Franco Del Prete Explained

Franco Del Prete
Birth Date:	5 November 1943
Birth Place:	Frattamaggiore, Kingdom of Italy
Death Place:	Naples, Italy
Nationality:	Italian
Occupation:	Musician

Franco Del Prete (5 November 1943 – 13 February 2020) was an Italian drummer and lyricist.

Biography

Born in Frattamaggiore, Del Prete was one of the founders of the groups The Showmen, Napoli Centrale, and Sud Express.^[1] He also worked as a lyricist for Lucio Dalla, Peppino di Capri, James Senese, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Tullio De Piscopo, Enzo Avitabile and Sal da Vinci.^[2]

Discography

With The Showmen

• The Showmen (1969)
• Showmen 2 (1972)^[3]

With Napoli Centrale

• Napoli Centrale (1975)
• Mattanza (1976)
• Qualcosa ca nu' mmore (1978)
• Zitte! Sta venenn' 'o mammone (2001)
• O sanghe (2016)^[4]

With Sud Express

• L'ultimo apache (2009)
• La chiave (2018)^[5]

Collaborations

• Ha tutte le carte in regola (with Gino Paoli) (1980)
• Cante jondo (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1991)
• Danza danza (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1993)
• Sal da Vinci (with Sal da Vinci) (1994)
• Un po' di noi (with Sal da Vinci) (1996)
• Solo (with Sal da Vinci) (1998)
• Fase 3 (with Peppino di Capri) (2001)
• Radice (with Enzo Gragnianiello and Sud Express) (2011)

Notes and References

1. Web site: È morto Franco Del Prete, batterista dei Napoli Centrale. 14 February 2020. La Repubblica. Italian.
2. Web site: Franco Del Prete è morto: addio al batterista di Showmen e Napoli Centrale. 14 February 2020. Il Mattino. Italian.
3. Web site: The Showmen. Discogs.
4. Web site: Napoli Centrale. italianprog.com.
5. Web site: Sud Express. Discogs.