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".
'S Wonderful
Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra Lyrics
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'S awful nice, 's paradise, 's what I love to see
You made my life so glamorous; you can't blame me for feeling amorous
'S wonderful, 's marvelous, that you should care for me
C'est magnifique, 't is what I seek, that you should care for me
C'est elegant, 't is what I want, 't is what I long to see
My dear, it's four leaf clover time, from now on my heart's working overtime
'S exceptional, no bagatelle, that you should care for me
In this song, the singer expresses his excitement and gratitude towards the person who cares for him. He describes the feeling as "s wonderful" and "s marvelous" that someone like the person he admires could care for him. He feels that his life has become glamorous since this person came into his life, and this feeling makes him amorous towards the person. These feelings are not common and are exceptional, which makes the singer grateful.
The singer then shifts to French to describe the situation, saying that it is magnificent and elegant that the person cares for him. He feels that this is what he desires, and it is something that he longed to see. He feels that it is a four-leaf clover time, which means that this is a rare occurrence in his life that he wants to cherish. He emphasizes that this feeling is not a small thing, and it is "no bagatelle."
Line by Line Meaning
'S wonderful, 's marvellous, that you should care for me
It's amazing and wondrous that you have feelings for me
'S awful nice, 's paradise, 's what I love to see
It's very nice and feels like heaven when I see how you care for me
You made my life so glamorous; you can't blame me for feeling amorous
You have brought glamour to my life and I can't help feeling romantic towards you
'S wonderful, 's marvelous, that you should care for me
Once again, it's amazing and wondrous that you have feelings for me
C'est magnifique, 't is what I seek, that you should care for me
It's magnificent and wonderful that you have feelings for me, that's what I seek
C'est elegant, 't is what I want, 't is what I long to see
It's elegant and sophisticated, that's what I want and long to see
My dear, it's four leaf clover time, from now on my heart's working overtime
My dear, it's a very lucky time for me and my heart is now working double time
'S exceptional, no bagatelle, that you should care for me
It's truly exceptional and not something trivial that you have feelings for me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING LORENZO, JEFFREY ATKINS, KENDRED SMITH, ROBERT S. KELLY
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