Tito Gómez
Tito Gómez (born José Antonio Tenreiro Gómez; January 30, 1920 in Havana, Cuba – 16 October 2000) was a Cuban singer. In 1938, he won a music contest in his native Cuba, called La Corte Suprema del Arte (The Supreme Court of Art). Shortly afterwards, he joined the Sevilla Biltmore Orquestra and in 1939, he began singing for Orquesta Riverside. His breakthrough came with the hit "Vereda Tropical". In the 1970s, he was part of a group called Orquesta Jorrín, led by Enrique Jorrín, inventor of the cha-cha-chá. |
Birth and Death Data: Born January 30, 1920 (Havana (capital and largest city of Cuba)), Died October 16, 2000 (Havana (capital and largest city of Cuba) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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= 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 | CU-353 | 10-in. | before 4/24/1940 | De segunda mano | Tito Gómez ; Orquesta de O. Estivil | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist | |
| Victor | CU-354[a] | 10-in. | before 4/24/1940 | Ritmo de conga | Tito Gómez ; Orquesta de O. Estivil | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gómez, Tito," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318193.
Gómez, Tito. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/318193.
"Gómez, Tito." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Gómez, Tito (Vocalist) - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no97051369
Wikidata: Tito Gómez - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3489434
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/24797252
MusicBrainz: Tito Gómez - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f893af6b-e39e-4a90-8f15-fa2ff10f4d8a
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