Pino Rucher (1 January 1924 – 16 August 1996) was an Italian guitarist active in orchestral settings and in film soundtracks.

Biographical notes and musical career

Early life

Rucher started playing the guitar when his father came back from the United States in 1933 and presented him with a guitar. His parents decided that he should take private music lessons. After a few years’ study, he started playing in public in his hometown and in

Naples Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

and Bari.

American influence

The presence of American troops in the province of Foggia (and particularly in the area of

Manfredonia Manfredonia is a town and commune of Apulia, Italy, in the province of Foggia, from which it is northeast by rail. Manfredonia is situated on the coast, facing east, to the south of Monte Gargano, and gives its name to the gulf to the east of ...

, Rucher's hometown), between 1943 and 1946 led to Rucher joining several Allied Army's orchestras, where he came into contact with American musical atmosphere and

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a m ...

In 1946, Rucher entered the Carlo Vitale orchestra after coming first in a competition for the position of guitarist at

Radio Bari The Radio Bari station, broadcasting from Bari in southern Italy, with a power of 20 kW, was commissioned by the Italian national broadcasting company, EIAR, in 1932. Radio Bari during the Fascist Regime By decision of the Fascist regime, in ...

. After the dissolution of the Vitale orchestra, Rucher went to work for Radio Milano as a member of the Carlo Zeme orchestra. In the 1950s and the early 1960s he also worked with two forerunners of Italian "swing", Pippo Barzizza and

Cinico Angelini Angelo Cinico, best known as Cinico Angelini (12 November 1901 – 7 July 1983), was an Italian conductor, arranger and violinist. Life and career After his studies at the Giuseppe Verdi Conservatory in Turin, Angelini started his career as ...

Angelini Orchestra

Angelini selected Rucher as a member of his orchestra, with which Rucher worked for about ten years. He participated in events including the '' First International Song Festival in Venice'' in 1955 and several '' San Remo Music Festivals'', among which the

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Festival, where Claudio Villa came first with ''

Corde della mia chitarra "Corde della mia chitarra" ("Strings of my guitar") is an Italian song written by , composed by , and performed by Nunzio Gallo and Claudio Villa. The song is the winner of the Italian national Sanremo Music Festival 1957 where it was performe ...

''.

Pino Rucher collaborations

Rucher took part in many musical events and radio and television broadcasts ('' San Remo Music Festivals'', ''

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'', '' Festival delle rose'', '' Mostra Internazionale di Musica Leggera'' in

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, ''

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'', '' Gran varietà'', '' Studio Uno'') playing in a number of orchestras and, at the same time, went on cultivating his passion for American music, as can be seen from his transcriptions, with his own arrangements. He devoted himself to jazz and performed in live concerts or in studios under the direction of many conductors. The influence of American music can be noticed from his performance of Italian songs ''E se domani'', ''Una zebra a pois'' (sung by Mina) and ''Amore twist'' (sung by Rita Pavone). He also worked for orchestra conductor and composer Elvio Monti, who asked him to play in a number of his recordings. Rucher played the guitar in ''L’Estasi'', a composition written by Monti for Andrea Giordana and Marina Solinas. Rucher took part in ''Sorella Radio'', a production with the RAI orchestra. From the second half of the 1970s to December 1983, Rucher was engaged in playing in concerts as a guitarist in the

RAI RAI – Radiotelevisione italiana (; commercially styled as Rai since 2000; known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane) is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many ter ...

orchestra ''Ritmi moderni'', which came to be known as the RAI ''Big Band''. In 1984, owing to health problems, he stopped working for

, left Rome and retired. Pino Rucher and Pope Paulus VI

Other activities

Rucher performed in film soundtracks from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, with at least two hundred performances including those under the direction of orchestra conductors

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, Gianni Ferrio, Elvio Monti, Ennio Morricone, and

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. Rucher was the first guitarist to play the electric guitar in Italian westerns, performing as "electric guitar soloist" in ''

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''. Rucher also appears in some shots from '' Sanremo - La grande sfida'', a 1960 movie including scenes from the ''

San Remo Music Festival The Sanremo Music Festival, officially the Italian Song Festival () and commonly known as just (), is the most popular Italian song contest and awards ceremony, held annually in the city of Sanremo, Liguria. It is the longest-running annual ...

