Victor Silvester and his Silver Strings-Kiss of Fire Tango
. [Kiss of fire tango] adopted from [El choclo] and performed By Victor Silvester and his Silver strings musical band] The music was written by Angel G. Villoldo an Argentinean musician. in 1903
The presented version is largly unknown today and has become quite rare .It was performed by Victor Silvester and his Silver Strings and released by the[ Columbia UK ] label in 1952 as a shellac 78rpm record . The record contains two sound tracks,one on each side [Kiss of fire &Dawn over the Andes]. Victor Silvester, (25 February 1900 – 14 August 1978) was a British dancer, composer and dance band leader whose records sold 75 million copies from the 1930s through to the 1980s, and a significant figure in the development of ballroom dance during the first half of the 20th century
This version is a complete one contrary to the incomplete version that I uploaded few years ago
[El choclo ] is a popular tango known in English speaking countries as"Kiss of Fire".The music was written by Angel G. Villoldo an Argentinean musician. in 1903 .However, it is not known exactly when Angel Villoldo composed this tune. There is a belief that it was composed in 1898
A number of versions were recorded in 1952, but the most popular was the one by Georgia Gibbs, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart. Tony Martin's version reached #6, Toni Arden's #14, Billy Eckstine's #16, Louis Armstrong's #20, and Guy Lombardo's version reached #30.There is a Spanish version of "Kiss of Fire" by Connie Francis.Another version by the Italian singer Caterina Valente
The presented version is largly unknown today and has become quite rare .It was performed by Victor Silvester and his Silver Strings and released by the[ Columbia UK ] label in 1952 as a shellac 78rpm record . The record contains two sound tracks,one on each side [Kiss of fire &Dawn over the Andes]. Victor Silvester, (25 February 1900 – 14 August 1978) was a British dancer, composer and dance band leader whose records sold 75 million copies from the 1930s through to the 1980s, and a significant figure in the development of ballroom dance during the first half of the 20th century
This version is a complete one contrary to the incomplete version that I uploaded few years ago
[El choclo ] is a popular tango known in English speaking countries as"Kiss of Fire".The music was written by Angel G. Villoldo an Argentinean musician. in 1903 .However, it is not known exactly when Angel Villoldo composed this tune. There is a belief that it was composed in 1898
A number of versions were recorded in 1952, but the most popular was the one by Georgia Gibbs, which reached #1 on the Billboard chart. Tony Martin's version reached #6, Toni Arden's #14, Billy Eckstine's #16, Louis Armstrong's #20, and Guy Lombardo's version reached #30.There is a Spanish version of "Kiss of Fire" by Connie Francis.Another version by the Italian singer Caterina Valente