Mourning in Moldolfo for the death of the great singer-songwriter. Francesco was at home in the town where his wife came from, in fact in 2022 he had also received honorary citizenship
Participation in the meeting ‘Canterò solo il tempo’ at the cloisters of San Pietro in Reggio Emilia. Forced to come to terms with reading difficulties, he said he relied on TV, confessing a ‘masochistic’ love for entertainment programs like Temptation Island
Guccini and the nostalgia for an idealized Bologna that no longer exists. “The taverns were actually very sad places, where terrible wine was drunk. But we, who couldn’t afford nightclubs, made do. They were the only places where we managed to get familiar with the girls”
Farewell to the Great Master Francesco Guccini, singer-songwriter, writer, actor capable of spanning two centuries, capturing the attention of different generations and betting on frankness, consistency, and courage. Through the power of poetry. He used to say: “Death? I hold on to the wick”
Lino Pieraccini, the Maestro’s neighbor: “He was very good. Not good, very good.” The intercom is marked with a felt-tip pen “Guccini Fra.”, discreetly. The same discretion that has always characterized the Maestro in life and now also just hours before his death
The great event to celebrate the Maestro’s twenty years of career brought over 150,000 people to the historic center: on stage with him many friends and colleagues including Lucio Dalla and Giorgio Gaber
The critic Riccardo Bertoncelli in 1975 slammed the album and Francesco Guccini attacked him in the song: “I found his number and address in the phone book, took a train and went to Bologna. At the time, singer-songwriters had to prove their social commitment, the private sphere was a sin”
Refined, sharp, and ironic artist, Francesco Guccini’s works have always been a symbol of political and social commitment. As a singer-songwriter, he debuted in ’67 with the album Folkbeat n° 1. The songs will enter the history of Italian music: ‘Noi non ci saremo’, ‘Auschwitz’ and ‘Canzone per un’amica’
Private funerals in the coming days, commemorative ceremony in September. The family thanks all those who will join in their mourning with affection, discretion, and respect
The crash occurred on via Torino in Porto d’Ascoli. Davide Spinozzi from Centobuchi di Monteprandone (Ascoli) hit the wall of the balcony on the raised ground floor of a house