''. During his career he took part in musicals including '' Alleluja brava gente'' and his guitar ideas are present in numerous Italian songs, including ''Casetta in Canadà'' (sung by

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), ''Flamenco Rock'' (

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), ''Se non ci fossi'' tu ( Mina), ''Andavo a cento all’ora'' (

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), ''Che m’importa del mondo'' ( Rita Pavone), ''L’edera'' (

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) and ''Adesso no'' (

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). Rucher played not only the

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, but also the folk (or acoustic), the classical, the bass and the twelve-string guitar, and then the banjo, the mandolin and the

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar i ...

Awards

* The Municipal Authority of

dedicated a street to Rucher. * On 5 October 2008, the local authorities supported a commemorative event to Rucher in his home town. The event took place in Piazza Giovanni XXIII (Manfredonia's central square). Pino Rucher alla chitarra

* On 16 October 2010, the Municipal Authorities of Manfredonia and of San Nicandro Garganico dedicated a special evening to Rucher. The event took place at the Cine-Teatro Italia of San Nicandro Garganico.

The main songs with Pino Rucher as electric guitarist

The main songs with Pino Rucher as electric guitarist: Pino Rucher con Cinico Angelini nel 1955

* 1953 - ''No pierrot'' sung by

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* 1953 - ''Viale d'autunno'' sung by

* 1953 - ''Buonasera'' sung by

* 1953 - ''Duska'' sung by

* 1956 - ''Musetto'' sung by Domenico Modugno * 1956 - ''Io, mammeta e tu'' sung by Domenico Modugno * 1956 - ''Guaglione'' sung by Claudio Villa * 1957 - ''Corde della mia chitarra'' sung by Claudio Villa * 1957 - ''Cancello tra le rose'' sung by Claudio Villa * 1957 - ''Il pericolo numero uno'' sung by Claudio Villa and Gino Latilla * 1957 - ''Un filo di speranza'' sung by Claudio Villa * 1957 - ''La più bella canzone del mondo'' sung by Claudio Villa * 1957 - ''Scusami'' sung by Gino Latilla * 1957 - ''Casetta in Canadà'' sung by

with the

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and Gino Latilla * 1957 - ''Le trote blu'' sung by

and the

* 1957 - ''Un sogno di cristallo'' sung by

* 1957 - ''Un certo sorriso'' sung by

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* 1957 - ''Serenatella sciuè sciuè'' sung by Gino Latilla and

* 1958 - ''L'edera'' sung by

* 1959 - ''Un pizzico di musica'' sung by

and Gino Latilla * 1959 - ''Le rififì'' sung by Milva Biolcati * 1959 - ''Vivrò'' sung by Milva Biolcati * 1959 - '' Nel blu dipinto di blu'' sung by Milva Biolcati * 1959 - ''Due croci'' sung by Milva Biolcati * 1960 - ''Senza il tuo amore'' sung by

* 1960 - ''Crudele tango'' sung by

and Walter Romano * 1960 - ''Flamenco rock'' sung by

* 1960 - ''Da sola a sola'' sung by

* 1960 - ''Una zebra a pois'' sung by Mina * 1960 - ''Mi vuoi lasciar'' sung by Mina * 1960 - ''Non voglio cioccolata'' sung by Mina * 1960 - ''Tessi tessi'' sung by Mina * 1961 - ''Mafia'' sung by Domenico Modugno * 1961 - ''Legata ad un granello di sabbia'' sung by

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* 1961 - ''Come nasce un amore'' sung by

* 1962 - ''Aspettandoti'' sung by

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* 1962 - ''

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'' sung by Rita Pavone * 1962 - ''Amore twist'' sung by Rita Pavone * 1962 - ''Andavo a cento all'ora'' sung by

