Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra
Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Ros' mother was an African-Vene… Read Full Bio ↴Born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, Ros' mother was an African-Venezuelan; his father was Scottish. Ros' parents separated not long after he was born, and he was enrolled into a military school, where he became interested in music and learned to play the euphonium or bombardin. From 1927 to 1937 his family lived in Caracas, Venezuela. He played in a military band for four years. Later, he received a music scholarship from the government. In June 1937, he moved to London, England to study classical music at the Royal Academy of Music. He soon returned to playing popular music and also recorded several sides as a sideman to Fats Waller who was visiting London in 1938.
In 1939, he formed his own rumba band, "Rumba With Ros". In 1941, he gained recognition with the track "Los Hijos de Buda" and was playing regularly at the elegant Coconut Grove club on Regent Street, which attracted members of high society.
In 1946, he owned a club, a dance school, a record company and an artist's agency. His band grew to 16 musicians. His album The Wedding Samba sold three million copies in 1949.
In 1951, he bought the Coconut Grove and renamed it Edmundo Ros' Dinner and Supper Club. The club became popular for its atmosphere and music; it closed in 1965. From 1964 to 1968 he was the owner of the internationally known and very exclusive Edmundo Ros Club on Regent Street.
His album Rhythms of The South (1957) was one of the first high-quality LP stereo records. He was with Decca records from 1944 to 1974.
In 1975 (at the age of 65) he retired and moved to Jávea, Alicante (Spain). On January 8, 1994, he gave his last public performance. Ros was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in the 2000 New Year's Honours List.
Discography
His most famous albums:
Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band, 1939-1941, LP
Tropical Magic, 1942-1944, LP
Cuban Love Song, 1945, LP
On Broadway, LP
Show Boat/Porgy & Bess, LP
Ros at the Opera
Broadway goes Latin
Rhythms of the South
Latin Carnival
New Rhythms of The South
Latin Boss...Señor Ros
Arriba
Latin Hits I Missed
Hair Goes Latin
Heading South of the Border
The Latin King
This is My World
Caribbean Ros
Sunshine and Olé!
Give My Regards to Broadway
Doin' the Samba, CD
Rhythms of the South/New Rhythms of the South, CD
Good! Good! Good! CD
Strings Latino/Latin Hits I Missed CD
That Latin Sound
Wedding Samba
Cancion Cubana
Mambo Jambo, Naxos, CD
The Wedding Samba (Nayer Sher)
Calypsos (Decca 1956),
Mambos (Decca 1956),
Rhythms Of The South (Decca 1957),
Calypso Man (Decca 1958),
Perfect For Dancing (Decca 1958),
Ros On Broadway (Decca 1959),
Hollywood Cha Cha Cha (Decca 1959),
Bongos From The South (Decca 1961), Dance Again (Decca 1962),
Sing And Dance With Edmundo Ros (Decca 1963), with *Ted Heath Heath Versus Ros (Phase 4 1964),
with Heath Heath Versus Ros, Round Two (Phase 4 1967),
This Is My World (Decca 1972),
Ros Remembers (Decca 1974),
Edmundo Ros Today (Decca 1978),
Latin Favourites (Gold Crown 1979),
Latin Song And Dance Men (Pye 1980),
Music For The Millions (Decca 1983),
Strings Latino (London 1985),
Cuban Love Song (1985),
Latin Magic (London 1987),
Edmundo Ros & His Rumba Band, 1939-1941 (1992),
That Latin Sound (Pulse 1997)
His most famous track was "Melodie d' amour".
In 1939, he formed his own rumba band, "Rumba With Ros". In 1941, he gained recognition with the track "Los Hijos de Buda" and was playing regularly at the elegant Coconut Grove club on Regent Street, which attracted members of high society.
In 1946, he owned a club, a dance school, a record company and an artist's agency. His band grew to 16 musicians. His album The Wedding Samba sold three million copies in 1949.
In 1951, he bought the Coconut Grove and renamed it Edmundo Ros' Dinner and Supper Club. The club became popular for its atmosphere and music; it closed in 1965. From 1964 to 1968 he was the owner of the internationally known and very exclusive Edmundo Ros Club on Regent Street.
His album Rhythms of The South (1957) was one of the first high-quality LP stereo records. He was with Decca records from 1944 to 1974.
In 1975 (at the age of 65) he retired and moved to Jávea, Alicante (Spain). On January 8, 1994, he gave his last public performance. Ros was awarded the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in the 2000 New Year's Honours List.
