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Norberto Aníbal Napolitano (10 March 1950 – 25 February 2005), popularly known as Pappo, was an Argentine rock musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter. One of the most influential figures in Argentine music, he was a forerunner of Argentine rock, heavy metal and blues.

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Person
Country
AR
Active from
1950-03-10
Active to
2005-02-25

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Pappo (Buenos Aires, March 10th, 1950 - Luján, Buenos Aires province, February 24th, 2005), born Norberto Napolitano, is definitely one of the most relevant icons on the heavy rock and blues mainstream of over the last 30 years in Argentina's musical showbiz, if not the one and only representative guitarist/songwriter of the genre all across South America. A native of the middle-class La Paternal neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Pappo started playing the guitar at the age of ten <a href="https://w

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Musical artist.background
person
Musical artist.image
Pappo.jpg
Musical artist.alt
black-and-white image of Pappo wearing jeans and a leather jacket, sitting on a Harley Davidson motorcycle
Musical artist.caption
Pappo
Musical artist.birth_name
Norberto Aníbal Napolitano
Musical artist.alias
El Carpo
Musical artist.birth_place
La Paternal, Argentina
Musical artist.death_place
Luján, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Musical artist.instrument
Guitar, vocals
Musical artist.occupation
Musician, composer
Musical artist.years_active
1967–2005

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Pappo
date of birth
1950-03-10
date of death
2005-02-25
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Pappo
pseudonym
Pappo
birth name
Norberto Aníbal Napolitano
start of work period
1966-00-00
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1 object attributed to Pappo, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Article

12 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Controversies
  • Death
  • Discography
  • [[Los Abuelos de la Nada]]
  • [[Los Gatos (band)|Los Gatos]]
  • Pappo's Blues
  • Aeroblus
  • Patrulha do Espaço
  • Solo
  • References
  • External links

Norberto Aníbal Napolitano (10 March 1950 – 25 February 2005), popularly known as Pappo, was an Argentine rock musician, guitarist, singer and songwriter. One of the most influential figures in Argentine music, he was a forerunner of Argentine rock, heavy metal and blues.

He is considered by various Argentine musicians, by the public and by the specialized press as the best guitarist in the history of Argentine rock, while B. B. King considered him one of the best guitarists of all time.

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