* 1962 - ''Loredana'' sung by

* 1962 - ''Go-kart twist'' sung by

* 1963 - ''Adesso no'' sung by

* 1963 - ''Goccia di mare'' sung by

* 1964 - ''Questi vent'anni miei'' sung by Catherine Spaak * 1964 - ''Penso a te'' sung by Catherine Spaak * 1964 - ''Che mi importa del mondo'' sung by Rita Pavone * 1964 - '' Viva la pappa col pomodoro'' sung by Rita Pavone * 1964 - '' Datemi un martello'' sung by Rita Pavone * 1964 - ''E se domani'' sung by Mina * 1965 - ''Rimpiangerai, rimpiangerai'' sung by

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* 1965 - ''Piangerò'' sung by

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* 1965 - ''Gioia mia'' sung by Tony Cucchiara * 1966 - ''Se non ci fossi tu'' sung by Mina * 1966 - ''Non ho dormito mai'' sung by Paolo Bracci * 1967 - ''Che vuole questa musica stasera'' sung by

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* 1970 - ''Pensando a cosa sei'' sung by

* 1971 - '' Love story'' sung by

* 1971 - ''Maga maghella'' sung by

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* 1978 - ''Il trenino'' sung by

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(tune of the television broadcast of the same name)

Soundtracks

The main soundtracks with Pino Rucher as electric guitarist: * 1958 - ''

Poveri milionari ''Poveri milionari'' (internationally released as ''Poor Millionaires'') is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Dino Risi. It is the final chapter in the trilogy started with ''Poveri ma belli''.Paolo D'Agostini, ''Dino Risi'', Editrice Il casto ...

'' - Music:

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* 1959 - '' La grande guerra'' - Music:

Nino Rota Giovanni Rota Rinaldi (; 3 December 1911 – 10 April 1979), better known as Nino Rota (), was an Italian composer, pianist, conductor and academic who is best known for his film scores, notably for the films of Federico Fellini and Luchino Visco ...

* 1960 - ''Caravan petrol'' - Music:

Piero Umiliani Piero Umiliani (17 July 1926 – 14 February 2001) was an Italian composer of film scores. Biography Umiliani was born in Florence, Tuscany. Like many of his Italian colleagues at that time, he composed the scores for many exploitation f ...

* 1960 - ''

La dolce vita ''La Dolce Vita'' (; Italian for "the sweet life" or "the good life"Kezich, 203) is a 1960 satirical comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Ennio Flaiano, Tullio Pinelli and Brunello Rondi) by Federico Fellini. The film stars Marcello ...

'' - Music:

* 1960 - ''Via Margutta'' - Music:

Piero Piccioni Piero Piccioni (; December 6, 1921 – July 23, 2004) was an Italian film score composer and lawyer. A pianist, organist, conductor, composer, he was also the prolific author of more than 300 film soundtracks. He played for the first time on ...

* 1960 - ''Le signore'' - Music: Michele Cozzoli - Musical direction: Pierluigi Urbini * 1960 - '' I dolci inganni'' - Music:

* 1961 - ''Kanjut Sar - La montagna che ha in vetta un lago'' - Music: Gino Marinuzzi jr. * 1961 - ''A porte chiuse'' - Music:

* 1961 - ''Io amo, tu ami...'' - Music:

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* 1961 - '' Un giorno da leoni'' - Music:

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- Musical direction: Pierluigi Urbini - ''Tema partigiani'' * 1961 - '' Il giudizio universale'' - Music:

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- Musical direction:

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* 1962 - ''

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'' - Music:

(episode: ''Renzo e Luciana''),

(episode: ''Le tentazioni del dottor Antonio''),

(episode: ''Il lavoro'') * 1962 - ''Ti-Koyo e il suo pescecane'' - Music:

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- ''Noa-Noa'' - ''La pioggia'' - ''La laguna magica'' * 1962 - ''La spada del Cid'' - Music:

* 1962 - ''

L'amore difficile ''L'amore difficile'' (internationally released as ''Of Wayward Love'' and as ''Sex Can Be Difficult'') is a 1962 Italian comedy anthology film. The film represents the directorial debut of the four authors, who were however all experienced in ot ...

