Julio César Sanders

Julio César Sanders (1897–1942) was an Argentine musician who made his career as a pianist and composer of tango.[1] He was the author of several famous tangos, including Adiós muchachos, composed in 1927 with César Vedani.[2]

Julio César Sanders
Background information
BornFebruary 13, 1897
Quilmes, Argentina
DiedJune 10, 1942 (1942-06-11) (aged 45)
Quilmes, Argentina
Genrestango
Occupation(s)musician
Instrumentspiano
Years active1920–1942

Biography

He was born in Quilmes, Buenos Aires Province, the son of Francisco Alberto Sanders and Paula del Valle, belonging to an Anglo Creole family.[3] He began his career as a pianist of the Argentine radio by the year 1920. His first worked as an author was "La Inglesita", composed in 1924.[4] He was also the author of "Viejo patio",[5] and "El Piano de los recuerdos", with lyrics of Enrique Cadícamo.[6]

His most well-known work Adiós muchachos, was recorded by Carlos Gardel,[7] Ignacio Corsini and Agustín Magaldi.[8] It also was included in Wonder Bar, a 1934 film directed by Lloyd Bacon.[9]

His paternal grandparents were Makinson William Sanders, born in England, and Anne Chartres, a piano teacher born in Ireland. The Sanders's settled with their children in the "English" neighborhood of Quilmes towards the end of the 1880s.[10]

References
  1. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte3. 1941.
  2. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series, Volumen7. 1953.
  3. Anuario del tango. Roberto Cassinelli, Raúl Outeda.
  4. Todo es historia, Números 522-527. Honegger., 2011.
  5. Discepolín y yo: Memorias transcriptas. Ediciones La Bastilla, 1973.
  6. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions, Parte 3. 1941.
  7. Carlos Gardel: su vida y sus canciones. Centro Editorial de Estudios Musicales, 1991.
  8. Las mejores letras de tango: antología de doscientas cincuenta letras, cada una con su historia. Héctor Ángel Benedetti.
  9. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. 1961.
  10. Argentina, National Census, 1895. República Argentina.
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