Carlo Buti
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Carlo Buti (born near Florence, Italy in 1902) was an Italian singer known as "the Golden Voice of Italy."
[edit] Biography
As a boy, he mastered the Tuscan folk song technique known as "il stornello." He made a few Lire by serenading other less gifted fellow's girlfriends. His limited vocal training was done under the direction of Raoul Frazzi and Gino Bechi. He was featured on Italian radio and recorded for Edison Records starting in 1930, but went to Columbia Records by 1934.
Buti has been called the "Frank Sinatra" of Italy, due to his preference for the popular songs of the day over the more operatic songs. He retired in 1956 after having recorded hundreds of records. At the time, he was the most recorded voice in Italian music history. His unique warm and melodic "tenorino" style of high quasi-falsetto phrasing sung in the "mezzo voce" made him an international success. He also starred in several Italian movies. He passed away at his home in Montelupo Fiorentino, in Tuscany, Italy on November 16, 1963 at the age of 61.
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