Discography
His most famous albums:
Edmundo Ros And His Rumba Band, 1939-1941, LP
Tropical Magic, 1942-1944, LP
Cuban Love Song, 1945, LP
On Broadway, LP
Show Boat/Porgy & Bess, LP
Ros at the Opera
Broadway goes Latin
Rhythms of the South
Latin Carnival
New Rhythms of The South
Latin Boss...Señor Ros
Arriba
Latin Hits I Missed
Hair Goes Latin
Heading South of the Border
The Latin King
This is My World
Caribbean Ros
Sunshine and Olé!
Give My Regards to Broadway
Doin' the Samba, CD
Rhythms of the South/New Rhythms of the South, CD
Good! Good! Good! CD
Strings Latino/Latin Hits I Missed CD
That Latin Sound
Wedding Samba
Cancion Cubana
Mambo Jambo, Naxos, CD
The Wedding Samba (Nayer Sher)
Calypsos (Decca 1956),
Mambos (Decca 1956),
Rhythms Of The South (Decca 1957),
Calypso Man (Decca 1958),
Perfect For Dancing (Decca 1958),
Ros On Broadway (Decca 1959),
Hollywood Cha Cha Cha (Decca 1959),
Bongos From The South (Decca 1961), Dance Again (Decca 1962),
Sing And Dance With Edmundo Ros (Decca 1963), with *Ted Heath Heath Versus Ros (Phase 4 1964),
with Heath Heath Versus Ros, Round Two (Phase 4 1967),
This Is My World (Decca 1972),
Ros Remembers (Decca 1974),
Edmundo Ros Today (Decca 1978),
Latin Favourites (Gold Crown 1979),
Latin Song And Dance Men (Pye 1980),
Music For The Millions (Decca 1983),
Strings Latino (London 1985),
Cuban Love Song (1985),
Latin Magic (London 1987),
Edmundo Ros & His Rumba Band, 1939-1941 (1992),
That Latin Sound (Pulse 1997)
His most famous track was "Melodie d' amour".
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Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra Lyrics
'S Wonderful Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash That you thrill…
A Man And A Woman For every man there's a woman For every life there's a…
Ain't Got No Ain't got no home, ain't got no shoes Ain't got no…
Alice Blue Gown Everybody's laughing Yes everybody's laughing They know that…
Almost Like being In Love What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm…
Always In My Heart I left my heart in San Francisco. High on a hill…
Amapola Amapola My pretty little poppy You're like that lovely flo…
Amor Tu, yo, la luna, el sol. Ella, él, la rosa, el clavel . Prim…
Amor Amor Amor, amor, amor This word so sweet, that I repeat, means…
Aquarius When the moon is in the Seventh House And Jupiter aligns…
Around the Corner Beautiful miracle, pardon my lyrical rhapsody, But can't you…
Around the World Around the world, around the world Around the world, around …
Baia Oh! Baia-yah When twilight is deep in the sky, Baia-yah! Som…
Bewitched She's a fool and don't I know it But a fool…
Bill Won't you come home, bill bailey, won't you come home I…
Blame It on the Bossa Nova I was at a dance when he caught my eye Standin'…
Blue Tango Here am I with you in a world of blue And…
Brasil Brasil Brésil Ô pays merveilleux Où tous les amoureux Song…
Brazil Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June, We stood bene…
Brown Skin Gal She's a camp-town tune at a barbecue An old fashioned court…
C I never cared much for moonlit skies I never wink back…
Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Oh listen, sister I love my mister man and I can't…
Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White It's cherry pink and apple blossom white When your true love…
Choo Choo Samba Pardon me boy, is that the Chattanooga Choo Choo? Track twen…
Cocktails for Two In some secluded rendezvous That overlooks the avenue With s…
Come Closer to Me Come closer to me so I can see heaven in your eyes Come…
Comes Once in a Lifetime Every day, just go along dawn till sundown Here's a rundown…
Could It Be Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that Must be…
Cuban Love Song I love you that's what my heart is saying While every…
Dancing Queen You can dance You can jive Having the time of your life See…
Do You Like the Samba How come you do me like you do do do? How…
Dolores How I love the kisses of Dolores Aye-aye-aye Dolores Not Mar…
Donna Oh Once upon a looking-for-Donna-time There was a sixteen …
Easy to Be Hard How can people be so heartless How can people be so…
Fascination It was fascination I know And it might have ended Right t…
Fly Me to the Moon Fly me to the moon Let me play among the stars Let…
Frank Mills I met a boy called Frank Mills On September twelfth right…
Frenesi Some time ago I wandered down into old Mexico While I was…
From Russia With Love From Russia with love I fly to you Much wiser since…
Get Me To The Church On Time There's just a few more hours. That's all the time you've…
Good Morning Starshine Good morning starshine, the earth says "Hello" You twinkle a…
Granada Granada, I'm falling under your spell, And if you could spea…
