Renato Rascel
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Renato Ranucci, in art Renato Rascel (27 April 1912 – 2 January 1991) was an Italian
film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1942
and 1972
. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
in 1960 with the song "Romantica" which was placed equal eighth out of thirteen entries.
His father tried to make it up to him by having him baptized at Saint Peter's in Rome and apparently it worked because growing up in that neighborhood he ended up singing for the “white voices choir” of Saint Peter with the leadership of Don Lorenzo Perosi.
At the age of 14 Renato started to play drums in ballrooms around Rome. Soon after, he joined the Di Fiorenza Sisters as an actor, dancer and clown and in 1934 he was hired for his first big role by the Schwarts Brothers in the operetta “Al Cavallino bianco”. In 1935, he joined Elena Gray for his first foreign tour in Africa.
In 1941 he created his own theater company and he began to develop his distinctive kind of humor that in the following years will crown him as the inventor of the “non-sense” with phrases like “two friends that didn’t know each other”. He decides to make his small size work for him, being only 5’2” tall, one of his major assets becoming known as the “Tiny Italian” (il piccoletto nazionale) and in his show he accentuates his stature by wearing huge extravagant coats, his most famous one had a large pocket on the back.
In this time he created some of his most famous characters such as “Napoleon” and “Il Coraziere” (a parody on his size since the Coraziere is a military division that employs only soldiers over 6 feet tall) that bring him to an extraordinary popularity in Italy. In 1942 he shoots the first of a long series of films Pazzo d’amore (Crazy For Love) developing and establishing his very peculiar kind of humor. Among the sixty plus films he worked in one of the most relevant was Il Cappotto (The Overcoat) by Gogol, winner of the Golden Palm
in Cannes.
He also had a leading role in The sector of Santa Vittoria with Anthony Quinn
and Anna Magnani
, Seven Hills of Rome with Mario Lanza
, Questi fantasmi with Eduardo De Filippo
and Figaro qua Figaro là with Totò. In 1977, he had a cameo appearance in the Zeffirelli film Jesus of Nazareth.
His post second World War success is due mainly to his leading roles in the musicals by Garinei & Giovannini. The artistic trio is responsible for the existence of the “Musical” in Italy with Attanasio cavallo vanesio in 1952 (featuring the American trio Peter Sisters), Alvaro piuttosto corsaro (1953), Tobia la candida spia (1955), Un paio d'ali (1957), Rascelinaria (1958), Enrico '61 (1961, also performed for an entire year in London at the Piccadilly Theater in 1962), Il giorno della tartaruga (1965) and Alleluja, brava gente (1970).
In his career, Rascel had established himself as a comic and dramatic actor, dancer, singer and songwriter. His most famous song Arrivederci Roma that is among the three most famous Italian songs of all time. He also wrote a number of internationally famous songs such as Venticello de Roma, Con un po' di fantasia, Vogliamoci tanto bene, Romantica and Te voglio bene tanto tanto.
With the arrival of the television set in the Italian household, RAI (the national Italian Television) entrusts Rascel with the role of entertaining the country in the very first live Saturday night show. Among the most memorable are “Rascel la nuit“ in 1956 and “Stasera Rascel City” in 1964. His performance in “Father Brown” in 1970, where he interprets a priest that solves crimes in his community, was one of the biggest television successes of the decade.
Italy
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film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1942
1942 in film
The year 1942 in film involved some significant events, in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest of all time, Casablanca.-Events:...
and 1972
1972 in film
The year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
. He represented Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 1960
The Eurovision Song Contest 1960 was the fifth in the series, and was held on 29 March 1960 in London. France's win this year was their second in the contest....
in 1960 with the song "Romantica" which was placed equal eighth out of thirteen entries.
Biography
He was born to Cesare and Paola Ranucci in Turin (he always regretted not to be born in Rome) where his parents, who were opera singers were performing a show. Renato could really say that he was born in the back stage of the theater and that’s where he spent all of his life.His father tried to make it up to him by having him baptized at Saint Peter's in Rome and apparently it worked because growing up in that neighborhood he ended up singing for the “white voices choir” of Saint Peter with the leadership of Don Lorenzo Perosi.
