Guillermo Posadas

Guillermo Posadas (1886–1937) was a Mexican composer. He composed the Mexican folk song "Noche Feliz" ("Happy Night"), recorded by the Italian tenor Enrico Caruso and sung in Spanish. The song "Noche Feliz" describes a night with Posadas's wife María, and love with his soul. Posadas was also a musical arranger and assistant director of an orquesta típica in New York, who worked with Mexican singer Carmen Garcia Cornejo, and composer Miguel Lerdo de Tejada.

Birth and Death Data: Died 1937

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1919 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, composer, arranger, songwriter

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor B-24460 10-in. 9/14/1920 Noche feliz Enrico Caruso Tenor vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Victor B-25899 10-in. 12/22/1921 Sufrimiento de amor Trío Nava Male vocal duet, with guitar composer  
Victor B-26031 10-in. 1/16/1922 Soffrimento de amor (Valsa) International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor B-28951 10-in. 11/15/1923 Abandonado (Vals) International Novelty Orchestra Orchestra composer  
Victor BVE-34374 10-in. 1/29/1926 Flor de amor Margarita Cueto Female vocal solo, with orchestra arranger  
Victor BVE-34626 10-in. 2/17/1926 Diafanías Orquesta Internacional Orchestra, with male vocal solo arranger  
Victor BVE-34659 10-in. 3/2/1926 La marquesita de Pompadour Orquesta Internacional Orchestra, with male vocal solo arranger  
Victor XVE-53270 10-in. 6/20/1929 Oración de la tarde Orquesta Posadas Instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor XVE-53272 10-in. 6/20/1929 Quiero Orquesta Posadas Instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor XVE-53273 10-in. 6/20/1929 Muchacha Orquesta Posadas Instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor CVE-63368 12-in. 10/3/1930 Abandonado Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Concert Orchestra Jazz/dance band composer  
Victor BAVE-93216 10-in. June 1936 Mi sueño eres tú Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BAVE-93217 10-in. June 1936 Ahora que eres mía Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BAVE-93218 10-in. June 1936 Farolito Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo leader  
Victor BAVE-93219 10-in. June 1936 Damisela encantadora Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BAVE-93222 10-in. June 1936 Serenata mexicana Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor BAVE-93778 10-in. between 6/11/1937 and 7/2/1937 Novillero Juan Arvizu ; Orquesta Tropical Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BS-99763 10-in. 3/6/1936 Cuando dos corazones Rodolfo Ducal Male vocal solo arranger  
Victor BAVE-012889 10-in. between 8/2/1939 and 8/8/1939 Te quiero, morena linda Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor BAVE-012890 10-in. between 8/2/1939 and 8/8/1939 Buenas noches, mi amor Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor BS-021241 10-in. 3/11/1938 Ruego Juan Arvizu Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble songwriter  
Victor BAVE-039536 10-in. before 11/1/1940 Cuatro personas (Tú y yo, Papá y Mamá) Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor BAVE-039537 10-in. before 11/1/1940 Castigo Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble leader  
Victor BAVE-039538 10-in. before 12/6/1940 Estrellita Orquesta Tropical ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
Victor BAVE-039539 10-in. before 12/6/1940 La borrachita Orquesta Tropical ; Guillermo Posadas ; Pedro Vargas Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader  
(Results 1-25 of 35 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Posadas, Guillermo," accessed January 8, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108164.

Posadas, Guillermo. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 8, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108164.

"Posadas, Guillermo." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 8 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108164

External Sources

Discogs: Guillermo Posadas

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Posadas, Guillermo - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2001016726

Wikidata: Guillermo Posadas - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5616235

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/87816457

MusicBrainz: Guillermo Posadas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/1091c923-e91e-4603-aca4-9cfcb94e0a94

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