Tomás Pavón
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Biography
Tomás Pavón Cruz was born at number 16 calle Leoncillos in Sevilla on the 16th of February 1893 and died on the 2nd of July 1952 in this city, of lung cancer He sang for the first time in public thanks to his brother Arturo, who presented him in public in Madrid when he was still a child However Tomás was very timid and hardly sang in the 'cafes´ of the era Even so, La Niña de los Peines´ brother, recorded his first albums in 1928 for the record company Regal with Niño Ricardo He always tried to steer clear of the flamenco opera, but continued making records for numerous labels, in which he demonstrated his great length and 'jondura´ - the depth of flamenco song -, above all in Cagancho style 'seguiriyas´, which he probably improved His precarious health was one factor which defined his artistic career, although this didn´t stop him rescuing the 'debla de Triana´ from obscurity and make a personal singing style out of it His style of music has had many followers, like El Chocolate
