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Pappo's Blues

Argentinian Blues-rock band from the 70s founded by [a=Norberto Napolitano], better known as [a=Pappo]. After playing in the late 60s with [a1009760] , [i]Engranaje[/i] and [i]Pistola[/i], pushed by producer [a=Jorge Álvarez], he finally formed his own group, [a=Pappo's Blues], with [a=David Lebon] on bass and [a=Black Amaya] on drums. He released [b]Pappo's Blues[/b] later that year. The formation of the band changes constantly. On 1972 he releases [b]Pappo's Blues Volúmen 2[/b], Pappo is joined by [a=Luis Gambolini] and [a=Black Amaya] on drums and [i]Carlos Piñata[/i] on bass, among others. On 1973, with the release of [b]Volúmen 3[/b] the formation shifts completely with the participation of [a=Machi rufino] on bass and vocals and [a=Pomo Lorenzo] on drums. He released [b]Volúmen 4[/b] the same year with the return of [a=David Lebon] and [a=Black Amaya], plus [a=Alejandro Medina] on bass and [a=Isa Portugheis] on percussion. He would proceed to release [b]Triangulo[/b] on 1975 with [a=Eduardo Beaudoux] on bass and vocals and [i]Eduardo Garbagnati[/i] drums. Later, the group disbanded and Pappo traveled to Europe. The same year he released [b]Volúmen 6[/b] with [i]Enrique Díaz[/i] on bass and [a=Isa Portugheis] on drums. It was released with leftover recording from Triangulo, and considered extremely short and became the most obscure LP of Pappo's Blues. He returned on 1977 and reformed Pappo's Blues with [a=Conejo Jolivet] on guitar, [i]Julio Canda[/i] on bass and [i]Marcelo Pucci[/i] on drums. They would buy a bus and tour through all the nation. On 1978 he released [b]Volúmen 7[/b] with [a=Alejandro Medina] on bass and [a=Darío Fernández (2)] on drums. On 1979, the group would take a brief Hiatus, were Pappo would experiment with another band, [a=Aeroblus], with greater emphasis on hard rock and Heavy Metal. The experiment took off, and with more ideas on his mind, he reunited Pappo's Blues one last time to start a tour called [i]Adios Pappo's Blues, hola [a=Riff (3)][/i] ([i]Goodbye Pappo's Blues, hello Riff[/i]). At the end of the 80s he disbanded Riff and traveled to [i]Los Angeles[/i], returning and touring though South America with an American band, [i]Widowmakers[/i]. The band disbanded after ending the tour. He reunited Pappo's Blues and Riff on 1991 and would shift between the two from time to time. On 1995 he released [b]Volumen 8, Caso Cerrado[/b] ([i]Volumen 8, Case closed[/i]) and on 1999 [b]El Auto Rojo[/b] with [a=Yulie Ruth] and [a=Gustavo "Bolsa" González]. This would be the last formation until the final disbandment. Pappo would keep working on both projects until his death in 2005. Discography: 1971 - Pappo's Blues (Music Hall 2254) 1972 - Volúmen 2 (Music Hall 12032) 1973 - Volúmen 3 (Music Hall 2389) 1973 - Volúmen 4 (Music Hall 13053) 1974 - Volumen 5, Triángulo (Music Hall 14109) 1975 - Volúmen 6 (Music Hall 13102) 1978 - Volúmen 7 (Music Hall 11391) 1995 - Pappo's Blues Volumen 8, Caso cerrado 1999 - El auto rojo

Members: David Lebon, Alejandro Medina, Black Amaya, Norberto Napolitano, Eduardo Beaudoux, Isa Portugheis, Luis Gambolini, Yulie Ruth, Machi Rufino, Pomo Lorenzo, Darío Fernández (2), Gustavo "Bolsa" González, Eduardo Garbagnati, Enrique Díaz (7), and Machy Madco