Monday, August 11, 2014

European rock in Brazil - 1961-1965

This song-book cum scrap-book belonged to Silvia Paula Jentsch, an eager music fan who fell in love with Rita Pavone in 1964, as most Brazilians did in that period. Silvia was also an avid buyer of weekly and monthly show-business magazines like 'Revista do Rádio', 'Vamos cantar' (published only lyrics), 'Modinhas populares' (only lyrics), 'Melodias' (lyrics plus articles and photos), 'Revista do Rock' (lyrics and articles), 'Intervalo' (TV guide), '7 dias na TV' (TV guide), 'Manchete', 'O Cruzeiro', 'Fatos & Fotos' etc. 

Silvia filled out at least 5 thick note-books with lyric clipping she cut out from such magazines plus a few photos small enough to fit the format. Seen it as a whole those books look like an art form besides being very informative. She worked mostly from 1961 through 1965

Going through the pages of Silvia's scrap-book is like taking a kaleidoscopic travel through the first half of the 1960s constellation of stars (besides Rita Pavone) like The Beatles, The Clevers, Trini Lopez, The Animals, Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, Hullabaloos, TonyCelly Campello, Gilda Lopes, Eydie Gorme, Bobby Solo, Roberto Carlos, Catherine Spaak, Emilio Pericoli, Peggy March, Manuela, Wanderlea, Gigliola Cinquetti, Nico Fidenco, Eliana Macedo, Silvana, Neil Sedaka, Elvis Presley, Morgana, Moacyr Franco, Prini Lorez, Rosemary, Petula Clark, Adriano Celentano, Giancarlo Guardabassi, Michele, Sergio Endrigo, Astrud Gilberto and many more. 

'Scrivi' - 'Che m'importa del mondo' 
'Little by little' - 'There's a place' - 'This boy' 
'Lui' - 'Say goodbye to Bobby' - 'Big deal' - 'The boy most likely to succeed' - 'Wait and see' 
'I can't hold back the tears' - The Animals - Petula Clark - Rosemary
'Datemi un martello' - 'Pedro, João e Antonio' - 'Abbiamo 16 anni' - 'Labarêda' 
Adriano Celentano - Pavone in German - Bobby Solo - Giancarlo Guardabassi 
Michele - Chico Viola 1964 - Manuela's 'Mama ich sag dir was' - 'If I fell' - 'L'amore mio'
Bobby Solo - Peggy March - Manuela - Emilio Perícoli - The Beatles - 'Carcará'
Rolling Stones - Catherine Spaak - Sergio Endrigo - The Animals - Rita Pavone 
The Trashmen - Hullaballoos - Beatles - 'Do you want to know a secret?' 
'Dont' tell me not to love you' - 'Consolação' - RP - Wanderlea
'Just once more' - 'Like I did' - 'The boy most likely to succeed' - 'Wait and see' 
Trini Lopez, Prini Lorez - Gigliola Cinquetti - Rita Pavone 
Roberto Carlos - Astrud Gilberto - Sergio Endrigo - Michele - Enza Flori 
Elvis, Celly Campello - Morgana - Moacyr Franco 
Tony Campello's 'Boogie do bebê' - Neil Sedaka - Johnny Mathis' 'Gina'
Silvana's 'Noilheiro' - Anselmo Duarte & Eliana in 'Sinfonia carioca'
Moacyr Franco's 'Você onde está?' - 'Cavaleiros do céu' (Ghost riders in the sky)
Alda Perdigão - Manuela - Pino Donaggio 
'Professor apaixonado' - Bobby Solo's 'Cristina' - Eydie Gorme - Beatles' 'Ask me why'
Francisco Alves - Carmen Miranda - Vicente Celestino - Carlos Gardel - Libertad Lamarque - Beatles 
Gilda Lopes' 'Tango italiano'
Lucienne Franco - Francisco Egydio 
Edith Veiga - Gilda Lopes 
Rita Pavone being interviewed in S.Paulo - Vince Edward's 'Ben Casey'
Orlando Alvarado's 'Bienvenido amor'
Tony Campello's 'Tchin tchin'

Juca Chaves' 'Dona Maria Theresa', Brazil's First Lady from 1961 to 1964

Silvia Paula Jentsch is the one wearing glasses on the top left;  then clockwise Totó Faria is next to her, next comes Irene and finally Malú Pelaes, all celebrating Xmas 1973 - almost 10 years after.


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