Hi Tango Lovers: Great news! The book "The Tango in the United States" just arrived. You can find it in your neighborhood bookstore, or through www.amazon.com or www.mcfarlandpub.com "The Tango in the United State" chronicles the history of the tango in the United States, from 1910, with its antecedents in Argentina, Paris, and London to the present day.
It covers the dancers, musicians, and composers who were promoting it, and the tango's influence on American music. Chapters are dedicated to Vernon and Irene Castle, Rudolph Valentino, Arthur Murray, Xavier Cugat, the Big Band and jazz singers who incorporated tangos with English lyrics into their repertoires, Juan Carlos Cobián, Osvaldo Fresedo, Francisco Canaro, Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla, the influence of World War II on the tango, portrayals of the tango in the movies and ballet, and the tango recordings of Gerry Mulligan, Gary Burton, Al Di Meola, Yo-Yo Ma, and Julio Iglesias, among many other topics. "The Tango in the United States" was written by Carlos C. Groppa, editor of the magazine Tango Reporter.
