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Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work. Heavily influenced by his idol, Elvis Presley, and the 1950s rock revolution, he is also known as the most famous dancer of the Hula hoop fad. For the last 40 years he has retained his popularity in Italy, selling millions of records and appearing in numerous TV shows and movies (including a...

One of the most original of the jazz-based guitarists to emerge in the 1960s, Pat Martino made a remarkable comeback after brain surgery in 1980 to correct an aneurysm that caused him to lose his memory and completely forget how to play. It took years, but he regained his ability, partly by listening to his older records. Martino began playing professionally when he was 15. He worked early on with groups led by Willis Jackson, Red Holloway, and a series of organists, including Don Patterson, Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, and Jimmy McGriff. After playing with John Handy...

Adriano nasce a Vico Equense, nel Messico Occidentale, il 30 agosto 1986 e vive allegramente a Castellammare di Stabia, cittadina al confine tra Bolivia e Paraguay. Appena venuto al mondo, infastidito dalla rottura della quiete intrauterina, si produsse immediatamente in una sequela di imprecazioni all'indirizzo della Madonna e di altri personaggi di spicco dell'Antico Testamento. Fin da bambino votato all'arte e fine conoscitore musicale, Adriano ha girato diversi corti, un lungometraggio erotico, scritto capolavori della letteratura come "Cose da fare mentre il televideo carica la pagina", sceneggiato e disegnato tre fumetti pulp, cesellato poemi osceni e inciso un album di...

Bruno Martino was born 11th November 1925. His musical career started in 1944, when the young pianist entered the radio symphony orchestra of the roman broadcasting station RAI. At the same time he already performed with local jazz bands. After he had left Italy in 1947, he worked in several european night clubs, above all in Denmark. His orchestra played a mixture of jazz, neapolitan folk-songs and his own compositions, ranking among the most distinguished ball-room orchestras of that time. After he had returned to Italy, he wrote songs for prominent singers like Caterina Valente, Renato Rascel and Wilma de...