Francesco Guccini

Francesco Guccini (born June 14, 1940 in Modena) is an Italian singer-songwriter and author. His songs are renowned for their poetic and literary value, and in 1990 he won the Premio Eugenio Montale for verses in music. Image File history File links Francesco-guccini. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... This article is about the year. ...

Biography

As recalled by a verse of one of his songs, "it was the fate that in three months" moved his family out of Modena because of war. Guccini spent his childhood and part of his youth at his grandparents' place in a small village in the Apennine Mountains called Pàvana, a fraction of the commune Sambuca Pistoiese in the province of Pistoia (Toscana). The memory of the youth years spent in the somewhat archaic society of the mountains of central Italy was to be always present in his songs and books. Combatants Allies: Poland, British Commonwealth, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million Total dead: 12 million World War II... The Apenninejnbgnjjbggb Mountains (Greek: Απεννινος; Latin: Appenninus--in both cases used in the singular; Italian: Appennini) is a mountain range stretching 1000 km from the north to the south of Italy along its east coast, traversing the entire peninsula, and forming, as it were, the backbone of the country. ... Sambuca Pistoiese is a comune of Pistoia province in the Italian region of Tuscany. ... Pistoia (ancient Pistoria) is a city in the Tuscany region of Italy, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 km (18 mi) west and north of Florence. ... Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ...

He then moved back to his family in Modena and attended the local "istituto magistrale". He worked for a couple otf years as a reporter for a local newspaper Gazzetta di Modena. In 1960 the Guccinis moved to Bologna where Francesco studied at the local university. From 1965 to 1985 he held Italian courses at the Dickinson College (an American school) in Bologna. Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sàvena River. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sàvena River. ...

He played in local bands such as The Hurricanes and Gatti and achieved success in the 1960s writing songs for a legendary Italian band, Nomadi, also from Modena. Some of these successes include "Noi non ci saremo" and "Dio è morto". In the 1970s, Nomadi recorded two albums of Guccini's songs as well as a live album, Album Concerto, featuring him. Guccini's debut album was Folkbeat, No. 1 (1967). The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... The Nomadi is an Italian musical band founded in 1963, still present on the scene. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...

Guccini always declared his first two works, Folk Beat n.1 and Due anni dopo, being merely tentatives, a nature probably noticeable in the quite essential musical arrangements. The latter, however, contained classics like the title-track and "La primavera di Praga" ("Prague Spring"). His first mature album is therefore L'Isola Non Trovata ("The Not Found Island") of 1970, which shows many the themes which were to be present in the future releases: a certain melancholy for a perceived nearness of death, as well as the portrait of outcasts figures like "Il frate" ("The Friar"). People in a café watch Soviet tanks roll past The Prague Spring (Czech: Pražské jaro, Slovak: Pražská jar, Russian: пражская весна) was a period of political liberalization in Czechoslovakia starting January 5, 1968 when Alexander Dubček came to power, and running until August 20 of that year when the... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

Radici ("Roots", 1972), is one of Guccini's finest works, and contains some of his most famous songs. These include: the title-track, a nostalgic declaration of love for Guccini's youth spent in the Appennine mountains; "La locomotiva", a long ballad about the solitary, unlucky revolt of a Bolognese railwayman during the 19th century; "Il vecchio e il bambino", a melancholic story about the dreams of an old man, and the different way in which they are perceived by the boy accompanying him; "Piccola città" ("Small City"), about Guccini's early years in the Emilia-Romagna provincial world. Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, BulÃ¥ggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sàvena River. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Stanze di vita quotidiana ("Stanzas of Everyday Life") of 1974 deals with more private themes, sometimes with nearly desperate accents. The album contains at least one masterwork, the yearning "Canzone delle osterie di fuori porta". In poetry, a stanza is a unit within a larger poem. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

In 1976 Guccini scored his greatest commercial success with the album Via Paolo Fabbri 43. The title is his residence street in Bologna. He declared this choice was in error, because many of his fans made true pilgrimages there to meet and talk with him. The album features the famous "L'avvelenata", a catchy ballad in which Guccini unleashes his rage against musics critics and people perceiving in a distorted way his career and popularity as singer-songwriter. 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sàvena River. ...

Amerigo (1978), whose title-track is about the story of the emigration of Guccini's Pavanese uncle to the United States, Metropolis (1981), and Guccini (1983), showed that the Bolognese singer's inspiration was left untouched by the general switch to the more commercial themes that characterized the Italian musical world starting from the end of 1970s. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

The 1984 live tournée was highly successful, and was soon collected in a double live LP, Fra la Via Emilia e il West ("Between the Via Aemilia and the West"). Emilia Romagna and the Old West symbolize well the double ties of Guccini to his native land and to America. Guccini declared to have knwown the latter soon in his life, through the comics and magazines imported by US soldiers during World War 2, but also through his uncle's tales. After the war, like many Italians of the period, he was of course influenced by American songs and Hollywood movies, and finally managed to touch with hand this kind of myth during his personal voyages to US (including a love story with an American girl). 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Via Aemilia (It. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ... A typical archetype, the cowboy, in the Wild West. ...

