Daniel Santos

Daniel Santos (June 6, 1916 – November 27, 1992) was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros, and an overall performer of multiple Caribbean music genres, including guaracha, plena and rumba. Over the course of his career he adopted several names created by the public and became known as "El Jefe" and "El Inquieto Anacobero".

Birth and Death Data: Born February 5, 1916 (San Juan), Died November 27, 1992 (Ocala)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1939 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, leader, composer, songwriter, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 93 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-060465 10-in. 2/4/1941 La mujer de Juan Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-060466 10-in. 2/4/1941 Margie Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-060467 10-in. 2/4/1941 Tu serás mía Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-060468 10-in. 2/4/1941 El último adiós Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-062751 10-in. 3/11/1941 Irresistible Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-062752 10-in. 3/11/1941 Olga Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-062753 10-in. 3/11/1941 Yo no sé nada Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-062754 10-in. 3/11/1941 Esperanza Inutil Pedro Flores y su Orquesta ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-065028 10-in. 4/22/1941 Despedida Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-065029 10-in. 4/22/1941 Venganza Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-065030 10-in. 4/22/1941 Amor Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-065031 10-in. 4/22/1941 Mayoral Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-066226 10-in. 6/24/1941 Borracho no vale Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-066227 10-in. 6/24/1941 El cafetero Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-066228 10-in. 6/24/1941 Perdón Cuarteto Flores ; Clarissa Perea ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with female-male vocal duet vocalist  
Victor BS-066288 10-in. 9/10/1941 Prisionero del Mar Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-066289 10-in. 9/10/1941 La número 100 Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-066290 10-in. 9/10/1941 Por que Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-067678 10-in. 8/29/1941 Guaracha amorosa Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-067679 10-in. 8/29/1941 Bella mujer Cuarteto Flores ; Daniel Santos Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-067680 10-in. 8/29/1941 Mentirosa Pedro Flores Orchestra ; Daniel Santos Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Victor BS-068754 10-in. 12/26/1941 Cuando suena la conga Orquesta Daniel Santos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader, vocalist  
Victor BS-068755 10-in. 12/26/1941 Jugando Mama, jugando Orquesta Daniel Santos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader, vocalist  
Victor BS-068756 10-in. 12/26/1941 Desesperacion Orquesta Daniel Santos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader, vocalist  
Victor BS-068757 10-in. 12/26/1941 Vuelveme a querer Orquesta Daniel Santos Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band leader, vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 93 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Santos, Daniel," accessed April 23, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106241.

Santos, Daniel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106241.

"Santos, Daniel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106241

External Sources

Wikipedia: Daniel Santos (singer)

Discogs: Daniel Santos

Allmusic: Daniel Santos

Grove: Daniel Santos

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Santos, Daniel, 1916-1992 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90662384

Wikidata: Daniel Santos (singer) - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q995629

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24805053

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1718677

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