disciple of Genaro Espósito (Tano Genaro), his professional debut was in 1913 with Roberto Firpo at the Iglesias barroom. The following year he appeared with his own trio at the El Caburé, a barroom on Entre Ríos Avenue.

After appearing in several of those well-known and sad «soup kitchens» and at a large number of cafés, he played at hundreds of balls, on radio stations from their beginning and recorded with his orchestra for Brunswick records, label in which he accompanied the well-remembered Agustín Magaldi in several recordings.

Even though nearly always he led orchestral aggregations of his own, he joined the one fronted by Francisco Lomuto, among others of less hierarchy. He had brilliant appearances on Radio Belgrano at the happy times of our radio stations.

In 1914 he wrote his first tango entitled “Siga el corso [b]” and in 1920 he composed that masterpiece of our city music: “Chiqué” which even the most reluctant cannot elude due to its beautiful melody. This magnificent tango made his name everlasting, but there are others which, even though, are not remembered they possess their own merits: “Siempre viva”, “Bacán fulero”, “Rulitos”, “Boquense”, “Caridad”, “El secante”, “El espamento”, “Florida del arrabal”, “Milonga y copetines”, “Encantado de la vida”, “Crisálida”, “Imploración [b]”, “Espina de una flor”, “Ambiciosa”, “El alazán”, “De puro gusto”, “Para mis amigos”, “El octavo”, “Qué bomboncito”, “La reina del bulín”, “Por seguidora y por fiel”, with lyrics by Celedonio Flores and he wrote the words for the no less famous “Intimas” which bears music by Alfonso Lacueva. The latter two were recorded by Carlos Gardel.

With Gardel he had a friendly relationship from the start, that is to say, from the time they were connected with popular music and despite they were still unknown they had already begun their journey towards it, one of them with his bandoneon, the other, with his voice. There was a venue, around the centennial time, where they appeared together for only a few coins’ pay.

Brignolo was born in Buenos Aires on March 7, 1892 and there he passed away on March 27, 1954.