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".
Tammy
Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra Lyrics
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Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
The ole hootie owl hootie-hoo's to the dove
Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
Does my darling feel what I feel
When he comes near?
My heart beats so joyfully
You'd think that he could hear!
Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know
Tammy! Tammy! Can't let him go!
The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low
Tammy! Tammy! You love him so!
When the night is warm, soft and warm
I long for his charms!
I'd sing like a violin
If I were in his arms
Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreaming of!
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love!
The song Tammy by Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra is a tale of young love and infatuation. The singer of the song, Tammy, is deeply in love and cannot hold back from expressing it. The cottonwoods above whisper Tammy's name as if they are acknowledging her love for someone, and even the owls and doves sing hootie-hoo to her. Every time her love comes near, Tammy's heart beats so joyfully that she thinks he could hear it too. She longs to know if her love feels the same way, she wishes she knew what he is dreaming of. Tammy's love is so strong that, even with the whippoorwill's and the bayou's breeze trying to sway her away from him, she cannot imagine letting him go.
The song portrays a sense of innocence and naive love. Tammy seems to be completely consumed by her emotions and can't contain her happiness. The song reminds listeners of their own youthful crushes and how simple yet unwavering they were.
Line by Line Meaning
I hear the cottonwoods whisperin' above
The sound of rustling cottonwoods reaches my ear.
Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
I am thinking about Tammy who is in love.
The ole hootie owl hootie-hoo's to the dove
An owl nearby makes a hootie-hoo sound to a dove.
Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
I cannot stop thinking about Tammy, who is in love.
Does my darling feel what I feel
I wonder if the person I love feels the same way.
When he comes near?
When my love comes close to me?
My heart beats so joyfully
My heart races with happiness.
You'd think that he could hear!
My heart beats loudly, as if he could hear it.
Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreaming of!
I wish I knew if the person I love knows what I am dreaming of.
Tammy! Tammy! Tammy's in love!
I keep thinking about Tammy who is in love.
Whippoorwill, whippoorwill, you and I know
The whippoorwill bird and I both know.
Tammy! Tammy! Can't let him go!
I cannot let the person I love go, Tammy.
The breeze from the bayou keeps murmuring low
The breeze from the bayou makes a soft, low murmur.
Tammy! Tammy! You love him so!
Tammy, you love the person I love so much.
When the night is warm, soft and warm
On warm, gentle nights...
I long for his charms!
I desire the special qualities that he possesses.
I'd sing like a violin
I would sing melodiously, like a violin.
If I were in his arms
If I were held in his arms.
Wish I knew if he knew what I'm dreaming of!
I wish I knew if the person I love knows what I am dreaming of.
Tammy, Tammy, Tammy's in love!
Once more, I think about Tammy who is in love.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JAY LIVINGSTON, RAY EVANS
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