Giannis Tatasopoulos ( el, Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος) (born 7 January 1928, in Kifissia,

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...

) is a Greek musician and noted

bouzouki The bouzouki (, also ; el, μπουζούκι ; alt. pl. ''bouzoukia'', from Greek ), also spelled buzuki or buzuci, is a musical instrument popular in Greece. It is a member of the long-necked lute family, with a round body with a flat top and ...

master, soloist, and composer who achieved a number one hit in the national Greek charts in the 1950s and appeared a number of times on Greek national television.Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος - Ο Ντίλινγκερ
Matia.gr. (Greek language) In the mid-1950s many of the top bouzouki soloists, including Giannis Tatasopoulos, emigrated to the United States.Κοσμοπολίτες του μπουζουκιού
Ta Nea newspaper, 22 January 2011. Giannis Tatasopoulos relocated to the United States in 1955 and decided to stay there in 1958. His son Nikos Tatasopoulos, who was born in the United States, is also a bouzouki master, and soloist.Νίκος Τατασόπουλος, Ο Εξάσφαιρος
p.17, Issue 41, Ellopia Press, February 2009. (Greek language)Νίκος Τατασόπουλος - Μαρία Κώτη - Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης στήν Αυλαία
Monopoli.gr (Greek language)Roza Eskenazy Tribute Concert
, 12th Thessaloniki Film Festival (sponsored and broadcast by the EPT television channel). A dedication musical production was produced in 2011, ten years after his death, by Athina Krikeli and Ellopia Media Grou
Ellopia Media Group
under the supervision of his son soloist Nikos Tatasopoulos

References

External links

Official website of his son, Nikos Tatasopoulos.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tatasopoulos, Giannis 20th-century Greek male singers Greek bouzouki players Greek guitarists 1928 births Year of death missing Musicians from Athens