in. before 6/3/1947 Tu castigo será grande Plácido Acevedo ; Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental quartet, with male vocal duet composer, director  
Victor PR-408 10-in. before 9/4/1947 Adiós, ingrata Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Victor PR-409 10-in. before 9/4/1947 Ay, no! ay, no! Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Victor PR-410 10-in. before 9/4/1947 La vida es así Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Victor PR-411 10-in. before 9/4/1947 Pa' la rumba voy Chiquitín ; Cuarteto Mayarí ; Chago Montes Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet songwriter  
Victor PR-428-B 10-in. before 12/22/1947 Blanca estrella Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Male vocal and instrumental quartet director, composer  
Victor PR-429-B 10-in. before 12/22/1947 Por mi no temas Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Male vocal and instrumental quartet director, composer  
Victor PR-430-B 10-in. before 12/10/1947 Cual mágica visión Cuarteto Mayarí Male vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-431-B 10-in. before 12/22/1947 Reflejos de luna Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Male vocal and instrumental quartet composer, director  
Victor PR-436 10-in. before 1/15/1948 Tu carta Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, director  
Victor PR-437 10-in. before 1/15/1948 Entre los golfos Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet director, composer  
Victor PR-438 10-in. before 1/15/1948 Pobre bardo Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet director, composer  
Victor PR-439 10-in. before 1/15/1948 Yo no te guardo rencores Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet director, composer  
Victor PR-442 10-in. before 1/13/1948 Añoranzas y quimeras Trío Vegabajeño Male vocal trio composer  
Victor PR-456 10-in. before 11/11/1948 Ella, la inolvidable Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-457 10-in. before 11/11/1948 Decídete por fin Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-458 10-in. before 11/3/1948 Tu amor es así Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader  
Victor PR-459 10-in. before 11/3/1948 Lucero de mis noches Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-464 10-in. before 2/26/1949 Cuando tú eras niña Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-465 10-in. before 2/22/1949 Milagros del cielo Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet leader, composer  
Victor PR-466 10-in. before 2/26/1949 Ritmo y contento Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, leader  
Victor PR-467 10-in. before 2/26/1949 Catalina ven Plácido Acevedo ; Cuarteto Mayarí Vocal and instrumental quartet composer, leader  
Columbia CO19515 10-in. 7/3/1936 Chiviriquitón : Son Orquesta Johnny Rodríguez Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet composer  
Columbia CO24103 10-in. 2/10/1939 Mensaje lírico : Bolero Canario y su Orquesta "Puerto Rico" Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Columbia CO24105 10-in. 2/10/1939 Caribe : Plegaria bolero Canario y su Orquesta "Puerto Rico" Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick E31044 10-in. 10/18/1929 El ahorcado Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader, composer  
Brunswick E31045 10-in. 10/18/1929 Plena prohibida Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble composer, leader  
Brunswick E31046 10-in. 10/18/1929 No le llores, Miguel Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader, composer  
Brunswick E31047 10-in. 10/18/1929 Las Navidades Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader, composer  
Brunswick E31599 10-in. 12/14/1929 Arriba borinqueñas Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader, composer  
Brunswick E31600 10-in. 12/14/1929 Si nos morimos Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E31601 10-in. 12/14/1929 Con los sureños Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick E31602 10-in. 12/14/1929 No llores corazón Plácido Acevedo ; Plenaros Sureños Instrumental ensemble leader  
Brunswick B14257 10-in. 11/3/1933 Blanca estrella : Danza moderna Cuarteto Flores Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  
Brunswick B14451 10-in. 12/14/1933 Campanas de mi aldea : Bolero Canario y su Grupo Vocal and instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Acevedo, Plácido," accessed April 26, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110941.

Acevedo, Plácido. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110941.

"Acevedo, Plácido." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 26 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110941

External Sources

Wikipedia: Plácido Acevedo

Discogs: Plácido Acevedo

Allmusic: Plácido Acevedo

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Acevedo, Plácido - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98053136

Wikidata: Plácido Acevedo - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7205908

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/78394324

MusicBrainz: Plácido Acevedo - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/21fd69de-a861-4e98-9264-fb99b4d30597

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