Giannis Tatasopoulos | |
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Also known as | "Dillinger" ( Greek: Ο Ντίλινγκερ) [1] |
Origin | Greece |
Genres | Greek music |
Instrument(s) | Bouzouki, Guitar |
Giannis Tatasopoulos ( Greek: Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος) (born 7 January 1928, in Kifissia, Greece) is a Greek musician and noted bouzouki master, soloist, and composer who achieved a number one hit in the national Greek charts in the 1950s and appeared a number of times on Greek national television. [1] In the mid-1950s many of the top bouzouki soloists, including Giannis Tatasopoulos, emigrated to the United States. [2] Giannis Tatasopoulos relocated to the United States in 1955 and decided to stay there in 1958. [2] His son Nikos Tatasopoulos, who was born in the United States, is also a bouzouki master, and soloist. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] A dedication musical production was produced in 2011, ten years after his death, by Athina Krikeli and Ellopia Media Group Ellopia Media Group[ permanent dead link] under the supervision of his son soloist Nikos Tatasopoulos
Giannis Tatasopoulos | |
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Also known as | "Dillinger" ( Greek: Ο Ντίλινγκερ) [1] |
Origin | Greece |
Genres | Greek music |
Instrument(s) | Bouzouki, Guitar |
Giannis Tatasopoulos ( Greek: Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος) (born 7 January 1928, in Kifissia, Greece) is a Greek musician and noted bouzouki master, soloist, and composer who achieved a number one hit in the national Greek charts in the 1950s and appeared a number of times on Greek national television. [1] In the mid-1950s many of the top bouzouki soloists, including Giannis Tatasopoulos, emigrated to the United States. [2] Giannis Tatasopoulos relocated to the United States in 1955 and decided to stay there in 1958. [2] His son Nikos Tatasopoulos, who was born in the United States, is also a bouzouki master, and soloist. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] A dedication musical production was produced in 2011, ten years after his death, by Athina Krikeli and Ellopia Media Group Ellopia Media Group[ permanent dead link] under the supervision of his son soloist Nikos Tatasopoulos