| Pippo Caruso | |
| Birth Date: | 1935 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Belpasso, Italy |
| Death Place: | Fara in Sabina, Italy |
| Fields: | Musics |
| Known For: | Composer, conductor and music arranger |
Giuseppe Caruso (22 December 1935 – 28 May 2018), best known as Pippo Caruso, was an Italian composer, conductor and music arranger.
Born in Belpasso, Catania, Caruso linked his professional success to the television presenter Pippo Baudo, who had been his university fellow and that Caruso regularly flanked as conductor in his TV programs starting from Canzonissima 1973.[1] Caruso composed several successful songs, including Mita Medici's "A ruota libera" and Lorella Cuccarini/Alessandra Martines' "L'amore è",[1] and, starting from the sixties, Caruso also wrote several film soundtracks, such as Kill Johnny Ringo and Maladolescenza.[2]