Alberto Radius (1 June 1942 – 16 February 2023) was an Italian guitarist, singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer. Besides his solo career, he is well-known as a member of the group Formula 3 and for his collaboration with prominent artists such as Lucio Battisti and Franco Battiato.
Born in Rome, Radius started performing in the late 1950s as a guitarist in the local band White Booster.[1][2] After experiences with the Mario Perrone orchestra and with the band I Campanino, he briefly entered the group I Quelli (later renamed as Premiata Forneria Marconi), replacing Franco Mussida during his military service.[1][2]
In 1969, together with Gabriele Lorenzi and Tony Cicco, Radius formed the band Formula 3, with whom, under the production of Lucio Battisti, he had significant success for a lustre.[1][2] He also became a regular collaborator of Battisti, serving as guitarist in most of his works of the time.[1][2] In 1972, he made his solo debut with the album Radius, which included guest performances of many notable musicians including Demetrio Stratos, Vince Tempera, and his former Premiata Forneria Marconi bandmates Franz Di Cioccio and Giorgio Piazza.[1]
After the disbandment of Formula 3 in 1974, Radius was part of the short-lived progressive rock musical project Il Volo and from 1976 he reprised his solo career.[1][2] In 1978 he opened his recording studio, Studio Radius, and in this period he also started collaborating as a composer and a record producer for other artists.[1] Between the late 1970s and the early 1980s he was a close collaborator of Franco Battiato, appearing in various roles in several Battiato's albums and collaborating with artists produced at the time by Battiato such as Milva, Alice and Giuni Russo.[3][4] In 1980 he co-wrote and recorded the successful disco song Wojtyla Disco Dance, being credited as Freddy The Flying Dutchman.[1][2]
In the second half of the 1980s Radius formed the group Cantautores with whom he released two albums and served as live band in several television programs; in 1990 he joined the Formula 3 reunion.[1][2]
alberto, radius, june, 1942, february, 2023, italian, guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, record, producer, besides, solo, career, well, known, member, group, formula, collaboration, with, prominent, artists, such, lucio, battisti, franco, battiato, radiu. Alberto Radius 1 June 1942 16 February 2023 was an Italian guitarist singer songwriter arranger and record producer Besides his solo career he is well known as a member of the group Formula 3 and for his collaboration with prominent artists such as Lucio Battisti and Franco Battiato Alberto RadiusRadius in the 1960sBorn 1942 06 01 1 June 1942Rome ItalyDied16 February 2023 2023 02 16 aged 80 San Colombano al Lambro ItalyNationalityItalianOccupationSinger songwriterMusical careerGenresRockPopArt rockBluesInstrument s guitar Contents 1 Life and career 2 Solo discography 3 References 4 External linksLife and career editBorn in Rome Radius started performing in the late 1950s as a guitarist in the local band White Booster 1 2 After experiences with the Mario Perrone orchestra and with the band I Campanino he briefly entered the group I Quelli later renamed as Premiata Forneria Marconi replacing Franco Mussida during his military service 1 2 In 1969 together with Gabriele Lorenzi and Tony Cicco Radius formed the band Formula 3 with whom under the production of Lucio Battisti he had significant success for a lustre 1 2 He also became a regular collaborator of Battisti serving as guitarist in most of his works of the time 1 2 In 1972 he made his solo debut with the album Radius which included guest performances of many notable musicians including Demetrio Stratos Vince Tempera and his former Premiata Forneria Marconi bandmates Franz Di Cioccio and Giorgio Piazza 1 After the disbandment of Formula 3 in 1974 Radius was part of the short lived progressive rock musical project Il Volo and from 1976 he reprised his solo career 1 2 In 1978 he opened his recording studio Studio Radius and in this period he also started collaborating as a composer and a record producer for other artists 1 Between the late 1970s and the early 1980s he was a close collaborator of Franco Battiato appearing in various roles in several Battiato s albums and collaborating with artists produced at the time by Battiato such as Milva Alice and Giuni Russo 3 4 In 1980 he co wrote and recorded the successful disco song Wojtyla Disco Dance being credited as Freddy The Flying Dutchman 1 2 In the second half of the 1980s Radius formed the group Cantautores with whom he released two albums and served as live band in several television programs in 1990 he joined the Formula 3 reunion 1 2 Radius died in San Colombano al Lambro on 16 February 2023 at the age of 80 5 Solo discography edit1972 Radius Numero Uno ZSLN 55153 1976 Che cosa sei CBS 81476 1977 Carta straccia CGD 20008 1979 America Good Bye CGD 20122 1981 Leggende CGD 20236 1982 Gente di Dublino CGD 20333 1985 Elena e il gatto Panarecord 33328 1987 Frammenti di Alberto Radius antologia 2004 Please My Guitar Idea COM 151 2013 Banca d Italia Videoradio Self VRCD 000835 2015 una sera con Lucio Videoradio Self 2017 Antichi amori PLAYaudio References edit a b c d e f g h i Ruggeri Roberto 1990 Radius Alberto Gino Castaldo edited by Dizionario della canzone italiana Curcio Editore pp 1418 9 a b c d e f g Deregibus Enrico 2006 Radius Alberto Dizionario completo della canzone italiana in Italian Giunti p 149 ISBN 978 88 09 04602 3 Sanremo 2021 cover Coma Cose con Alberto Radius e Mamakass chi sono Sky TG24 in Italian 4 March 2021 Retrieved 15 December 2022 Nove Aldo 2020 Franco Battiato in Italian Sperling amp Kupfer ISBN 978 88 9274 038 9 E morto Alberto Radius grande chitarrista e leader dei Formula 3 La Repubblica 16 February 2023 External links editAlberto Radius at AllMusic nbsp Alberto Radius discography at Discogs nbsp Alberto Radius discography at MusicBrainz nbsp Alberto Radius at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alberto Radius amp oldid 1150405870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