At the age of 14 Renato started to play drums in ballrooms around Rome. Soon after, he joined the Di Fiorenza Sisters as an actor, dancer and clown and in 1934 he was hired for his first big role by the Schwarts Brothers in the operetta “Al Cavallino bianco”. In 1935, he joined Elena Gray for his first foreign tour in Africa.
In 1941 he created his own theater company and he began to develop his distinctive kind of humor that in the following years will crown him as the inventor of the “non-sense” with phrases like “two friends that didn’t know each other”. He decides to make his small size work for him, being only 5’2” tall, one of his major assets becoming known as the “Tiny Italian” (il piccoletto nazionale) and in his show he accentuates his stature by wearing huge extravagant coats, his most famous one had a large pocket on the back.
In this time he created some of his most famous characters such as “Napoleon” and “Il Coraziere” (a parody on his size since the Coraziere is a military division that employs only soldiers over 6 feet tall) that bring him to an extraordinary popularity in Italy. In 1942 he shoots the first of a long series of films Pazzo d’amore (Crazy For Love) developing and establishing his very peculiar kind of humor. Among the sixty plus films he worked in one of the most relevant was Il Cappotto (The Overcoat) by Gogol, winner of the Golden Palm
Palme d'Or
The Palme d'Or is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival and is presented to the director of the best feature film of the official competition. It was introduced in 1955 by the organising committee. From 1939 to 1954, the highest prize was the Grand Prix du Festival International du...
in Cannes.
He also had a leading role in The sector of Santa Vittoria with Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
Antonio Rodolfo Quinn-Oaxaca , more commonly known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican American actor, as well as a painter and writer...
and Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani was an Italian stage and film actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo....
, Seven Hills of Rome with Mario Lanza
Mario Lanza
right|thumb|[[MGM]] still, circa 1949Mario Lanza was an American tenor and Hollywood movie star of the late 1940s and the 1950s. The son of Italian emigrants, he began studying to be a professional singer at the age of 16....
, Questi fantasmi with Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo
Eduardo De Filippo was an Italian actor, playwright, screenwriter, author and poet, best known for his Neapolitan works Filumena Marturano and Napoli Milionaria.-Biography:...
and Figaro qua Figaro là with Totò. In 1977, he had a cameo appearance in the Zeffirelli film Jesus of Nazareth.
His post second World War success is due mainly to his leading roles in the musicals by Garinei & Giovannini. The artistic trio is responsible for the existence of the “Musical” in Italy with Attanasio cavallo vanesio in 1952 (featuring the American trio Peter Sisters), Alvaro piuttosto corsaro (1953), Tobia la candida spia (1955), Un paio d'ali (1957), Rascelinaria (1958), Enrico '61 (1961, also performed for an entire year in London at the Piccadilly Theater in 1962), Il giorno della tartaruga (1965) and Alleluja, brava gente (1970).
In his career, Rascel had established himself as a comic and dramatic actor, dancer, singer and songwriter. His most famous song Arrivederci Roma that is among the three most famous Italian songs of all time. He also wrote a number of internationally famous songs such as Venticello de Roma, Con un po' di fantasia, Vogliamoci tanto bene, Romantica and Te voglio bene tanto tanto.
With the arrival of the television set in the Italian household, RAI (the national Italian Television) entrusts Rascel with the role of entertaining the country in the very first live Saturday night show. Among the most memorable are “Rascel la nuit“ in 1956 and “Stasera Rascel City” in 1964. His performance in “Father Brown” in 1970, where he interprets a priest that solves crimes in his community, was one of the biggest television successes of the decade.
Selected filmography
- Bellezze in biciclettaBellezze in biciclettaBellezze in bicicletta is a 1950 Italian comedy film directed by Carlo Campogalliani. The film stars Silvana Pampanini and Delia Scala.-Cast:*Silvana Pampanini as Silvana*Delia Scala as Delia*Franca Marzi as Maria...
(19501950 in filmThe year 1950 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 15 - Walt Disney Studios' animated film Cinderella debuts.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:*Ambush...