Green Eyes La la la la la la la La la la…
Hair She asks me why, I'm just a hairy guy I'm hairy…
Happiness Evening shadows make me blue When each weary day is through …
He Like It She Like It It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you…
Heartaches Heartaches Heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches …
Hello Dolly Hello Dolly This is miss Dolly It's so nice to have you…
Hello Dolly! I said hello, Dolly, Well, hello, Dolly It's so nice to…
Her Bathing Suit Never Got Wet By the waters of the Caribbean Lived a lovely little Latin…
Hernando's Hideaway I know a dark secluded place A place where no one…
High In Sierra Next time you're found, with your chin on the ground There…
High Noon Do not forsake me, oh my darlin' On this, our weddin'…
Historia de un amor Conozco su cara Su pelo sus ojos Su manera de andar Y sus…
How Are Things In Glocca Morra I hear a bird, Londonderry bird, It well may be he's…
I I got life, mother I got laughs, sister I got freedom, broth…
I Adore You My eyes adored you though I never laid a hand…
I Came I Saw I Conga The first time ever I saw your face I thought the…
I Came I Saw I Conga'd Something strange happened to me Lost my heart so suddenly S…
I Could Have Dance All Night Bed! Bed! I couldn't go to bed! My head's too light…
I Got Life I got life, mother I got laughs, sister I got freedom, broth…
I Got the Sun in the Morning i'm not a millionaire, but i don't have time to…
I Talk to the Trees Last time that I came round You wouldn't even open the…
I Talked To a Tree There's nothing that I know here on this earth good…
I Whistle a Happy Tune Whenever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect And whistle a…
I Yi Yi Yi Yi I yi yi yi I yi yi yi yi yi yi I…
I'd Do Anything Anything you can do, I can do better. I can do…
I'll Never Fall In Love Again Maybe I'm old fashioned, feeling as I do Maybe I am…
I'm Just Wild About Harry I am here to state I'm here to relate To explain And…
I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face I've grown accustomed to her face She almost makes the day…
If I Love You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
If I Loved You I wanna be loved by you, just you And nobody else…
If You Love Me If you could see me now, you'd know how blue…
In a Little Spanish Town Evenings are crowded with memories Thrilling me again Like t…
In Other Words Fly me to the moon Let me play among the stars Let…
Isle de Capri 't was on the Isle of Capri that I found…
It I was at a dance when he caught my eye Standin'…
It Ain't Necessarily So It ain't necessarily so It ain't necessarily so De things da…
It Happened in Monterey In my imagination, I'm finding consolation Somewhere along t…
It's Magic You sigh, the song begins, you speak and I hear…
Just in Time Just in time, I found you just in time Before you…
La Cumparsita Si supieras Que aún dentro de mi alma Conservo aquel cariño …
Lady of Spain Lady of Spain, I adore you Right from the night I…
Let the Sunshine In We starve, look at one another short of breath Walking proud…
Love Thy Neighbour Love thy neighbor, Walk up and say "How be ya Gee! But…
Luna do Brasil Brazil, where hearts were entertaining June, We stood bene…
M Oari rai Ob Ob Ob Mas que nada Sai da minha frente Eu quero…
Ma Little Lilly was oh! So silly and shy And all the…
Make Believe Others find peace of mind in pretending, Couldn't you? Cou…
Malaguena Malaga, ciudad del mar Nunca mas te podre olvidar En tu pl…
Managua Managua, Nicaragua is a beautiful town You buy a hacienda fo…
Managua Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua is a beautiful town You buy a hacienda f…
Manchester England Manchester England England Across the Atlantic Sea And I'm a…
Maria Maria Elena You're the answer to a prayer Maria Elena Can't …
Maria My Own See it in your smile I hear it in your…
Mas Que Nada Oari rai Ob Ob Ob Mas que nada Sai da minha frente Eu quero…
Meditation I am lost in meditation And my reverie Brings you back to…
Mexicali Rose Mexicali Rose stop crying I'll come back to you some sunny…
Moon Over Miami Moon over Miami Shine on my love and me So we can…
Morocco We're off on the road to Morocco This camel is tough…
My Cherie Amour La la la la la la, la la la la…
My Favorite Samba Raindrops on roses, And whiskers on kittens, Bright copp…
My Friend Elizabeth backing ( My friend my friend my) My friend backing( …
My Old Kentucky Home The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home 'Tis summer,…
Ol' Man River Ol' man river That ol' man river He don't say nothing But he…
Old Devil Moon I look at you and suddenly Something in your eyes I…
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Once in a Lifetime Once in a while will you try to give One little…
