Felipe Gil

For the Spanish painter, see Felipe Gil de Mena.

Felipe Gil, also known by his nickname El Charro is a Mexican singer and songwriter. He was born in Misantla, Veracruz, in 1913, into a family of musicians and he studied the music of the area.[1] He worked for a time with Álvaro Ancona and in 1936 they were joined by Jesús "Chucho" Navarro, forming the group El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales. In 1940 Ancona was replaced by Felipe's brother Alfredo Gil. They disbanded in 1944, when Chucho Navarro and Alfredo Gil left the group to form the Trío Los Panchos with Hernando Avilés.

Discography

Los Angeles October 7, 1938 as "El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales (Navarro y Alvarez)"

Los Angeles October 18, 1938 as "El Charro Gil y Navarro"

Los Angeles October 26, 1938 as "El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales"

Los Angeles November 21, 1938 as "El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales (Navarro-Alvarez)"

NY March 13, 1942 as "El Charro Gil y Sus Caporales"

References

  1. ↑ Dave Smith. "Ask Dave". D23. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Spottswood, Richard (1990). Ethnic Music on Records Volume 4 Spanish, Portuguese, Philippines, Basque: A Discography of Ethnic Recordings Produced in the United States, 1893-1942. University of Illinois Press.
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