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Roberto Ciotti (20 February 1953 – 31 December 2013) was an Italian blues musician, composer and guitarist.

Roberto Ciotti
Roberto Ciotti in 2010
Born	(1953-02-20)20 February 1953 Rome
Died	31 December 2013(2013-12-31) (aged 60) Rome
Occupation	bluesman

Life and career

Born in Rome, Ciotti began playing the guitar at the age of 12.[1] From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the jazz band Blue Morning, then he started a solo career as a bluesman, a composer and a professional guitarist, collaborating with Chet Baker, Francesco De Gregori and Edoardo Bennato, among others.[1][2]

His debut album was Supergasoline Blues, released in 1978.[1] In 1980, he opened the Italian concerts of Bob Marley.[1] In 1989 he got critical and commercial success with the musical score of Marrakech Express by Gabriele Salvatores, with whom he collaborated again two years later in On Tour.[1][2] After the 2002 album Behind the Door he devoted himself mainly to the live concerts.[2] In 2006 he published an autobiography, Unplugged, in which he recounted the difficulty of coherence in doing blues without ever yielding to the lure of show business and easy money.[3]

Ciotti died, aged 60, following a long illness, on December 31, 2013.[2][3]

Discography

Album

• Supergasoline Blues (1978, Cramps, 5205 751)
• Bluesman (1979, Cramps, 5205 752)
• Rockin' Blues (1982, RCA Italiana)
• No More Blue (1989)
• Road 'n' Rail (1992)
• Marrakech Express - Turné (1992)
• King of Nothing (1994)
• Changes(1996)
• Walking (1999, Il Manifesto)
• Behind the Door (2002)
• Troubles & Dreams (2010)
• Equilibrio Precario (2013)

References

External links

• Official website
• Roberto Ciotti at AllMusic
• Roberto Ciotti at Discogs
• Roberto Ciotti at IMDb

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