Pippo Starnazza
Pippo Starnazza (16 April 1909 ā 16 July 1975) was an Italian jazz singer and actor.
Pippo Starnazza | |
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Pippo Starnazza in Almost Human (1974) | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Luigi Redaelli |
Born | Milan, Italy | 16 April 1909
Died | 16 July 1975 66) Milan | (aged
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
Instruments | Drums, vocals |
Years active | 1920sā1970s |
Born Luigi Redaelli in Milan, he started his career in the 1920s, playing the drums in the De Carli Orchestra at the Orfeo music hall in Milan.[1] After having been part of several other orchestras and jazz bands, in the early 1930s Redaelli started his solo career as a singer, specializing in creating humorous covers of popular American songs in Milanese dialect.[1] In 1939, he adopted his stage name and formed the Quintetto del Delirio (Delirium Quintet), with whom he sang cover songs where the English lyrics were replaced by an onomatopoeic, gibberish language.[1][2] Beginning the 1960s, he appeared in many films in supporting and character roles.[1][2] He died of cardiac arrest at the age of sixty-six.[2]
References
- Enrico Lancia, Roberto Poppi. Enciclopedia del cinema italiano: Gli Attori. Gremese Editore, 2003.
- "E morto a 66 anni Pippo Starnazza". La Stampa (155). 17 July 1975. p. 6.