Last album of 1980s was Signora Bovary (1987), containing notable pieces like "Scirocco". After several interlocutory albums in the 1990s, Guccini returned at his best with Stagioni ("Seasons") of 2000: the title-track is an effective, merciless accusation against media invadence and moral corruption of Italy. MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

Guccini's last studio release is Ritratti of 2004. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Other activities

In the 1970s Guccini made his appearance in some bizarre TV shows: in one of them he worked with the then unknown comic Roberto Benigni. Occasionally he worked also as an actor in some movies, the most successful being Radiofreccia by the other Emilian singer and songwriter Luciano Ligabue (1998). The collaborations between the two songwriters extended of course to some songs, one of them present in Guccini's album Stagioni. Guccini wrote also soundtracks for the movies Nenè by Salvatore Samperi (1977) and Nero by Giancarlo Soldi (1992). The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... Roberto Benigni as Johnny Stecchino Roberto Benigni (born October 27, 1952) is an Oscar-winning Italian film and television actor and director. ... Emilia Romagna, painting by Frans Koppelaar Emilia-Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. ... Luciano Ligabue Italian rock singer-songwriter from Correggio (Reggio Emilia) Album Luciano Ligabue Lambrusco e popcorn, Buon Compleanno Elvis Nome e cognome. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Salvatore Samperi (born July 26, 1944 in Padova) is an Italian film director Categories: ‪Italian people stubs‬ | ‪Film director stubs‬ | ‪Italian film directors‬ ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

In recent times Guccini has imposed himself as a good writer, publishing some books about his young years in Pàvana and, in collaboration with Loriano Machiavelli, four mystery books also set in that city and pivoting around the figure of a Carabinieri official. He has also attended a dictionary of the "pavanese" dialect, and told his youth in Pavana in the novels Vacca d'un cane and Croniche epafániche. Carabinieris Coat of arms The Carabinieri is the shortened (and common) name for the Arma dei Carabinieri, an Italian military corps of the gendarmerie type with police functions, which also serves as the Italian military police Carabinieri are not only military police. ...

A not much known Guccini's activity is that as comics writer. His main production in this field are the Storie dello spazio profondo ("Deep Space Stories"): it a series of short, humoristic science fiction stories created from 1972 together with his Bolognese friend, the cartoonist Franco Bonvicini. Science fiction is a form of speculative fiction principally dealing with the impact of imagined science and technology, or both, upon society and persons as individuals. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Bologna (pronounced , from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, in the Pianura Padana, between the Po River and the Apennines, exactly, between Reno River and Sàvena River. ... Franco Bonvicini. ...

Awards

He received several awards for his artistic work, among them the "Premio Tenco" in 1975 and the "Targhe Tenco" received in 1987 for the song "Scirocco", in 1994 for Parnassius Guccinii and in 2000 for "Ho ancora la forza", written toghether with Luciano Ligabue. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated like the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal. // Events January Bill Clinton January 1 : North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Luciano Ligabue Italian rock singer-songwriter from Correggio (Reggio Emilia) Album Luciano Ligabue Lambrusco e popcorn, Buon Compleanno Elvis Nome e cognome. ...

In 1992 he received the "Librex-Guggenheim" award and in 2003 the municipality of Carpi (in the Modena province) organized an exhibition on his works. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Carpi is a town in Emilia Romagna (northern Italy). ... Modena (Mòdna in Modenese dialect) is a city and a province on the south side of the Po valley, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy. ...

Discography

• Folk beat n. 1 (1967)
• Due anni dopo (1970)
• L'isola non trovata (1970)
• Radici (1972)
• Opera buffa (1973)
• Stanze di vita quotidiana (1974)
• Via Paolo Fabbri 43 (1976)
• Amerigo (1978)
• Album concerto (1979, with Nomadi, live)
• Metropolis (1981)
• Guccini (1983)
• Fra la via Emilia e il west (1984, live)
• Signora Bovary (1987)
• ...quasi come Dumas... (1989, live)
• Quello che non... (1990)
• Parnassius Guccinii (1993)
• D'amore di morte e di altre sciocchezze (1996)
• Guccini live collection (1998, live)
• Stagioni (2000)
• Guccini live @ RTSI (2001, live)
• Ritratti (2004)
• Sette veli intorno al re (2004, with Franco Battiato and Francesco De Gregori, album for children)

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Bibliography

• Croniche epafániche 1991
• Vacca d'un cane 1993
• Storie d'inverno 1994 - with Giorgio Celli and Valerio Manfredi
• Macaronì 1998 - with Loriano Macchiavelli
• Un disco dei Platters 1999 - with Loriano Macchiavelli
• Un altro giorno è andato - Francesco Guccini si racconta a Massimo Cotto 1998 - Massimo Cotto
• Questo sangue che impasta la terra 2001 - with Loriano Macchiavelli
• Storia di altre storie (2001) - with Vincenzo Cerami
• Lo spirito e altri briganti 2002 - with Loriano Macchiavelli
• Cittanova blues 2003
• La legge del bar e altre comiche 2005

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Comics

1979 edition of Storie dello spazio profondo. Notice Bonvi and Guccini depicted on the cover

• Storie dello spazio profondo (1975) - with Bonvi
• Poche ore all'alba (1975) - with Magnus
• Vita e morte del brigante Bobino detto Gnicche (1980) - with F. Rubino
• Barbùn vs. Realtà (1981) - with F. Scozzari
• Gerry Pompa - with

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Movies

• Bologna. Fantasia, ma non troppo, per violino (1976), directed by Gianfranco Mingozzi - actor
• Nenè (1977), directed by Salvatore Samperi - sound track
• I giorni cantati (1979), directed by Paolo Pietrangeli - actor and sound track
• Musica per vecchi animali (1989), directed by Umberto Angelucci and Stefano Benni - actor
• Nero (1992), directed by Giancarlo Soldi - sound track
• Radiofreccia (1998), directed by Luciano Ligabue - actor
• Ormai è fatta (1999), directed by Enzo Monteleone - actor
• Ti amo in tutte le lingue del mondo (2006), directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni - actor

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External links

• Official website
• Bio of Guccini in English from Rai International
• Bio of Guccini in Italian at MusicaItaliana.com
• Fan site