Los Melódicos
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Los Melódicos are similar in style to fellow Venezuelan group Billo's Caracas Boys, and were formed while Billo Frómeta was occupied by legal problems and unable to make music; Frómeta later wrote some arrangements for the band.Template:R
History
Los Melódicos were founded in 1958.Template:R Some sources claim that Template:Ill founded Los Melódicos with the help of Billo Frómeta, others that he became director only in 1962.Template:R
Los Melódicos made their performance debut on Radio Caracas Televisión on 15 July 1958. Their debut album Estos son Los Melódicos was recorded the same year.Template:R In 1959 Los Melódicos became the first Venezuelan band to tour abroad when they performed in Havana, Cuba.Template:R
The original line-up of Los Melódicos included 5 saxophonists, 4 trumpets, and a trombone.Template:R Singers for Los Melódicos have included Niro Keller, Emilita Dago, Rafa Pérez, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Template:Ill, Lee Palmer, Verónica Rey, Doris Salas, Template:Ill, Lucho Navarro, Molly Dick, Daniel Alvarado, Chico Salas, Oscar Santana, Template:Ill, Argenis Carruyo, Template:Ill and Liz.Template:R In 2014 El Tiempo reported that Los Melódicos had had 22 female and 43 male singers throughout its history.Template:R
By 2008 Los Melódicos had recorded 100 albums, had obtained 9 Golden Congos at the Barranquilla Carnival, and were still playing up to 28 shows a month.Template:R Aside from a period spent recovering from a car crash in 1997, Capriles claimed at that time to have been at every Melódicos show in their entire history.Template:R
Founder Renato Capriles died in July 2014 of pneumonia.Template:R
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External Links
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- Template:PAGENAMEBASE discography at Discogs