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Pino Rucher

g, 1924-1996 IT, Manfredonia
Musician / Arranger of Jazz and Soundtrack

Italian guitarist, born on January 1st, 1924, in Manfredonia (FG), Italy. Died on August 16th, 1996, in San Giovanni Rotondo (FG), Italy. In the Fifties and the early Sixties he had the opportunity to work with two forerunners of Italian swing (borrowed from American style), Pippo Barzizza and Cinico Angelini. Cinico Angelini selected Pino Rucher as a member of his orchestra, with which Rucher worked in a great number of events. Some of these events are the "First International Song Festival in Venice" in 1955 and several "San Remo Music Festivals", among which the 1957 Festival, where Claudio Villa came first with "Corde della mia chitarra". Pino Rucher is also well-known for his extensive performances for Italian film scores, having worked with Luis Bacalov, Gianni Ferrio, Ennio Morricone & Riz Ortolani among others. The Municipal Authority of Manfredonia dedicated a street to Rucher. The event in honour of Pino Rucher took place in Piazza Giovanni XXIII (Manfredonia’s central square) on October 5, 2008. Afterwards, the Mayor Paolo Campo and Antonio Leone, vice President of the Chamber of Deputies, made speeches and gave Rucher’s family memorials. Antonio Pepe and Billa Consiglio, President and Councillor of the province of Foggia, also spoke. The event was later included in a TV cover by Enzo Del Vecchio.

Genres

• Jazz
• Soundtrack
• Pop
• World
• Folk

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