Rino Salviati | |
Birth Place: | Montelibretti, Italy |
Birth Name: | Gastone Tisalvi |
Death Place: | Rome, Italy |
Occupation: | Singer |
Gastone Tisalvi, best known as Rino Salviati (12 June 1922 – 2 January 2016) was an Italian singer, guitarist and film actor.
Born in Montelibretti, Salviati started his career in 1940, performing in a series of shows for the armed forces.[1] In 1945 he entered the stage company of Erminio Macario, as the musical attraction in the revue Venticello del sud.[1] The same year he started recording several albums for La Voce del Padrone.[2]
After performing with various orchestras, Salviati became well-known as a regular in a popular radio program about guitarists.[1] Starting from the 1950s, he toured all over the world, often alongside Nilla Pizzi.[1] He also appeared in a number of films.[2]