Norberto Napolitano

Argentinian guitar player and composer better know as "Pappo" Napolitano (March 10, 1950, Buenos Aires-February 25, 2005, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina). In 1967, after playing with his teen band Los Buitres, his drummer and friend Héctor "Pomo" Lorenzo introduced him to Miguel Abuelo and poet Pipo Lernoud. Pappo then joined Los Abuelos de la Nada. Pappo played piano (!) with Manal (2) during a tour and later joined Beat group Conexión No. 5 for a brief period of time. Credited as Pappo's, he recorded a song ("Nunca lo sabrán") for a 1970 compilation: Pidamos peras a Mandioca (MLP 335). In 1969, Los Gatos called him to replace Kay Galiffi: with Pappo on guitar they released two studio albums. He later joined the short-lived groups Engranaje and Pistola. Pushed by producer Jorge Álvarez, he formed his own group in 1970: Pappo's Blues, with David Lebon (credited as "Davies") on bass and Black Amaya on drums. In 1971 and 1972 he played on the first two Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll LPs. During the 80s and 90s he was the lead guitarist and main vocalist of the Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band Riff, with whom he recorded six studio albums. Pappo died on February 25, 2005 in a motorcycle accident.