Franco Del Prete (5 November 1943 – 13 February 2020) was an Italian drummer and lyricist.
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Born | 5 November 1943 |
Died | 13 February 2020 | (aged 76)
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Musician |
Biography
editBorn in Frattamaggiore, Del Prete was one of the founders of the groups The Showmen, Napoli Centrale, and Sud Express.[1] He also worked as a lyricist for Lucio Dalla, Peppino di Capri, James Senese, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Tullio De Piscopo, Enzo Avitabile and Sal da Vinci.[2]
Discography
editWith The Showmen
edit- The Showmen (1969)
- Showmen 2 (1972)[3]
With Napoli Centrale
edit- Napoli Centrale (1975)
- Mattanza (1976)
- Qualcosa ca nu' mmore (1978)
- Zitte! Sta venenn' 'o mammone (2001)
- 'O sanghe (2016)[4]
With Sud Express
edit- L'ultimo apache (2009)
- La chiave (2018)[5]
Collaborations
edit- Ha tutte le carte in regola (with Gino Paoli) (1980)
- Cante jondo (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1991)
- Danza danza (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1993)
- Sal da Vinci (with Sal da Vinci) (1994)
- Un po' di noi (with Sal da Vinci) (1996)
- Solo (with Sal da Vinci) (1998)
- Fase 3 (with Peppino di Capri) (2001)
- Radice (with Enzo Gragnianiello and Sud Express) (2011)
References
edit- ^ "È morto Franco Del Prete, batterista dei Napoli Centrale". La Repubblica (in Italian). 14 February 2020.
- ^ "Franco Del Prete è morto: addio al batterista di Showmen e Napoli Centrale". Il Mattino (in Italian). 14 February 2020.
- ^ "The Showmen". Discogs.
- ^ "Napoli Centrale". italianprog.com.
- ^ "Sud Express". Discogs.