| LC control no. | no 98100767 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.S415 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Segundo, Compay |
| Variant(s) | Compay Segundo Muñoz, Máximo Francisco Repilado Repilado, Francisco Repilado Muñoz, Máximo Francisco |
| See also | Corporate body: Buena Vista Social Club (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 19071118 |
| Death date | 20030713 |
| Place of birth | Siboney, Cuba |
| Place of death | Havana (Cuba) |
| Profession or occupation | Singer Guitarist Composer |
| Found in | Buena Vista Social Club [SR] p1997: label (Compay Segundo) insert (Francisco Repilado a.k.a. Compay Segundo; acquired his nickname when he formed the Duo Los Compadres in 1942 (Compay is Cuban slang for compadre and Segundo refers to his bass harmony "second" voice); guitarist and singer from Santiago; age 89) Buena Vista Social Club, c1999: credits (Compay Segundo) musician notes (b. Francisco Repliado [sic]; 90 yrs. old) dialogue (b. 1907 in Siboney [Cuba]) All music guide WWW site, Apr. 1, 2002 (Compay Segundo; b. Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, 1907) Yahoo news WWW site, July 14, 2003 (Compay Segundo, 95, Cuban musician, has died in Havana; b. Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz, Nov. 18, 1907, Siboney) Wikipedia, Aug. 13, 2013 (Compay Segundo (Máximo Francisco Repilado Muñoz; born 18 November 1907 in Siboney, Cuba; died 13 July 2003 in Havana; Cuban trova guitarist, singer and composer. Compay Segundo was also the inventor of the armónico, a seven-stringed guitar-like instrument, created to eliminate a harmonic jump in the Spanish guitar and the tres. In the 1950s he became well known as the second voice and tres player in Los Compadres, a duo he formed with Lorenzo Hierrezuelo in 1947. Greater international fame came later, in 1997, with the release of the Buena Vista Social Club album) |
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