Jair Rodrigues facts for kids
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Jair Rodrigues
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira |
| Born | February 6, 1939 Igarapava, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | May 8, 2014 (aged 75) Cotia, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Genres | Latin/Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, businessman |
| Instruments | Vocals guitar percussion |
| Labels | Columbia Records |
Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (born February 6, 1939 – died May 8, 2014) was a famous Brazilian musician and singer. He was the father of Luciana Mello and Jair Oliveira, who also became musicians, just like him!
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About Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues was born in Igarapava, a city in Brazil. He grew up in Nova Europa, another city in the state of São Paulo, until he was about 15 years old. In 1954, his family moved to São Carlos. This is where Jair started his music career, because São Carlos had a lively nightlife with many places to perform.
Early Career
In the mid-1950s, Jair began his career in São Carlos. He would sing in clubs and participate in shows on Radio São Carlos. This helped him get noticed.
In the early 1960s, Jair became more popular in São Paulo, the state capital. He sang on many TV shows that looked for new musical talent.
Rising to Fame
A big moment for Jair came in 1965. He teamed up with another famous singer, Elis Regina. They sang together on a TV show called "O Fino da Bossa" on TV Record. Their performances were very successful and made them even more well-known.
In 1966, Jair sang at the "Record Festival," a big music competition. He performed a song called "Disparada" (which means "Stampede") by Geraldo Vandré and Théo de Barros. He sang it with a group called Quarteto Novo. Jair was known for singing samba music, but he surprised everyone with his beautiful performance of "Disparada." The song tied for first place with "Banda" by Chico Buarque.
Years of Success
After the festival, Jair's career really took off! He released a new album almost every year. He had many hit songs, including O Menino da Porteira, Boi da Cara Preta, and Majestade o Sabiá. Jair traveled all over the world, performing in Europe, the United States, and Japan. In 1971, he recorded a special samba song called Festa para um Rei Negro for a famous samba school in Rio de Janeiro.
Jair was also a big fan of the Santos FC soccer team. He was even honored by a fan group called Torcida Jovem at the Carnival in 2020.
Jair Rodrigues passed away in Cotia on May 8, 2014.
Music Albums (Discography)
A discography is a list of all the music albums an artist has released. Here are some of Jair Rodrigues's albums:
- Vou de samba com você (1964)
- O samba como ele é (1964)
- Dois na Bossa – Elis Regina e Jair Rodrigues (1965)
- O sorriso do Jair (1966)
- Dois na Bossa nº 2 – Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues (1966)
- Dois na Bossa nº 3 – Elis Regina & Jair Rodrigues (1967)
- Jair (1967)
- Menino rei da alegria (1968)
- Jair de todos os sambas (1969)
- Jair de todos os sambas nº 2 (1969)
- Talento e bossa de Jair Rodrigues (1970)
- É isso aí (1971)
- Festa para um rei negro (1971)
- Com a corda toda (1972)
- Orgulho de um sambista (1973)
- Abra um sorriso novamente (1974)
- Jair Rodrigues dez anos depois (1974)
- Ao vivo no Olympia de Paris (1975)
- Eu sou o samba (1975)
- Minha hora e vez (1976)
- Estou com o samba e não abro (1977)
- Pisei chão (1978)
- Antologia da seresta (1979)
- Couro comendo (1979)
- Estou lhe devendo um sorriso (1980)
- Antologia da seresta nº 2 (1981)
- Alegria de um povo (1981)
- Jair Rodrigues de Oliveira (1982)
- Carinhoso (1983)
- Io e te(San Remo 1984, Italian songs (1984)
- Luzes do prazer (1984)
- Jair Rodrigues (1985)
- Jair Rodrigues (1988)
- Lamento sertanejo (1991)
- Viva meu samba (1994)
- Eu sou... Jair Rodrigues (1996)
- De todas as bossas (1998)
- 500 anos de folia-100% ao vivo (1999)
- 500 anos de folia vol. 2 (2000)
- Intérprete (2002)
- A nova bossa (2004)
- Alma negra (2005)
- Jair Rodrigues – Programa Ensaio – Brasil 1991 (CD e DVD, 2006)
- Festa Para Um Rei Negro (CD e DVD, 2009)
- Samba mesmo vol. 1 (2014)
- Samba mesmo vol. 2 (2014)
See also
In Spanish: Jair Rodrigues para niños
