Jose Melis

José Melis José Melis Cuban-American bandleader and television personality In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Melis and the second or maternal family name is Guiu. José Melis Guiu (February 27, 1920 – April 7, 2005) was a Cuban-American bandleader and television personality. Melis, at far right, with the cast of The Jack Paar Show in 1960 Biography Melis was born in Havana, Cuba. He studied at the Havana Conservatory of Music and a Cuban government scholarship enabled him to continue his education in Paris. When he was 16, he arrived in the United States, graduated from the Juilliard School of Music and worked as a lounge pianist. During World War II, while he was serving as…

GENRES: Popular, Piano