"Madonna Mia" is a love song that was transcribed by
American gangster
Al Capone while he was imprisoned in
Alcatraz
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. Capone presented a copy of the sheet music for the song to Father Vincent Casey, who visited the prisoners in Alcatraz frequently in the 1930s while training to become a
Jesuit priest. Capone created his own arrangement of the song as a tribute to his wife Mae.
In April 2009, a copy of the
sheet music and lyrics for the song were put up for sale for
US$
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65,000.
Rich Larsen with ChicagoMobMuseum.com re-discovered the song after more than 70 years and described it as "a tearjerker". He formed a group of musicians and a vocalist to record the song, which was released on
CD May 2009.
References
External links
Al Capone Fan Club Official Website
1930s songs
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