'' - Music:

* 1963 - '' La donna nel mondo'' - Music:

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- Orchestration and musical direction:

* 1963 - ''

8½ ' (Italian title: , ) is a 1963 surrealist comedy-drama film directed and co-written (with Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano and Brunello Rondi) by Italian filmmaker Federico Fellini. The metafictional narrative centers on Guido Anselmi, played by M ...

'' - Music:

- ''L’illusionista'' * 1963 - '' Ro.Go.Pa.G.'', episode: ''La ricotta'' - Music:

* 1963 - ''La vita provvisoria'' - Music:

* 1963 - '' La parmigiana'' - Music:

* 1963 - ''Tutto il bello dell’uomo'' - Music:

* 1963 - ''Tutto è musica'' - Music: Domenico Modugno - Musical arrangements and Musical direction: Ennio Morricone * 1963 - ''Totò sexy'' - Music:

* 1963 - '' Il boom'' - Music:

- The main theme * 1963 - ''I 4 tassisti'' - Music: Fiorenzo Carpi - Musical direction: Bruno Nicolai * 1963 - '' La calda vita'' - Music:

- Musical direction: Pierluigi Urbini * 1964 - ''E... la donna creò l'uomo'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1964 - ''I malamondo'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1964 - ''Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca'' - Music:

- Musical arrangements and musical direction: Luis Enriquez Bacalov - ''Viva la pappa col pomodoro'' * 1964 - '' Per un pugno di dollari'' - Music: Ennio Morricone - ''Titoli'' (electric guitar soloist) * 1964 - ''Un mostro e mezzo'' - Music:

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* 1965 - '' I tre volti'' - Music:

* 1965 - '' La congiuntura'' - Music: Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1965 - '' Per un pugno nell'occhio'' - Music:

- ''The Ciccio and Franco ballad'' * 1965 - '' Non son degno di te'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1965 - ''Una moglie americana'' - Music:

- Musical direction: Pierluigi Urbini * 1965 - '' E venne un uomo'' - Music: Franco Potenza * 1965 - '' Una pistola per Ringo'' - Music: Ennio Morricone - ''Una pistola per Ringo'' (electric guitar soloist) - ''Angel face'' (electric guitar soloist) * 1965 - ''

Altissima pressione ''Altissima pressione'' (''Highest Pressure'') is a 1965 Italian "musicarello" film directed by Enzo Trapani. Cast * Dino as Roberto *Gianni Morandi *Rosemary Dexter as Serenella *Fabrizio Capucci * Lucio Dalla *Nicola Di Bari * Micaela Esdr ...

'' - Music: Ennio Morricone, Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1965 - ''Agente S03 operazione Atlantide'' - Music: Teo Usuelli - ''Relaxing swing'' - ''Relaxing shake'' - ''S03 blues'' (alternative version) * 1965 - '' Gli amanti latini'' - Music:

- The shower scene at the beginning of the movie * 1965 - ''

Giulietta degli spiriti ''Juliet of the Spirits'' ( it, Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Federico Fellini and starring Giulietta Masina, Sandra Milo, Mario Pisu, Valentina Cortese, and Valeska Gert. The film is about the visions ...

'' - Music:

* 1965 - '' Il compagno Don Camillo'' - Music:

- ''Giovane amore'' * 1965 - '' 100.000 dollari per Ringo'' - Music: Bruno Nicolai * 1965 - ''Thrilling'' (Third episode: ''L’autostrada del sole'') - Music: Ennio Morricone - Scene: Sylva Koscina at the table with

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* 1965 - ''

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'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1965 - '' Per qualche dollaro in più'' - Music: Ennio Morricone - ''Per qualche dollaro in più'' (electric guitar soloist) - ''Il vizio d’uccidere'' (electric guitar soloist) * 1965 - ''

Due marines e un generale ''Due marines e un generale'' (translated: ''Two Marines and a General'', internationally released as ''War Italian Style'') is a 1965 Italian comedy film directed by Luigi Scattini. The film puts together the famous Italian comic duo Franco and Ci ...

