Luis T. Romero

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Luis T. Romero
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Portrait of Luis T. Romero (Taken in 1889)
Born1854
DiedNovember 19, 1893
Occupation Guitarist

Luis T. Romero (1854 in San Luis Obispo, California - November 19, 1893 in Boston, Massachusetts), was a Californio musician. As a boy he played the guitar and when he moved to Los Angeles, he continued his studies with Miguel S. Arrevalo. Later he moved to San Jose, California to perform and teach and while there began to published numerous works. Subsequently he moved to Boston and continued his teaching practice while establishing his performance career which led to publishing many of his original and arranged works with Jean White Publishing Co. of Boston. [1]

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