Giannis Tatasopoulos

Giannis Tatasopoulos
Also known as "Dillinger"
(Greek: Ο Ντίλινγκερ)[1]
Origin Greece
Genres Greek music
Instruments Bouzouki, Guitar

Giannis Tatasopoulos (Greek: Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος) (born 7 January 1928, in Kifissia, Greece) was a Greek musician and renowned 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]

References

  1. ^ a b Γιάννης Τατασόπουλος - Ο Ντίλινγκερ, Matia.gr. (Greek language)
  2. ^ a b Κοσμοπολίτες του μπουζουκιού, Ta Nea newspaper, 22 January 2011.
  3. ^ Νίκος Τατασόπουλος, Ο Εξάσφαιρος, p.17, Issue 41, Ellopia Press, February 2009. (Greek language)
  4. ^ Νίκος Τατασόπουλος - Μαρία Κώτη - Δημήτρης Μυστακίδης στήν Αυλαία, Monopoli.gr (Greek language)
  5. ^ Concert Tour (credited as "bouzouki master" on p.7), My Sweet Canary documentary film.
  6. ^ 10th Anniversary for Ellopia TV, by Anastasios Papapostolou, Greek Reporter newspaper, 6 February 2010.
  7. ^ Concert Tour (credits on p.3 and p.7), My Sweet Canary documentary film.
  8. ^ Συναυλία αφιέρωμα στη Ρόζα Εσκενάζυ, Sohos FM, 14 March 2010. (Greek language)
  9. ^ Roza Eskenazy Tribute Concert, 12th Thessaloniki Film Festival (sponsored and broadcast by the EPT television channel).

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