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. He reached the apex of his popularity as a singer in the 1960s, when he was one of the so-called "urlatori" (literally: "screamers"), a group of early rock singers which also included

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, Little Tony,

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, and others. In his early career, between the late 1950s and the early 1960s, Gianco played in several bands, including I Ribelli (also known as Celentano's Clan Celentano) and I Quelli (which would later develop into

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and moved from rock and roll to a more oriented pop sound. In the 1970s, he began expanding his range activities, working on theatre projects and as a record producer as well as a musician. He is co-writer of Michelle Beatles song

Discography

Albums

*1963: '' Una giornata con Ricky Gianco'' (Jaguar, JGR 73000) *1965: '' Ai miei amici di "Ciao amici"'' (Jaguar, JGR 74002) *1965: '' Ricky Gianco Show'' (Jaguar, JGR 74003) *1968: '' Ricky Gianco Special'' (

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, MRP 9051) *1975: '' Braccio di Ferro'' ( Intingo, ITGL 14005) *1976: '' Quel rissoso, irascibile, carissimo Braccio di Ferro'' (Intingo, ITGL 14007) *1976: '' Alla mia mam...'' (

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, ZLUS 55187) *1978: ''

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'' (Ultima Spiaggia, ZPLS 34046) *1979: ''

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'' ( Fontana Records, 6323 811) *1982: ''

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'' ( Fonit-Cetra, LPX 100) *1989: ''

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'' (Fonit-Cetra, TLPX 277) *1992: ''

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'' (Fonit-Cetra) *1995: ''Il meglio di Ricky Gianco'' (compilation, D.V. MORE) *1997: ''Ricky Gianco: i successi'' (compilation, D.V. MORE) *2000: ''Tandem (Ricky Gianco & ...)'' (compilation of collaborations,

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, COL 497529 1) *2005: ''Ricky Gianco Collection'' (compilation, EDEL) *2009: '' Di santa ragione'', EDEL *2010: '' Come un bambino'' ( On Sale Music, 64 OSM 084) Italian male singers Italian songwriters Male songwriters Italian guitarists Italian male guitarists 1943 births Living people {{Italy-singer-stub