Rudy Rotta

Rudy Rotta (Villadossola, 14 October 1950 – Verona, 3 July 2017) was a Swiss-Italian blues guitarist and vocalist.

Rudy Rotta
Rotta performing at Xroads, 6 January 2011
Background information
Born(1950-10-14)14 October 1950
Villadossola, Italy
OriginItaly
Died3 July 2017(2017-07-03) (aged 66)
Verona, Italy
GenresBlues rock
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsGuitar, Vocals
WebsiteRudy Rotta.com

Biography

Rodolfo "Rudy" Rotta was born in Villadossola, Italy, in 1950, and grew up in Lucerne, Switzerland where his family emigrated.[1] 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.[2][3]

Albums
  • 1990 - Reason to Live 1990 Alabianca - EMI (1991 EMI / Toshiba Japan)
  • 1991 - Diabolic Live Hot Fok`s / In-Akustic – CD
  • 1991 - Blues Greatest Hits Hot Fok`s / In-Akustic – CD registered in Chicago
  • 1995 - So di Blues Rossodisera / Sony Music – CD
  • 1997 - Live in Kansas City Acoustic Music Records- CD
  • 1998 - Loner and Goner Alabianca / EMI – CD
  • 1998 - Real Live LMJ – Vinyl
  • 1999 - Blurred Acoustic Music Records - CD
  • 1999 - Montreux Festival 'with other artists - CD
  • 2001 - The Beatles in Blues Azzurra Music – CD
  • 2004 - Some of My Favorite Songs Pepper Cake-ZYX - CD
  • 2004 - Springtime Blues with other artists – CD
  • 2005 - Captured Live with Brian Auger Pepper Cake-ZYX – CD
  • 2006 - Winds of Louisiana Pepper Cake-ZYX - CD registered in New Orleans
  • 2009 - Blue Inside Pepper Cake-ZYX - CD registrato in studio ad Imola (Italy), e live a Winterthur (CH) e Castelfranco Emilia (Modena Italy)
  • 2011 - Me, My Music and My Life Pepper Cake-ZYX - CD

References
  1. "Il blues perde uno dei suoi più grandi chitarristi. È morto Rudy Rotta". Verona Sera (in Italian). 4 July 2017.
  2. "Addio a Rudy Rotta, muore uno dei più stimati bluesman italiani". La Repubblica (in Italian). 4 July 2017.
  3. "Rudy Rotta, continua a volare nelle nostre vite e nei nostri blues". AZ Blues (in Italian). 4 July 2017.

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