Rudy Rotta
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rudy Rotta
| image = Rudy-Rotta 2011.jpg
| caption = Rotta performing at Xroads, 6 January 2011
| background = solo_singer
| origin = Italy
| instrument = Guitar, vocals
| genre = Blues rock
| occupation = Musician
| birth_date = {{birth date|1950|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Villadossola, Italy
| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|7|3|1950|10|14|df=y}}
| death_place = Verona, Italy
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| website = [http://www.rudyrotta.com/ Rudy Rotta.com]
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Rudy Rotta (Villadossola, 14 October 1950 – Verona, 3 July 2017) was a Swiss-Italian blues guitarist and vocalist.
Biography
Rodolfo "Rudy" Rotta was born in Villadossola, Italy, in 1950, and grew up in Lucerne, Switzerland where his family emigrated.{{cite news |url=http://www.veronasera.it/cronaca/lutto-morto-rudy-rotta-4-luglio-2017.html |title=Il blues perde uno dei suoi più grandi chitarristi. È morto Rudy Rotta |newspaper=Verona Sera |language=Italian |date=4 July 2017}} He started playing guitar and performing in Switzerland at the age of 14, but eventually returned to Verona, where he founded the Rudy's Blues Band. Over his career, he played with a number of well-known blues artists including Brian Auger, John Mayall, Robben Ford and Peter Green. Rotta died on 3 July 2017 in Verona after an illness.{{cite news |url=http://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/musica/2017/07/04/news/addio_a_rudy_rotta_muore_uno_dei_piu_stimati_bluesman_italiani-169930039/ |title=Addio a Rudy Rotta, muore uno dei più stimati bluesman italiani |newspaper=La Repubblica |language=Italian |date=4 July 2017}}{{cite news |url=http://a-zblues.com/blog/rudy-rotta-continua-a-volare-nelle-nostre-vite-e-nei-nostri-blues// |title=Rudy Rotta, continua a volare nelle nostre vite e nei nostri blues |newspaper=AZ Blues |language=Italian |date=4 July 2017}}
Albums – LP, CD e DVD
- 1988 – Real Live (LP, LMJ Vinyl)
- 1989 – Reason to Live (LP & CD, RiverNile Records / Ala Bianca Records / Emi / Emi Toshiba)
- 1991 – Blues Greatest Hits feat. Karen Carroll (LP & CD, Ornament / Hot Fox Records / In-Akustik) – rec. in Chicago
- 1993 – Diabolic Live (CD, Hot Fox Records / In-Akustik)
- 1995 – So di Blues (CD, Rossodisera Records / Mint Records / Sony)
- 1997 – Live in Kansas City (CD, Acoustic Music Records / Azzurra Music) rec. in Kansas City
- 1995 – Loner and Goner (CD, Ala Bianca Benelux / Emi)
- 1999 – Blurred (CD, Acoustic Music Records)
- 2001 – The Beatles in Blues (CD, Azzurra Music / EuroTrend / Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2004 – Some of my favorite songs (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2005 – Captured live with Brian Auger (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2006 – Winds of Louisiana (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx) rec. in New Orleans
- 2008 – Live at B&W Rhythm'n'Blues Festival (DVD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2009 – Blue Inside (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2011 – La Musica, La Mia Vita (CD, Azzurra Music)
- 2011 – Me, My Music and My Life (2CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2014 – The Beatles vs The Rolling Stones (CD, Slang Records /Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2015 – Rudy Rotta Box (2CD+DVD, Pepper Cake / Zyx)
- 2017 – Il Blues di Rudy Rotta (CD, Azzurra Music)
- 2017 – Volo sul Mondo (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx / A-Z Blues)
- 2019 – Now And Then...and Forever (CD, Pepper Cake / Zyx / A-Z Blues)
- 2024 – Live in Oxford, England, 1999 (VIDEO, BluesArchive / A-Z Press)
References
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External links
- [http://www.rudyrotta.com/ Rudy Rotta.com]
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Category:Italian blues guitarists