Alessandro Alessandroni

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Born: 18 March 1925 Died: 26 March 2017

Country of origin: Italy

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: G. De Mutiis

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Description: Alessandro Alessandroni was born in Rome. He came to fame for playing the guitar and "the whistle" theme on Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (1964) on music composed by Ennio Morricone. Alessandroni started playing at age 11. When still a teenager, he formed a band playing in several venues in Italy and he was already fond of guitar, piano, sax, flute and other instruments. After graduating from the Conservatory in Rome, he was discovered by Nino Rota who wanted him in his orchestra. Already known within Cinecittà for his whistling ability, he was called by Morricone to work on "A Fistfull of Dollars". Th ... (more)

Tags: Italian (1), Composer (1), Musician (1), Born 1925 (1), Whistler (1), Died 2017 (1), The Whistler! (1)

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