Eugene Pini

British-Argentinian violinist and bandleader of the 1930's Big Band era. Born September 1, 1907 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Died 1975 in Hendon, London, England, UK He was married to singer Dorothy Carless. Pini began studying at the Royal College of Music in 1924, and in 1928 appeared at a Command Performance, after which he toured England and Germany. After playing in several orchestras he took up film acting in 1931 and synchronised music for various films. In the autumn of 1931 he formed his tango orchestra, which had great success over the air. The band consisted of three violins, 'cello, bass, piano, and piano-accordion, and the orchestra specialised in unusual arrangements of Argentine tangos, violin solos, and light Spanish music.