Fabrizio Cristiano De André was an Italian singer-songwriter and the most-prominent cantautore of his time. He is also known as Faber, a nickname given by the friend Paolo Villaggio, as a reference to
De André in 1971
Memorial plaque on the birth house of Fabrizio De André in Pegli
Riccardo Mannerini and Fabrizio De André in 1968
A singer-songwriter is a musician who writes, composes, and performs their own musical material, including lyrics and melodies. In the United States, the category is built on the folk-acoustic traditi
Fabrizio De André
…Fabrizio Cristiano De André (Italian: ; 18 February 1940 – 11 January 1999) was an Italian singer-songwriter and the most-prominent cantautore of his time. He is also known as Faber, a nickname given by the friend Paolo Villaggio, as a reference to his liking towards Faber-Castell's pastels…
Bob Dylan with Joan Baez during the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., 1963
Singer-songwriter Pete Seeger of The Weavers, on banjo in 1955
Paul Simon in concert, 2011