1947, September 15 – CARLOS ROLDAN RECORDS “YO SOLO SE”
Success was intoxicating…boehmian nights, adoring women, alcohol; it would lead to his premature death…at the age of 19 Carlos Roldan took part in the Westinghouse Radio Station singing contest and while he did not win, it got him noticed by the right people…he began a series of appearances with orchestras in Montevideo…fortified with funds from a fundraiser held by friends and fans, he made the big move to Buenso Aires where he began with a round of appearance on radio stations culminating in a contract to do a series of shows based on Homero Manzi lyrics on Radio Belgrano…he later did a celebrated concert in duet with Mercedes Simone backed by the Pedro Maffia Orchestra….he would eventually join the legendary orchestras of Roberto Firpo and Francisco Canaro…
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Early on Carlos Roldan’s parents realized that their son had a unique talent for singing and encouraged him…while still only in his early teens he found himself terrified on stage singing with the renown Americo Pioli Orchestra in his native Montevideo…Carlos Roldan was the first to record the milonga “Se Dice De Mi” on May 19, 1943 which was composed by Francisco Canaro….it was only moderately successful and then forgotten until twelve years later when Tita Merello sang it in Luca Demare’s classic film“El Mercado Del Abasto” which
premiered in 1955…not only was it a huge success but she would be stronly identified with it her for the rest of tango history…on September 15, 1947 he recorded “Yo Solo Se” (only I know)
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- CLICK HERE – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-z1MP32Jm1I to hear Carlos Roldan with the Francisco Canaro Orchestra sing one of his hits “Esta Noche De Luna”