) - The Overcoat (19521952 in filmThe year 1952 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* January 10 - Cecil B. DeMille's circus epic, The Greatest Show on Earth, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
) - The Monte Carlo StoryThe Monte Carlo StoryThe Monte Carlo Story is a 1957, Italian comedy-drama film production made by Titanus and distributed by United Artists. Samuel A. Taylor directed, and also wrote the screenplay based on a story by Marcello Girosi and Dino Risi. Marcello Girosi produced the film, which was the first shot in the...
(19571957 in filmThe year 1957 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* October 21 - The movie Jailhouse Rock, starring Elvis Presley, opens.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue-Awards:...
) - Move and I'll ShootMove and I'll ShootMove and I'll Shoot is a 1958 comedy film directed by Mario Mattoli and starring Renato Rascel.-Cast:* Renato Rascel* Giovanna Ralli* Mario Carotenuto* Xenia Valderi* Franco Andrei* Dori Dorika - Augusta* Cesare Bettarini...
(1958) - Arrivederci Roma (19581958 in filmThe year 1958 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 16- "In the Money" by William Beaudine is released on this date. It would be the last installment of The Bowery Boys series which began back in 1946....
) - Ferdinando I, re di NapoliFerdinando I, re di NapoliFerdinando I, re di Napoli is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Gianni Franciolini.-Cast:* Peppino De Filippo - Ferdinand I.* Eduardo De Filippo - Pulcinella* Titina De Filippo - Titina* Vittorio De Sica - Seccano* Aldo Fabrizi - A peasant...
(1959) - PolicarpoPolicarpoPolicarpo is a 1959 Italian comedy film directed by Mario Soldati. It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Renato Rascel - Policarpo De Tappetti* Tony Soler - Eufemia * José Isbert - Maresciallo Fausto Venanzio...
(19591959 in filmThe year 1959 in film involved some significant events, with Ben-Hur winning a record 11 Academy Awards.-Events:* The Three Stooges make their 190th and last short film, Sappy Bull Fighters....
) - The Last JudgementThe Last Judgement (1961 film)The Last Judgement is a 1961 commedia all'italiana film by Italian director Vittorio De Sica. It was coproduced with France.It has an all-star Italian and international cast, including Americans Jack Palance, Ernest Borgnine; Greek Melina Mercouri and French Fernandel, Anouk Aimée and Lino...
(19611961 in filmThe year 1961 in film involved some significant events, with West Side Story winning 10 Academy Awards.-Top grossing films : After theatrical re-issue- Awards :Academy Awards:* Atlantis, the Lost ContinentB...
) - The Monte Carlo StoryThe Monte Carlo StoryThe Monte Carlo Story is a 1957, Italian comedy-drama film production made by Titanus and distributed by United Artists. Samuel A. Taylor directed, and also wrote the screenplay based on a story by Marcello Girosi and Dino Risi. Marcello Girosi produced the film, which was the first shot in the...
(19691969 in filmThe year 1969 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* Last year for prize giving at the Venice Film Festival until it is revived in 1980...
) - Un burattino di nome PinocchioUn burattino di nome PinocchioPinocchio is a 1972 Italian animated film adaptation of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio.-Production:...
(19721972 in filmThe year 1972 in film involved some significant events.-Top grossing films :- Awards :Academy Awards:*Avanti!, directed by Billy Wilder, starring Jack Lemmon and Juliet MillsB...
) - Jesus of Nazareth (19771977 in filmThe year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....
)
33 rpm
- 20 April 1955: Renato Rascel (Odeon, MODQ 6234)
- November 1955: Renato Rascel (Odeon, MODQ 6247)
- 1956: Renato Rascel (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, MCA 28003) - 1957: Renato Rascel (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, MCA 28011) - 23 June 1958: Evviva l'allegria (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, MCA 28015) - 1958: Renato Rascel (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, QCA 1501) - 1960: Le 20 canzoni di Sanremo 1960 (RCA Italiana, LPM 10068; con Nilla PizziNilla PizziNilla Pizzi was an Italian singer.Born as Adionilla Negrini Pizzi in Sant'Agata Bolognese, she was particularly famous in Italy during the 1950s and 1960s. She won the first edition of the San Remo Festival in 1951, singing "Grazie dei fiori", and she won also the second edition , singing "Vola...
