Don Azpiazú, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Don Azpiazú

Cuban musician

Date of Birth: 11-Feb-1893

Place of Birth: Cienfuegos, Cienfuegos Province, Cuba

Date of Death: 20-Jan-1943

Profession: conductor

Nationality: Cuba

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 – Havana, 20 January 1943), better known as Don Azpiazú, was a leading Cuban orchestral director in the 1920s and 1930s.
His band introduced authentic Cuban dance music and Cuban musical instruments to a wide audience in the USA.
It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to New York City in 1930, and recorded one of the biggest hits in Cuban music history, the "Peanut Vendor".
It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA.
The band included a number of star musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín.
Azpiazú also used North American singers such as Bob Burke or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre.