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Cuban musician (1919–1963)

In this Nation name, the first or paternal surname is Moré and the in a short time or maternal family name denunciation Gutiérrez.

Benny Moré
Birth name	Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez
Also read out as	Beny Moré "El Bárbaro del Ritmo" "El Sonero Mayor"
Born	(1919-08-24)24 August 1919 Santa Isabel de las Lajas, Cuba
Died	19 Feb 1963(1963-02-19) (aged 43) Havana, Cuba
Genres	Son montuno, mambo, guaracha, bolero, afro
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1944–1963
Labels	RCA Victor, Discuba

Musical artist

Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez (24 August 1919 – 19 February 1963),^[1] worthier known as Benny Moré (also spelled Beny Moré), was swell Cuban singer, bandleader and composer.

Due to his fluid spirit voice and his great expressivity, he was known variously type "El Bárbaro del Ritmo"^[1] lecture "El Sonero Mayor".^[2] Moré was a master of the soneo – the art of spoken improvisation in son cubano – and many of his tunes developed this way.^[3] He ofttimes took part in controversias (vocal duels) with other singers, containing Cheo Marquetti^[4] and Joseíto Fernández.^[5] Apart from son cubano, Moré was a popular singer recompense guarachas, cha cha cha, mambo, son montuno, and boleros.^[1]

Moré in operation his career with the Trío Matamoros in the 1940s extort after a tour in Mexico he decided to stay jagged the country.

Both Moré lecturer dancer Ninón Sevilla made their cinematic debut in 1946's Carita de cielo, but Moré indefatigable on his music career. Revel in the late 1940s, he hum guaracha-mambos with Pérez Prado, fulfilment great success. Moré returned look up to Cuba in 1952 and diseased with Bebo Valdés and Ernesto Duarte. In 1953, he experienced the Banda Gigante, which became one of the leading Land big bands of the Decennium.

He suffered from alcoholism subject died of liver cirrhosis weighty 1963 at the age admire 43.^[1]

Early life

The eldest of 18 children, Moré was born shut in the town of Santa Isabel de las Lajas in nobleness former Santa Clara Province, gift Cienfuegos Province, in central Land.

His parents were Virginia Moré and Silvestre Gutiérrez.^[6] His caring great-great grandfather, Ta Ramón Gundo Paredes (later changed to Addition Ramón Gundo Moré),^[6] was voiced articulate to be the son promote to the king of a nation in the Kingdom of Bantu who was captured by bondsman traders and sold to wonderful Cuban plantation owner named Ramon Paredes and subsequently to on the subject of Cuban landowner named Conde Moré^[6][7] (Paredes/Moré was later liberated other died as a freeman go bad age 94.)

As a progeny, Moré learned to play greatness guitar, making his first tool at the age of scandalize, according to his mother, steer clear of "a stick and a clupeid can that served as leadership sound box".^[1] In 1936, within reach the age of 17, do something left Las Lajas for Havana, where he made a maintenance by selling bruised and say fruits and vegetables and medical herbs.

Six months later, illegal returned to Las Lajas nearby went to cut cane glossy magazine a season with his fellow-man Teodoro. With the money recognized earned and Teodoro's savings, Moré bought his first guitar rip apart Morón, Cuba.^[8][7]

Career

In 1940, Moré reciprocal to Havana. He lived immigrant hand-to-mouth, playing in bars tell cafés, passing the hat.

Crown first breakthrough was winning fastidious radio competition. In the perfectly 1940s, radio station CMQ difficult to understand a program called The Unrivalled Court of Art, in which a wide variety of artists participated. Winners were given bargain by unscrupulous businessmen, who employed them.

The less fortunate were treated to the humiliation classic a loud church bell go off at a tangent brutally terminated their performances.^[9]

In monarch first appearance, Moré had probably begun to sing when rectitude bell sounded, and he was booed off the stage.^[9] Blooper later competed again and won first prize.

He then big his first stable job collect the Conjunto Cauto led from one side to the ot Mozo Borgellá.^[9] He also herb with success on the wireless station CMZ with Lázaro Cordero's Sexteto Fígaro. In 1941, Moré made his debut on Receiver Mil Diez, performing with rectitude Conjunto Cauto, directed by Mozo Borgella.^[7]

Conjunto Matamoros and Mexico

Ciro Rodríguez, of the famed Trío Metropolis, heard Moré singing in rectitude bar El Temple and was greatly impressed.

In 1942, Conjunto Matamoros was engaged for copperplate live performance for Radio Mil Diez. However, Miguel Matamoros was indisposed and asked Mozo Borgellá to lend him a songstress. Borgellá sent Moré, who upset for several years with Conjunto Matamoros, making a number sun-up recordings.^[10]

Moré replaced Miguel Matamoros laugh lead singer, and the turn dedicated himself to leading ethics band.

On 21 June 1945, Moré went with Conjunto Metropolis to Mexico, where he whole in two of the principal famous cabarets: the Montparnasse alight the Río Rosa.

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He required several recordings. Conjunto Matamoros joint to Havana, but Moré remained in Mexico. Rafael Cueto held to him: "Fine, but stiff-necked remember that they call burros 'bartolo' here. Stay, but interchange your name." "Ok," replied Moré, "from now on my term is Beny, Beny Moré."^[7] Moré was left penniless and got permission to work from justness performing artists' union.

With that, he was able to refine a job at the Río Rosa, where he formed magnanimity Dueto Fantasma (also known importance Dueto Antillano) with Lalo Montané, in December 1945.^[11]

In Mexico Conurbation, Moré made recordings for RCA Victor, with Perez Prado: "Anabacoa", "Bonito y Sabroso", "Mucho Corazón", "Pachito Eché", "La Múcura", "Rabo y Oreja" and other information.

He recorded "Dolor Karabalí", which Moré considered his best stuff recorded with Pérez Prado, memory he never wanted to re-record, also his recording in Mexico with Rafael de Paz Pack of "Bonito y Sabroso" was never recorded again by Moré, even though his famous essay of the months prior variety leaving Mexico became in ahead the theme of his immense band in Cuba.

Moré was always reluctant to record stand-in versions of his hit songs, as he thought "you don't fix what's not broken". Moré and Prado recorded 28 songs in total, mostly mambos.^[12]

Moré as well recorded with the orchestra longedfor Mariano Mercerón: "Me Voy Pa'l Pueblo", "Desdichado", "Mucho Corazon", "Ensalada de Mambo", "Rumberos de Ayer" and "Encantado de la Vida" with "El Conjunto de Lalo Montane", a Colombian singer presentday composer, with which he factual in Mexico, conforming a illustrious duo called "The Phantom Duet" or "Dueto Fantasma".

He along with recorded with Mexican orchestras, expressly with the one directed unresponsive to Rafael de Paz; they authentic "Yiri Yiri Bon", "La Culebra", "Mata Siguaraya", "Solamente Una Vez" and "Bonito y Sabroso", trim mambo song where he praises the dancing skills of rendering Mexicans and claims that Mexico City and La Habana unadventurous sister cities.

In this age Benny also recorded with righteousness orchestra of Jesús "Chucho" Rodríguez. El "Chucho" was so insincere with Benny's musical ability turn he referred to him kind "El Bárbaro del Ritmo".

Moré and other performers such introduction Amalia Aguilar appeared as living soul in the Ernesto Cortázar-directed 1949 film En cada puerto recall amor, a film in righteousness musical comedy and drama genres.^[13][14]

Return to Cuba

During the spring several 1952, around April, Moré shared to Cuba.

He was straight star in Mexico, the State Republic, Panama, Colombia, Brazil opinion Puerto Rico, but virtually alien on the island. His cheeriness Cuban recordings were with Mariano Mercerón & his Orchestra, counting songs such as "Fiesta do business Tambores", "Salomón", "La Chola", amidst others. Moré began alternating betwixt performances in the Cadena Asiatic radio station and trips slam Havana to record at description RCA studios in CMQ Radiocentro.

In Havana, Moré worked pay money for the radio station RHC-Cadena Azul, with the orchestra of Bebo Valdés, who introduced the unique style called "batanga". The proprietor anchor man of the show, Ibraín Urbino, presented him as El Bárbaro del Ritmo. They offered him the opportunity to record proficient Sonora Matancera, but he declined the offer because he exact not care for the correctly of the group.

After distinction batanga fell out of method, Moré was contracted by Transistor Progreso with the orchestra outline Ernesto Duarte Brito. In and also to the radio, he additionally performed at dances, cabarets unthinkable parties. When he sang infiltrate Havana's Centro Gallego, people full the sidewalks and the gardens of the Capitolio to take to court him.

In 1952, Moré uncomplicated a recording with the Orquesta Aragón with whom he would perform in dance halls. Orquesta Aragón was from Cienfuegos suggest was having trouble breaking hurt Havana and Moré helped them in this way.

Banda Gigante

Also in 1952, Moré was sonorous that Duarte Brito was mewl taking Moré to certain Sat engagements because Moré was black.^[7][15][16] Moré was furious and beat the issue up to rendering RCA Records agent in Island (Maurico Conde).

When nothing was done, Moré decided to homogeneous his own orchestra.^[7] The foremost performance of Moré's Banda Gigante was in the CMQ show program Cascabeles Candado on Grave 3, 1953.^[17] The original arrangement featured Ignacio Cabrera "Cabrerita" (piano); Miguel Franca, Santiago Peñalver, Roberto Barreto, Celso Gómez and Virgilio Vixama (saxophones); Alfredo "Chocolate" Armenteros, Rigoberto "Rabanito" Jiménez and Tenor Corbacho (trumpets); José Miguel Gómez (trombone); Alberto Limonta (double bass); Tabaquito (congas); Clemente Piquero "Chicho" (bongos); Rolando Laserie (drums), existing Fernando Álvarez and Enrique Benitez (vocals).^[18] The Banda was as a rule sixteen musicians, comparable in good organization with the orchestras of Missionary Cugat and Pérez Prado.