, Teddy Reno e Miranda Martino) - 1960: "Romantica" e altre dieci canzoni di Renato Rascel (RCA Italiana, LPM 10072)
- 1961: Enrico '61 (RCA Victor, PML 60003; album doppio)
- 1962: Rascel show (RCA Italiana, PML 10313)
- 1963: Welcome To Roma Mia (RCA Italiana, PML 10346)
- 1966: Renatino (RCA Italiana serie Special, S9)
- 1971: Alleluja brava gente (RCA Italiana, PSL 10507; con Luigi Proietti e il cast della commedia musicale)
78 rpm
- 11 March 1954: Arrivederci Roma/Sole de Roma (Odeon, L 14045)
- 1955: Vogliamoci tanto bene/'na canzone pe ffa ammore (Odeon, L 14058)
EP
- 1955: 2° microsolco (Odeon, DSEQ 444; Arrivederci Roma / Ho il cuore tenero / È arrivata la bufera / Merci beaucoup)
- 3 March 1956: 3° microsolco (Odeon, DSEQ 503; Ninna nanna del cavallino / La samba di novant'anni fa / La bela Gigogin / Napoleone)
- 1956: 4 canzoni per bambini...(e per adulti) (Odeon, DSEQ 504; Dove andranno a finire i palloncini / Il tango delle capinere / Ricordate Marcellino / Ninna nanna del cavallino)
- 1956: 4 messaggi d'amore (Odeon, DSEQ 503; Vogliamoci tanto bene / L'ostricaro 'nnamurato / 'Na canzone per ffa ammore / Te voglio bene tanto tanto)
- 1957: Renato Rascel (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, LCA 29014; Ho attaccato un palloncino / Poco più di niente / Fior di loto / Sotto l'archi der Colosseo) - 1957: Luna sanremese (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, LCA 29015; Luna sanremese (È tutta colpa della primavera / Sìè fatto tardi (e mamma che dirà?) / Un po' di cielo) - 1957: 4 canzoni dal film Rascel-fifi (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, LCA 29017; Joe Mitraglia / Con un po' di fantasia /Fa tanto caldo / Ho attaccato un palloncino) - 1957: Un paio d'ali (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, LCA 29025; Un paio d'ali / L'uomo inutile / Non so dir "ti voglio bene" / Domenica è sempre domenica) - 1958: 4 canzoni di Renato Rascel (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, LCA 29029; A sud-ovest delle Hawai / Caporal boogie / Il mondo cambia / Com'è bello) - 1960: Sanremo '60: Romantica / Strignete nu poco a mme / Dimmelo con un fiore / Ammore e sole (RCA Italiana PME 30-356)
- 1960: Canzoni di Natale: Silent Night / Ninna nanna del cavallino / Ninna nanna piccoletta / Tu scendi dalle stelle (RCA Italiana EPA 30-390)
- 1961: Vent'anni / ...e non addio / Dopo l'inverno viene sempre primavera / Com'è bello volersi bene (RCA Italiana PME 30-478)
- 1966: Bambino beat: Bambino beat / Quando la mamma racconta / Bambino Gesù / Facciamo i baffi al sole (Carosello LC 4008)
45 rpm
- 1955: È arrivata la bufera / Ninna nanna del cavallino (Odeon, DSOQ 275)
- 1956: Venticello de Roma / Con un po' di fantasia (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41008) - 1956: Un paio d'ali / L'uomo inutile (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41012) - 1957: Domenica è sempre domenica / Non so dir ti voglio bene (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41013) - 1957: Venticello de Roma / Domenica è sempre domenica (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41014) - 1957: Luna sanremese / Un po' di cielo (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41015) - 1958-05: Ninna nanna piccoletta / Ho nel cuore una favola (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41016) - 1958: Il cammelliere / Scozzese (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41017) - 1958: Fior di loto / Lo statale (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41018) - 1958: Je suis l'Apache / Guaglione (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41019) - 1958: Quando spunta il martedì / El toreador (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41020) - 1958: Indù / Detective story (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41021) - 1958: Lampioni di Montmartre / Je suis l'Apache (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41022) - 1958: Avec les anges (angeli in volo) / Accarezzame (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41023) - 1958: Caporal boogie / A sud-ovest delle Hawai (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41024) - 1958: Com'è bello / Il mondo cambia (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41025) - 1958: Brivido blu / Ladro di stelle (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41026) - 1958: Joe Mitraglia / Poco più di niente (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41029) - 1959: Strignete 'na poco a mme / Donna di cuori (CarischCarischCarish is an Italian music publishing house, founded in Milan in 1887 by the Swiss, G.A. Carish. Initially dealling with the sale of musical instruments and music manuscripts, it became a music publishing concern in 1894. Ownership passed down to various members of the Carish family and the firm...