'' - Music:

* 1965 - ''

Made in Italy Made in Italy is a merchandise mark indicating that a product is all planned, manufactured and packed in Italy, especially concerning the design, fashion, food, manufacturing, craftsmanship, and engineering industries. History Made in Italy ...

'' - Music:

* 1965 - ''

Adiós gringo ''Adiós gringo'' is a 1965 Spaghetti Western directed by Giorgio Stegani. It stars Giuliano Gemma and was co produced between Italy, Spain and France. A major success in Italy, it was the 4th highest grossing Italian picture of the year. Plot A ...

'' - Music: Benedetto Ghiglia - ''Adios'' (the guitars and harmonicas version) * 1966 - ''Avventure di mare e di costa'' - Music: Franco Potenza * 1966 - ''Mi vedrai tornare'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1966 - '' Sette dollari sul rosso'' - Music:

* 1966 - '' Io, io, io... e gli altri'' - Music:

- ''Cocktail'' - ''Attesa al bar'' * 1966 - ''

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'' - Music:

- Musical direction: Robby Poitevin * 1966 - '' Fumo di Londra'' - Music:

- Musical direction: Bruno Nicolai - ''Drag beat'' - ''Drag beat (alternate)'' * 1966 - '' Django'' - Music: Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1966 - ''L’affare Beckett'' - Music:

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* 1966 - '' Una rosa per tutti'' - Music: Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1966 - '' Arizona Colt'' - Music:

- The ''Arizona'' theme * 1966 - '' La battaglia dei Mods'' - Music: Robby Poitevin * 1966 - ''E’ mezzanotte, butta giù il cadavere'' - Music: Gino Peguri * 1966 - ''Texas addio'' - Music:

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* 1966 - '' Sugar Colt'' - Music: Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1966 - ''1000 dollari sul nero'' - Music: Michele Lacerenza - Musical direction: Luigi Zito - ''Inseguimento'' - ''Attimi d’amore'' * 1966 - '' Navajo Joe'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1966 - '' Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo'' - Music: Ennio Morricone - ''Titoli'' (electric guitar soloist) * 1966 - ''3 pistole contro Cesare'' - Music:

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* 1966 - '' Ringo, il volto della vendetta'' - Music:

* 1967 - '' Se sei vivo spara'' - Music: Ivan Vandor * 1967 - ''...E divenne il più spietato bandito del sud'' - Music: Gianni Ferrio - ''Billy'' * 1967 - ''7 Winchester per un massacro'' - Music:

* 1967 - '' I giorni dell'ira'' - Music:

* 1967 - ''Le due facce del dollaro'' - Giosy Capuano, Mario Capuano * 1968 - ''Straniero... fatti il segno della croce!'' - Music: Marcello Gigante - Musical direction: Carlo Esposito * 1968 - ''Eva la venere selvaggia'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio - ''Jungle shake'' - ''Eva’s beguine'' * 1968 - ''E intorno a lui fu morte'' - Music:

* 1968 - ''Top Sensation'' - Music: Sante Romitelli - Musical direction: Luigi Zito - Scene in which Beba is taken in * 1969 - ''

Metti, una sera a cena ''Metti, una sera a cena'' (a.k.a. "Love Circle", literally "Let's Say, an Evening for Dinner") is a 1969 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Patroni Griffi. It was entered into the 1969 Cannes Film Festival. Plot Michel (Jean-Louis Trinti ...

'' - Music: Ennio Morricone * 1969 - ''Femina ridens'' - Music: Stelvio Cipriani - ''Love symbol'' * 1969 - ''

Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen ''Kommissar X – Drei goldene Schlangen'' (translation: ''Commissioner X: Three Golden Snakes'') is a 1969 international co-production Eurospy film directed by Roberto Mauri and starring Tony Kendall and Brad Harris that was shot in Thailand. ...

