Franco Del Prete

Franco Del Prete (5 November 1943 – 13 February 2020) was an Italian drummer and lyricist.

Franco Del Prete
2009
Born	5 November 1943 Frattamaggiore, Kingdom of Italy
Died	13 February 2020(2020-02-13) (aged 76) Naples, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Musician

Biography

Born in Frattamaggiore, Del Prete was one of the founders of the groups The Showmen, Napoli Centrale, and Sud Express.^[1] He also worked as a lyricist for Lucio Dalla, Peppino di Capri, James Senese, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Tullio De Piscopo, Enzo Avitabile and Sal da Vinci.^[2]

Discography

With The Showmen

• The Showmen (1969)
• Showmen 2 (1972)^[3]

With Napoli Centrale

• Napoli Centrale (1975)
• Mattanza (1976)
• Qualcosa ca nu' mmore (1978)
• Zitte! Sta venenn' 'o mammone (2001)
• 'O sanghe (2016)^[4]

With Sud Express

• L'ultimo apache (2009)
• La chiave (2018)^[5]

Collaborations

• Ha tutte le carte in regola (with Gino Paoli) (1980)
• Cante jondo (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1991)
• Danza danza (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1993)
• Sal da Vinci (with Sal da Vinci) (1994)
• Un po' di noi (with Sal da Vinci) (1996)
• Solo (with Sal da Vinci) (1998)
• Fase 3 (with Peppino di Capri) (2001)
• Radice (with Enzo Gragnianiello and Sud Express) (2011)