, SCA 41032) - 1959: Dracula cha cha / Dimmelo con un fiore (RCA Italiana, N 0915)
- 1959: Martinicaffé / Bip, bip, bip (RCA Italiana, N 0942)
- 1959: 'na canzone pe' ffa' ammore / Ladro di stelle (RCA Italiana, N 0965)
- 1960: Romantica / Dimmelo con un fiore (RCA Italiana, N 1013)
- 1960: Ammore e sole / Strignete 'nu poco a mme (RCA Italiana, N 1014)
- 1960: Con un po' di fantasia / Com'è bello (RCA Italiana, N 1054)
- 1960: Arrivederci Roma / Vogliamoci tanto bene (RCA Italiana, N 1069)
- 1960: Welcome to Roma mia / Venticello de Roma (RCA Italiana, N 1099)
- 1960: Amare è una favola / Quel primo bacio (RCA Italiana, N 1117)
- 1960: Con te / Con un po' di fantasia (RCA Italiana, N 1139)
- 1961: Gridando amore / Adda' turna' (RCA Italiana, N 1178)
- 1961: Nun chiagnere / Calda estate d'amore (RCA Italiana, PM 3009)
- 1961: Ninna nanna piccoletta / Ninna nanna del cavallino (RCA Italiana, PM 3016)
- 1961: La stella di Natale / Tu scendi dalle stelle (RCA Italiana, PM 3017)
- 1961: ...e non addio / Com'è bello volersi bene (RCA Italiana, PM 3029)
- 1961: Vent'anni / Dopo l'inverno viene sempre primavera (RCA Italiana, PM 3031)
- 1962: Sincera / Bimba, bimba mia (RCA Italiana, PM 3165)
- 1963: Roma nun fa' la stupida stasera / Ciumachella de Trastevere (RCA Italiana, PM 3186)
- 1964: Magari / Non esitar (Carosello, Cl 20111)
- 1964: T'aspetto a Roma / Tanto tanto bene (Carosello, Cl 20125)
- 1964: Aspettando che spiova / Maria non andar via / L'orchestra di villa Balestra (Carosello, Cl 20134; disco tris)
- 1964: Napoli fortuna mia / Qua la mano (Carosello, Cl 20135)
- 1965: Dagli una spinta / C'era un leone/Se fossi un marziano (Carosello, Cl 20144; disco tris)
- 1965: Costa Smeralda / Tintarella fuori porta (Carosello, Cl 20148)
- 1967: Sapessi com'è facile / Scirocco (RCA Italiana, PM 3427)
- 1968: Il ragazzo d'argilla / Un amore come dico io (RCA Italiana, PM 3445)
- 1969: Con lo zigozigozzà / Arrivederci Roma (RCA Italiana, PM 3487)
- 1970-01: Nevicava a Roma / Pardon (RCA Italiana, PM 3508)
- 1970: Bambina dagli occhi neri / Renatino e la coscienza (Spes DC, PV 6; promozionale)
- 1970-11: Padre Brown / Io non chiedo di più (RCA Italiana, PM 3552)
- 1971: Un burattino di nome Pinocchio / Miracolo de Roma, (RCA Italiana, PM 3614)
- 1971: Alleluja brava gente / Fra poco (RCA Italiana, PM 3597)
- 1978: Sì...buonasera / Un cuore con la "K" (CBS, 6822)
- 1980: Pillole pillole / Nemici per la pelle (CLS, MDF 027)