| Roberto Ciotti | |
| Birth Date: | 20 February 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Rome |
| Death Place: | Rome |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer |
Roberto Ciotti (20 February 1953 – 31 December 2013) was an Italian blues musician, composer and guitarist.
Born in Rome, Ciotti began playing the guitar at the age of 12.[1] From 1970 to 1972 he was a member of the jazz band Blue Morning, then he started a solo career as a bluesman, a composer and a professional guitarist, collaborating with Chet Baker, Francesco De Gregori and Edoardo Bennato, among others.[1] [2] His debut album was Supergasoline Blues, released in 1978.[1] In 1980, he opened the Italian concerts of Bob Marley.[1] In 1989 he got critical and commercial success with the musical score of Marrakech Express by Gabriele Salvatores, with whom he collaborated again two years later in On Tour.[1] [2] After the 2002 album Behind the Door he devoted himself mainly to the live concerts.[2] In 2006 he published an autobiography, Unplugged, in which he recounted the difficulty of coherence in doing blues without ever yielding to the lure of show business and easy money.[3]
Ciotti died, aged 60, following a long illness, on December 31, 2013.[2] [3]