Pino Daniele

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Pino Daniele
Daniele, Italian blues vocalist and guitarist
Daniele, Italian blues vocalist and guitarist
Background information
Born(1955-03-19)19 March 1955
Naples, Italy
Died4 January 2015(2015-01-04) (aged 59)
Rome, Italy[1]
GenresRumba, blues, jazz, rock, tarantella, folk, blues rock, fusion, soul, funk, Middle Eastern music, pop
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, film scorer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar,
Years active1975–2015
Websitewww.pinodaniele.com

Pino Daniele (19 March 1955 – 4 January 2015) was an Italian singer-songwriter, and guitarist.[2] He was born in Naples, Italy. He was known for his songs; Passi d'autore of 2004 and Il Fatto Quotidiano.

On January 5th, 2015, it was announced via Instagram by Daniele's longtime friend Eros Ramazzotti that he had died from a heart attack between 4 and 5 January. Daniele is considered to have been one of the best singer-songwriters in Italian history.[3][4] Daniele's death was confirmed at 10:45pm at "Sant'Eugenio" Hospital in Rome (Italy) on 4 January.[1][5]

References[change | change source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Comunicazione responsabile ASL RM/C a Rai News24
  2. Pino Daniele unico italiano al Festival dei chitarristi Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  3. http://www.soundsblog.it/post/326364/pino-daniele-morto-infarto (in Italian)
  4. http://www.ilsecoloxix.it/p/cultura/2015/01/05/ARYTOe5C-morto_pino_daniele.shtml Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Italian)
  5. "Slipped Disc - 'Half-black' Italian star is dead, aged 59".