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Pappo

Argentine rock and blues guitar player, singer and composer, born on March 10, 1950 in Buenos Aires - passed on February 25, 2005 in Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina (motorcycle accident). After playing with his teen group [i]Los Buitres[/i], his drummer and friend [a=Héctor "Pomo" Lorenzo] introduced him to [a=Miguel Abuelo] and poet [a=Pipo Lernoud]. Pappo then joined [a=Los Abuelos de la Nada]. Pappo played piano for [a=Manal] during a tour and later joined Beat group [a=Conexión No. 5] for a brief period of time. Credited as Pappo's, he recorded a song ("[i]Nunca lo sabrán[/i]") for a compilation released in 1970 through the Mandioca label: "Pidamos peras a Mandioca" (MLP 335). In 1969 [a=Los Gatos] summoned him to replace [a=Kay Galiffi]. With Pappo on guitar, this pioneer Beat combo turned into a rocking band, releasing two albums. He later joined the short-lived groups [i]Engranaje[/i] and [i]Pistola[/i]. In 1971 Pappo formed [a=Pappo's Blues] with [a=David Lebon] on bass and [a=Black amaya] on drums. Pappo's Blues would release nine studio albums between 1971 and 1999, with various disbandments and reformations. Pappo also played on the first two [a=Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll] LPs, released in 1971 and 1972. In 1977, after disbanding Pappo's Blues, he went to Brazil and, along with [a=Alejandro Medina] and [a=Rolando Castello Jr] formed [a=Aeroblus]. They managed to record only one LP. This project was closer to Heavy Metal and Hard Rock, and it would create the stylistic basis for his next group. [a=Riff (3)]. Later in the 70s Pappo moved to Britain and came in contact with the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene. Back in Buenos Aires in 1980 formed [a=Riff] along with [a=Michel Peyronel] on drums, [a=Boff Serafine] on guitar, Juan Carlos García Haymes on vocals and [a=Vitico] on bass. That same year he performed a last show with Pappo's Blues called [i]Adios Pappo's Blues, Bienvenido Riff[/i] ([i]Goodbye Pappo's Blues, Welcome Riff[/i]). With Riff, he would release four studio albums through the 80s. In 1987 Pappo relocated to Los Angeles, forming the Metal group [i]Widowmakers[/i]. They toured through South America and disbanded around 1990. In 1991 Pappo re-activated both Pappo's Blues and Riff, keeping both bands active until his untimely death in 2005.

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