Cauby Peixoto (1931-2016) *85

was a Brazilian singer, whose career lasted from the late 1940s until his death in 2016. He is known for his deep voice and extravagant mannerisms and hairstyles. He had a brief career in the United States in the 1950s, where he presented under the pseudonyms Ron Coby or Coby Dijon. Cauby Peixoto was born in Niterói from a family of musicians. The father (known as Cadete) played the guitar, the mother mandolin, the brothers and sisters were singers. Cauby was nephew of pianist Romualdo Peixoto, who popularized the samba in that instrument. He studied at a Salesian school in Niteroi, where he sang in the choir of the church. He worked in the trade until he decided to participate in talent shows on the radio.

Cauby recorded his first album in 1951 which was called "Saia Branca", at the time, for not being very famous, there was little effect. Once, in 1952, Cauby decided to go to São Paulo, where he met a man who changed his life, his name was Di' Veras, which was a famous talent manager, and was known for his great marketing strategies. Di' Veras asked to get your dental arcade Cauby and deploy a new arcade, was already a step, because during the visual change of Cauby, he did not fail to burn discs. Another step for Cauby was the transformation in the sense of dress, by being humble, dressed an unusual mode for an artist of the time. In 1955, Cauby released his first success in Brazil, Blue Gardenia in a Portuguese version, at the time, success in the voice of Nat King Cole, greatest Idol of Cauby. Di' Veras managed Cauby until 1958, when Cauby reached the 5th place among the most played albums in the USA.

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