Gino Santercole

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Gino Santercole (21 November 1940 – 8 June 2018) was an Italian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor. He was well known for his breakthrough hit "Questo vecchio pazzo mondo" ("This old crazy world"), a cover of P.F. Sloan's "Eve of Destruction," and for the song "Such a Cold Night Tonight" that he sang in the movie Yuppi Du. Santercole was born in Milan, Italy, on 21 November 1940. His family is originally from the south eastern region of Apulia. Santercole's mother, Rosa, was the sister of the singer, comedian, and movie director Adriano Celentano. Santercole lost his father as a child. He spent some years in college, and was then forced to go to work by himself. He was fond of rock'n'roll, and in his free time he learned to play the guitar. Celentano recruited Santercole for his group, the Rock Boys, when his second guitarist, Ico Cerutti, left the group. Santercole became a Rock Boy just in time to participate in the First Italian Festival of Rock and Roll, held on 18 May 1957 at the Via Piranesi Ice Palace in Milan. Record producer Walter Guertler was in the festival audience, and signed the Rock Boys to a recording contract right after the show. The Rock Boys evolved into the Rebels, who backed up Celentano and other singers such as Ricky Clem Sacco and Gianco. Celentano began a solo career and soon Santercole became the group's lead guitarist. Santercole began singing as well; the first song he sang on was "Sono un fallito" ("I am a Failure"), a cover of Ray Cha

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Il meglio

Stella d'Argento

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100 Canzonissime Italiane Vol. VII

Nessuno E' Solo

Voglio essere me

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Italia Sempre

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Segni particolari: bellissimo (Original Soundtrack)

Adriano t'incendierò

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'60 - '70 I Grandi Artisti.It - Volume 3 - Cd 1

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Ma Il Cielo E' Sempre Piu' Blu

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Colonna sonora originali del film SEGNI PARTICOLARI: BELLISSIMO

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VA - My Favourite Hits of 1975 [14CD] (2015) от DON Music

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