Don Tosti

Don Tosti (given name: Edmundo Martínez Tostado) (March 27, 1923 – August 2, 2004) was a Mexican American musician and composer. Tosti forged a career spanning several decades and styles, from classical to jazz to rhythm and blues and mambo. He was best remembered for his Pachuco-style compositions like the hit "Pachuco Boogie". Recorded in 1948, it was the first million-selling Latin song.

Birth and Death Data: Born (El Paso (city in and county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States)), Died August 2, 2004 (Palm Springs (resort city in Riverside County, southern California, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1949 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: string bass, composer, leader, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor E3FB-0043 10-in. 2/26/1953 Bello mar Conjunto Don Tosti ; Raúl Díaz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass, leader  
Victor E3FB-0044 10-in. 2/26/1953 Mambo del Pachuco Conjunto Don Tosti ; Raúl Díaz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass, leader, composer  
Victor E3FB-0045 10-in. 2/26/1953 La casita (Ahora seremos felices) Conjunto Don Tosti ; Raúl Díaz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass, leader  
Victor E3FB-0046 10-in. 2/26/1953 Bailala hasta las dos Conjunto Don Tosti ; Raúl Díaz Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble instrumentalist, string bass, leader  
Victor E3FB-2018 10-in. 11/13/1953 Dansero Orquesta Don Tosti Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass, leader  
Victor E3FB-2019 10-in. before 11/13/1953 Castigame Orquesta Don Tosti Jazz/dance band, with vocal ensemble instrumentalist, string bass, leader, songwriter  
Victor E3FB-2020 10-in. 11/13/1953 Don Tosti meets Prado Orquesta Don Tosti Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass, leader, songwriter  
Victor E3FB-2021 10-in. 11/13/1953 Montuno no. uno Orquesta Don Tosti Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, string bass, leader  
Victor D9VB-0219 10-in. 3/2/1949 Coca-roca Jose y su orquesta Morand ; Three Beaus and a Peep Mixed vocal quartet, with instrumental quartet composer  
America ARCO-110-A 10-in. 1949 Vine Por Ti Don Tosti ; Don Tosti Male vocal solo composer, instrumentalist, string bass, songwriter  
America ARCO-110-B 10-in. 1949 Envidiosa Don Tosti ; Don Tosti Male vocal composer, instrumentalist, string bass  
Master Music MMM-330-A 10-in. 12/31/1949 El Tirili Raúl Díaz ; Ramon, Don Sr. ; Tosti Don ; Orquesta Don Ramon Sr. ; Don Tosti Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  
Master Music MMM-330-B 10-in. 12/31/1949 Wine-O-Boogie Raúl Díaz ; Ramon, Don Sr. ; Tosti Don ; Orquesta Don Ramon Sr. ; Don Tosti Male vocal duet, with instrumental ensemble composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Tosti, Don," accessed January 10, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111820.

Tosti, Don. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 10, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111820.

"Tosti, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 10 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/111820

External Sources

Wikipedia: Don Tosti

Discogs: Don Tosti

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Tosti, Don - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2002062846

Wikidata: Don Tosti - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5293621

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/258200094

MusicBrainz: Don Tosti - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6d4967c8-6d5c-468f-8321-19f565ad4eab

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