'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio * 1969 - ''Kidnapping! Paga o uccidiamo tuo figlio'' - Music: Michele Lacerenza * 1969 - ''L’isola delle svedesi'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio * 1969 - ''Una su 13'' - Music: Stelvio Cipriani,

* 1970 - ''The Underground'' (''Il clandestino'') - Music: Roberto Pregadio * 1970 - ''Franco e Ciccio sul sentiero di guerra'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio - ''Marcia indiana'' - ''Prega Dio'' * 1970 - ''Deserto di fuoco'' - Music: Franco Bixio, Roberto Pregadio * 1971 - ''Testa t'ammazzo, croce... sei morto... Mi chiamano Alleluja'' - Music: Stelvio Cipriani - ''La verde prateria'' * 1971 - ''I diabolici convegni'' - Music:

* 1971 - ''Questo sporco mondo meraviglioso'' - Music:

* 1971 - '' Lo chiamavano King'' - Music: Luis Enriquez Bacalov * 1971 - ''Mazzabubù... Quante corna stanno quaggiù?'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio * 1972 - ''La gatta in calore'' - Music: Gianfranco Plenizio - ''Grigioperla'' * 1972 - '' Alleluja e Sartana figli di... Dio'' - Music: Elvio Monti, Franco Zauli * 1972 - ''Come fu che Masuccio Salernitano, fuggendo con le brache in mano, riuscì a conservarlo sano'' - Music: Roberto Pregadio * 1973 - ''Servo suo'' - Music: Carlo Esposito

Bibliographical notes

* d.a., ''Manfredonia: "La nemica" di Niccodemi al Teatro Pesante'', in ''La Capitanata'' (Foggia), II (1945), n° 27 (28 October), p. 4 * ''Musica jazz stasera all'Unione'', in ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'' (Bari), 17 November 1951, p. 4 * l.m., ''Jazz e blues alla Sala Unione'', in ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'' (Bari), 18 November 1951, p. 4 * ''Artisti pugliesi: Il chitarrista Pino Ruker'', in ''Roma'' (Napoli), 27 March 1958, p. 4 (Cronache delle Puglie) * Mario , ''Giuseppe Rucher'', in ''Lira musicale di Manfredonia: Musicisti del passato e del presente'', Frascati, Tip. Laziale, 966 p. 67 * Carlo , Mario , ''Rucher Giuseppe (Pino)'', in ''Dizionario chitarristico italiano'', Ancona, Edizioni musicali Bèrben, 1968, p. 63 * ''Al Teatro Giordano: Domani prosa stasera jazz'', in ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'' (Bari), 9 November 1969, p. 19 * Vittorio , ''Jazz della Rai (prima volta) esce dal Palazzo con tante «star»'', in ''Corriere della Sera'', 28 January 1980, p. 9 * ''Alla radio questa settimana'', in ''Radiocorriere TV'' (Roma), LVII (1980), n° 13 (March), p. 61 * Michele , ''Profilo di un musicista: Il chitarrista Pino Rucher'', in ''il Sipontiere'' (Manfredonia), III (1986), n° 2 (April–June), p. 3 * Michele , ''Manfredonia: Le intitolazioni a 14 concittadini simbolo: Vie e nuovi nomi nel quartiere «Algesiro-Gozzini»'', in ''

La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'' (lit. "Gazette of the South") is an Italian daily newspaper, founded in 1887 in Bari, Italy. It is one of the leading newspapers published in Southern Italy, with most of its readers living in Apulia and Basili ...

'' (Bari), 15 December 2005, p. 11 * Maurizio , ''C'era una volta la RCA'', Roma, Coniglio Editore, 2007,

RCA The RCA Corporation was a major American electronics company, which was founded as the Radio Corporation of America in 1919. It was initially a patent trust owned by General Electric (GE), Westinghouse, AT&T Corporation and United Fruit Comp ...

