Roberto Ciotti
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Roberto Ciotti | |
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| Born | 20 February 1953 |
| Died | 31 December 2013 (aged 60) Rome |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
Roberto Ciotti (20 February 1953 – 31 December 2013) was an Italian blues musician, composer and guitarist.
Life and career[edit]
Born in Rome, Ciotti began playing the guitar at the age of 12.[1] From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the jazz band Blue Morning, then he started a solo career as a bluesman, a composer and a professional guitarist, collaborating with Chet Baker, Francesco De Gregori and Edoardo Bennato, among others.[1][2]
His debut album was Supergasoline Blues, released in 1978.[1] In 1980, he opened the Italian concerts of Bob Marley.[1] In 1989 he got critical and commercial success with the musical score of Marrakech Express by Gabriele Salvatores, with whom he collaborated again two years later in On Tour.[1][2] After the 2002 album Behind the Door he devoted himself mainly to the live concerts.[2] In 2006 he published an autobiography, Unplugged, in which he recounted the difficulty of coherence in doing blues without ever yielding to the lure of show business and easy money.[3]
Ciotti died, aged 60, following a long illness, on December 31, 2013.[2][3]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Supergasoline Blues (1978, Cramps, 5205 751)
- Bluesman (1979, Cramps, 5205 752)
- Rockin' Blues (1982, RCA Italiana)
- No More Blue (1989)
- Road 'n' Rail (1992)
- Marrakech Express - Turné (1992)
- King of Nothing (1994)
- Changes(1996)
- Walking (1999, Il Manifesto)
- Behind the Door (2002)
- Troubles & Dreams (2010)
- Equilibrio Precario (2013)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ a b c d Ernesto Assante (31 December 2013). "Addio a Roberto Ciotti, bluesman romano. Era chiamato l'Eric Clapton italiano". La Repubblica. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ a b Daniela Amenta (31 December 2013). "Addio a Roberto Ciotti, la musica perde un grande bluesman". L'Unità. Archived from the original on 2 January 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
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