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Lucio Dalla, OMRI ((:ˈluːtʃo ˈdalla); 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was a popular Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of "Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian tenor Enrico Caruso which has been covered by numerous international artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Julio Iglesias. The version sung by Pavarotti sold over 9 million copies, and another version was a track on Andrea Bocelli's first international album, ''Romanza'', which sold over 20 million copies worldwide.〔(Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music ) The Columbus Dispatch, 27 November 2011.〕 This piece is also on Josh Groban's album ''Closer'',〔Josh Groban, ''Closer'', CD (143 Records/Reprise Records, International Inc.)〕 which sold over 5 million copies in the United States. The song is a tribute to the emblematic opera tenor Enrico Caruso. Maynard Ferguson also covered the song on his album "Brass Attitude", after having previously paid tribute to Caruso with his rendition of "Vesti la giubba" (titled as "Pagliacci") on the album ''Primal Scream''.〔Maynard Ferguson, "Primal Scream", CD (Columbia Records, 1976)〕 ==Beginnings== Dalla was born in Bologna, Italy. He began to play the clarinet at an early age, in a jazz band in Bologna, and became a member of a local jazz band called Rheno Dixieland Band, together with future film director Pupi Avati. Avati said that he decided to leave the band after feeling overwhelmed by Dalla's talent. He also acknowledged that his film, ''Ma quando arrivano le ragazze?'' (2005), was inspired by his friendship with Dalla.〔(La Stampa, "Pupi Avati "L'amicizia con Dalla l'ho girata in un film" )〕 In the 1960s the band participated in the first Jazz Festival at Antibes, France. The Rheno Dixieland Band won the first prize in the traditional jazz band category and was noticed by a Roman band called Second Roman New Orleans Jazz Band, with whom Dalla recorded his first record in 1961 and had the first contacts with RCA records, his future music publisher. Singer-songwriter Gino Paoli hearing Dalla's vocal qualities, suggested that he attempt a soloist career as a soul singer. However, Dalla's debut at the Cantagiro music festival in 1965 was not successful probably due to both his physical appearance as well as his music, which was considered too experimental for the time. His first single, a rendition in Italian of the American traditional standard ''Careless Love'' was a failure, as it was his first album, ''1999'', that was released the following year. His next album, ''Terra di Gaibola '' (from the name of a suburb of Bologna), was released in 1970 and contained some early Dalla classics. His first hit was "4 Marzo 1943", which achieved some success due to the Sanremo Festival. The original title of the song was supposed to be "Gesù bambino", however in those years there was still stiff censorial control over the content of songs, and the title was changed to Dalla's birth date. "Piazza grande", which Dalla would sing at another Sanremo Festival, was also a success. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lucio Dalla」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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