guitarists on p. 299] * Carlo , ''L'orchestra Angelini trasmise per radio musiche composte a Faenza'', in ''Faenza... la città'', Faenza, Tip. Faentina, 2008, p. 103 * Francesco , ''Pino Rucher, con la sua chitarra wawa dalla trilogia del dollaro alla Carrà...'', in ''l'Attacco'' (Foggia), 3 October 2008, p. 19 * Michele , ''Omaggio a Pino Rucher grande chitarrista scomparso'', in ''il Provinciale'' (Foggia), XX (2008), n° 10 (October), p. 3 * Maurizio , ''Pino Rucher'', in ''Dizionario Biografico di Capitanata: 1900-2008'', Foggia, Edizioni Agorà, 2009, pp. 252–3 * Fernando , ''Pino Rucher'', in ''Raro!. Mensile di collezionismo, cultura musicale e cinema'' (Roma), XXI (2010), n° 217 (January), pp. 42–45 * a.m.v., ''Il ricordo del chitarrista Pino Rucher'', in ''La Gazzetta di Capitanata'' - ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'', 8 January 2010, p. 10 * Adriano , ''Il jazz in Italia: dallo swing agli anni sessanta, vol. II'', Torino, EDT, 2010, ino Rucher mentioned on pp. 321, 348, 458* Anna Lucia , ''La musica rende omaggio alla chitarra dei «western»'', in ''La Gazzetta di Capitanata'' - ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'', 11 October 2010, p. 1 * Anna Lucia , ''L'omaggio alla chitarra dei «western»'', in ''La Gazzetta di Capitanata'' - ''La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno'', 11 October 2010, p. 11 * Dario
''Ciao Pregadio, maestro di musica e di vita''
in ''Il Tempo'' (Roma) - Edizione Abruzzo e Molise, 16 November 2010, p. 54 * Lucia , ''Manfredonia ingrata dimentica Pino Rucher, il chitarrista di Sergio Leone'', in ''l'Attacco'' (Foggia), 27 September 2011, p. 16 * Mario , ''Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand - Coups de feu dans la Sierra Leone (2 partie)'', in ''Séquences. La revue de cinéma'' (Haute-Ville, Québec, Canada), LIX (2014), n° 291 (January–August), pp. 26–27 ino Rucher mentioned on p. 27* Federico
''Cicognini, Rota, Lavagnino, Savina, Trovajoli: tecniche di post-produzione a confronto''
in ''Musica/Tecnologia'' (Firenze), n° 8-9 (2014-2015), pp. 39–55 ino Rucher mentioned on p. 46* Germano
''Voci dal lontano West italiano''
in ''Raropiù. Mensile di cultura musicale, collezionismo e cinema'' (Roma), III (2015), n° 29 (November), p. 51 ino Rucher mentioned on p. 51* Ulrich , ''Thrown into a Cruel World: Neil Young's Dead Man (1995), in All by Myself: Essays on the Single-Artist Rock Album'', edited by Steve Hamelman, Lanham, Maryland, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016, ino Rucher mentioned on p. 144
''FORUM: IL VILLAGGIO SOTTO LA BASILICA''
in ''VINILE'' (Cernusco sul Naviglio), n° 7 (April-May 2017), ino Rucher mentioned on p. 83* Mariantonietta
''Pino Rucher, il musicista manfredoniano che suonò con Luis Bacalov''
in ''ManfredoniaNews.it'' (Manfredonia), VIII (2017), n° 23 (December), p. 3 * Giovanni
''Ennio Morricone e quel legame con il manfredoniano Pino Rucher''
in ''ManfredoniaNews.it'' (Manfredonia), XI (2020), n° 14 (July), p. 3 * Julian
''THE SABRES OF PARADISE: HAUNTED DANCEHALL (WARP,1994)''
in '' Prog'' (London), n° 113 (October 2020), p. 20 * Giovanni
''Pino Rucher nel ricordo del grande Gigi Proietti''
in ''ManfredoniaNews.it'' (Manfredonia), XI (2020), n° 21 (November), p. 3
''IL RICORDO: Quando Lina Wertmüller parlò del musicista manfredoniano Pino Rucher: “Era un ottimo chitarrista”''
in ''l'Attacco'' (Foggia), 14 December 2021, p. 24

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rucher, Pino 1924 births 1996 deaths Italian guitarists Italian male guitarists Italian jazz musicians Male jazz musicians Italian jazz guitarists 20th-century Italian musicians 20th-century guitarists People from Manfredonia 20th-century Italian male musicians