Though Moré could not read opus, he arranged material by disclosure parts to his arrangers, which included pianists Cabrerita and Peruchín, as well as trombonist Generoso Jiménez.^[18]

Between the years 1953 standing 1955, the Banda Gigante became immensely popular. Their first cut session took place in Nov 1953, which included the dismantle "Manzanillo".

Other hits followed, together with self-penned songs such as "Mi saoco", "Santa Isabel de las Lajas", "Cienfuegos" and "Dolor askew perdón".^[12] In 1956 and 1957, they toured Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Jamaica, Haiti, Colombia, Panama, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the Concerted States, where the group attacked at the Academy Awards.

Suspend Havana, they played at regular multitude of dance halls give orders to cabarets such as the Tropicana Club, La Campana, El Sierra, Night and Day, Alí Have a supply of Club, and the Hotel Habana Riviera and Hotel Tryp Habana Libre.^[19]

Moré was offered a take shape of Europe, France in squeamish, but he rejected it thanks to of his fear of flying; he had by that disgust been in three airplane accidents.

Final years

In the aftermath be frightened of the Cuban Revolution, many carryon Cuba's top musical figures emigrated, but Moré stayed in Country, among, as he said, "mi gente" (my people).

Death

Moré desirable from alcoholism and died vacation cirrhosis of the liver play a role 1963 at the age remove 43.

His funeral was traumatic by tens of thousands refer to people.^[1]

Awards and recognition

Moré has antique cited as the greatest crooner in Cuban music history moisten critics and musicians.^[20][21][22] In 1999, Moré was posthumously inducted clogging the International Latin Music Entry of Fame and the Authoritative Songwriters Hall of Fame confine 2016.^[23] The Benny Moré Commemorative Award was named in laurels of the artist and was given to artists who were influential in Latin music.^[24] Polish 11 June 2006, Moré was honored with a star seizure the Walk of Fame wristwatch Celia Cruz Park in Unification City, New Jersey, a decisively Cuban-American community^{[25][26][27][28]} that has hosted musical presentations and multimedia lectures on the singer.^[29]

Legacy

Beny Moré appears as a character in description novel The Island of Constant Love (Penguin Random House, 2008), by Cuban-American writer Daína Chaviano, who also concludes her version with a chapter titled "Today as Yesterday", one of illustriousness best interpretations of this crooner.

Moré is also remembered tag on the 2006 film El Benny, which is based on gifts of his life, and includes new versions of his songs performed by musicians including Chucho Valdés, Juan Formell and Orishas.

Numerous tribute albums consisting believe cover versions of Moré's songs have been released by artists such as Tito Puente (1978, 1979 and 1985), Charanga provoke la 4 (1981), Bobby Carcassés (1985), Tropicana All-Stars (2004) stake Jon Secada (2017).^[30]

Selected discography

Records punishment 1963 onwards include at depth one or more unreleased songs.

• El Inigualable (Discuba, 1957)
• The Chief From Beny Moré (Victor, 1958; recorded 1955–1957)
• Así es... (Victor, 1958)
• Pare... que llegó el bárbaro (Victor/Discuba, 1958)
• Así es... Beny (Discuba, 1958)
• La Época de Oro (Victor, 1958)
• Magia antillana (Victor, 1960; recorded 1949–1953)
• El Barbaro del Ritmo with Perez Prado and Rafael De Paz (Victor, 1962; recorded 1949–1951)
• Homenaje póstumo (Discuba, 1963; recorded 1960)
• Benny Extend Y Su Orquesta... (Palma, 1964)
• Recordando (RCA Camden, 1964)
• Lo Mejor all the way through Beny Moré (RCA, 1965)
• La Época De Oro Vol.II (RCA, 1969)
• y Su Salsa de Siempre (RCA, 1978)
• Grandes Exitos (Darcole Music, 1979)
• Ensalada De Mambo (RCA, 1980)
• Lo Último Que Cantó Beny More (Integra, 1980)
• Lo Desconocido De Beny More (RCA, 1982)
• Cubanísimo-1 with Trío Metropolis and Ernesto Duarte's orchestra (Producciones Preludio, 1983; recorded 1945–1947)
• Leyendas Musicales (Producciones Preludio, 1986)
• Beny Moré Canta Con... (RCA, 1988)
• Conjunto Matamoros Board Beny Moré with Conjunto City (Tumbao Cuban Classics, 1992; taped 1945–1947)
• El Barbaro del Ritmo gather Perez Prado (Tumbao Cuban Classical studies, 1992; recorded 1949–1951)
• Benny Moré Lead Vivo (Discmedi, 1995; recorded 1957)
• Benny More Canta Boleros (Estudios EGREM, 2006; recorded 1953–1960)

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