One Note Samba This is just A little samba Built upon A single note Oth…
Orchids In The Moonlight How I'd love to hear the organ In the chapel in…
Patricia Oh, Patricia, my darlin', Patricia I can see all my dreams…
Play Play Play When you play at love Play for keeps Don't just play at…
Ramona I wander out yonder o'er the hills Where the mountains high …
Russian lullaby Where the dreamy Volga flows There's a lonely Russian rose …
Samba Way down in the land of the Rio Grande When people…
Shall We Dance Drop that long face Come on have your fling Why keep nursing…
Sin Saber Por Que Memories light the corners of my mind Misty water-colored me…
So Strange dear, but true, dear When I'm close to you, dear The…
So In Love What a day this has been! What a rare mood I'm…
Some Enchanted Evening Some enchanted evening, you may see a stranger, You may see…
Something When an irresistible force such as you Meets an old immovab…
South America Take It Away Up here in the land of the hot-dog stand The atom…
Stranger In Paradise Take my hand I'm a stranger in paradise All lost in…
Sunny Never comb your hair, sun-ny! Leave the breez-es there, sun-…
Talk T'me Please don't talk about me when I'm gone, Oh, honey, Though …
Tammy I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above Tammy! Tammy! Tammy…
Tenderly Oh she may be weary Them young girls they do get…
Tequila I was at the bar with my drinkin team, It was…
Thank U Very Much I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi I, Yi, Yi, Yi, Yi I,…
That I saw you standing in the sun and you were…
That's a Plenty That's a plenty! Ba da ba dop ba dop Razmataz…
The Breeze And I The breeze and I are saying with a sigh That you…
The Carioca Say, have you seen a Carioca? It's not a foxtrot or…
The Coffee Song Way down among Brazilians Coffee beans grow by the billions…
The Girl from Ipanema Tall and tan and young and lovely The girl from Ipanema…
The Moulin Rouge Theme When ever we kiss, I worry and wonder. Your lips may be…
The Nearness of You Its not the pale moon that excites me That thrills and…
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia He was on his way home from Candletop. (He'd)Been two weeks…
The peanut vendor (Peanut do bop do bop) (Peanut do bop do bop) In Cuba…
The Surrey With the Fringe on Top When I take you out, tonight, with me, Honey, here's the…
The Wedding Samba Way down in the land of the Rio Grande When people…
This Is My World Can't you see What love and romance have done to me I'm…
Three Coins in a Fountain Three coins in the fountain, Each one seeking happiness. Thr…
Together We strolled the lane together, Laughed at the rain together…
True Love I give to you and you give to me True love…
Tzena Tzena Tzena Tzena, Tzena, Tzena, Tzena Can't you hear the music playing…
Under The Bridges Of Paris How would you like to be Down by the Seine with…
Up Up And Away Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? Would you…
Vaya Con Dios Now the hacienda's dark, the town is sleeping, Now the…
Wave We're having a heat wave, A tropical heat wave, The temper…
What A Difference A Day Made What a diff'rence a day makes Twenty-four little hours Bro…
What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life What are you doing the rest of your life? North and…
What Is This Thing Called Love I was a hum-drum person Leading a life apart When love flew…
What Now My Love What now my love? Now that you've left me How can I…
When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain When the moon comes over the mountain Every beam brings a…
Where Do I Go Where do I go Follow the river Where do I go Follow the…
Why Do I Love You After that sweet Summer afternoon When for the first time I…
Why Do I Love You? Why do robins sing in December Long before the Springtime is…
Wish You Were Here I'll wake each morning, and I'll promise to laugh I'll say…
Wonderful Copenhagen Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen Friendly old girl of a town…
Yellow Bird Yellow bird, up high in banana tree. Yellow bird, You…
Yes! We Have No Bananas There's a fruit store on our street It's run by a…
You Are Love You are the sunshine of my life That's why I'll always…
You Belong to My Heart You belong to my heart Now and forever And our love had…
You Made A Woman You Made A Man You made me love you I didn't want to do it I…
You too you too You are too beautiful, my dear, to be true And I…
You'll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
You're Just in Love I hear singing and there's no one there I smell blossoms…
Youll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…
Yours I want to see your face in every kind of…
Zing Zing Boom Dear when you smiled at me, I heard a melody It…