Song: El manisero

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Written by

Composition date

1922

Language

Spanish

Comments

Literally "The Peanut Vendor", this is a son/pregón, imitating the cry of a street vendor. It was written for a show in Spain presenting Cuban dance and music.

Lyrics credits are contested with at least one source each crediting either singer Rita Montaner, Gonzalo de Mello or an unknown street vendor.

Originals

First recording

El manisero by Rita Montaner (1927)

First release

El manisero by Rita Montaner on audio single El manisero (1928)

Adaptation tree

El manisero written by Moisés Simons - Spanish
- El manisero - Undetermined
- The Peanut Vendor written by Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert - English

Versions

El manisero written by Moisés Simons - Spanish

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	El manisero	Rita Montaner	1928
2	El manicero	Miguel De Grandy, Eduardo Vigil y Robles	1928
3	El manicero	Sexteto Machín	1929
4	El manisero	Trio Matamoros	1929
5	El manisero	Don Azpiazú and His Havana Casino Orchestra	1931
6	El manisero	Tito Schipa e Carlos Sabajno	1932
7	El manisero	Juan Arvizu y Marimba Panamericana	1934
8	El manisero	Orquesta Nilo Menéndez	1938
9	El manisero	Miguelito Valdés and Orquesta Casino de la Playa	1940
10	El manisero - The Peanut Vendor	Diosa Costello With José Morand and His Orchestra	1940
11	Peanut Vendor	The Jerry Fielding Orchestra	1954
12	The Peanut Vendor	John Gart at the Conn Electronic Organ	1957
13	El manisero	Esther Borja	1958
14	The Peanut Vendor	Hugo Winterhalter and His Orchestra	1959
15	The Peanut Vendor (El manisero)	Augie Colón	1959
16	The Peanut Vendor	Edmundo Ros and His Orchestra	1967
17	Peanuts (The Peanut Vendor)	Fania All Stars	1977
18	Peanut Vendor	The Don Lusher Big Band	1986
19	El manisero (The Peanut Vendor)	El Tattoo del Tigre	May 9, 2001

El manisero - Undetermined

		Title	Performer	Release date	Info
1		Peanut Vendor	The Ritchie Family	1975

The Peanut Vendor written by Marion Sunshine, L. Wolfe Gilbert - English

	Title	Performer	Release date
1	The Peanut Vendor	Ambrose and His Orchestra	1931
2	The Peanut Vendor	Stan Kenton and His Orchestra	1948
3	The Peanut Vendor	"Little" Willie Jackson	1948
4	The Peanut Vendor	Stanley Black	1958
5	Peanut Vendor	Ray Price [1]	1971
6	The Peanut Vendor	The King's Singers	1971