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The passive voice in this sentence has gotta go: "...who was accused of plagiarism and forced to return all the royalties he gained from 'It's Impossible.'"
Somenone had to be the opposite party in that case, which in turn has to be a matter of public record somewhere. A quick Internet search, of "Armando Manzanero" and "plagiarism," has turned up little about the issue beyond reprints of this Wikipedia article. I'll pursue more on this when and if I have time (e.g. do a detailed translation of the citation in the footnote that's in Spanish)...
This passage too ... please: "This was a great blow for Manzanero, who had composed the song 'Somos Novios' twenty years before and who was himself the victim of plagiarism by a composer (not Sid Wayne). Today, it's acknowledged that Manzanero was indeed the composer of this song and that he was wrongfully accused."
One site, which evidently still has an earlier version of this article posted, says that the plagiarist was "the opposite party" in the case. I'd bet ten dollars to a donut that it was Wayne's record company that brought the suit, perhaps against Wayne's will (or merely the "better angels" of his nature?) -- all pure speculation, of course. Who knows? Nevertheless, this thing smells of some kind of cover-up to me.
IMHCO, what is in the public record on this matter ought to be presented here in a NPOV manner. Whatever embarrassment the truth might cause the music/legal world. Yes, even if it turns out that this was a bald-faced ripoff of a Mexican composer which has never been corrected.
Or should I say "especially if"...??? ô¿ô 15:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
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According to the Yucatan state archive birth registry records, Armando Manzanero was born on 7 February 1935, not on 7 December. -- Aloist ( talk) 11:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
The Diario says he was born in Mérida, not Ticul, on 7 December 1934, not 1935. [1] GA-RT-22 ( talk) 13:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
The Diario says Manzanero's mother was a "jaranera". So did she play the Jarana jarocha or the Jarana huasteca? GA-RT-22 ( talk) 14:27, 30 December 2020 (UTC)
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The passive voice in this sentence has gotta go: "...who was accused of plagiarism and forced to return all the royalties he gained from 'It's Impossible.'"
Somenone had to be the opposite party in that case, which in turn has to be a matter of public record somewhere. A quick Internet search, of "Armando Manzanero" and "plagiarism," has turned up little about the issue beyond reprints of this Wikipedia article. I'll pursue more on this when and if I have time (e.g. do a detailed translation of the citation in the footnote that's in Spanish)...
This passage too ... please: "This was a great blow for Manzanero, who had composed the song 'Somos Novios' twenty years before and who was himself the victim of plagiarism by a composer (not Sid Wayne). Today, it's acknowledged that Manzanero was indeed the composer of this song and that he was wrongfully accused."
One site, which evidently still has an earlier version of this article posted, says that the plagiarist was "the opposite party" in the case. I'd bet ten dollars to a donut that it was Wayne's record company that brought the suit, perhaps against Wayne's will (or merely the "better angels" of his nature?) -- all pure speculation, of course. Who knows? Nevertheless, this thing smells of some kind of cover-up to me.
IMHCO, what is in the public record on this matter ought to be presented here in a NPOV manner. Whatever embarrassment the truth might cause the music/legal world. Yes, even if it turns out that this was a bald-faced ripoff of a Mexican composer which has never been corrected.
Or should I say "especially if"...??? ô¿ô 15:33, 3 September 2009 (UTC)
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According to the Yucatan state archive birth registry records, Armando Manzanero was born on 7 February 1935, not on 7 December. -- Aloist ( talk) 11:57, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
The Diario says he was born in Mérida, not Ticul, on 7 December 1934, not 1935. [1] GA-RT-22 ( talk) 13:58, 27 February 2021 (UTC)
The Diario says Manzanero's mother was a "jaranera". So did she play the Jarana jarocha or the Jarana huasteca? GA-RT-22 ( talk) 14:27, 30 December 2020 (UTC)