Tuesday 12 August 2014

Claudete's scrap book 1964

Claudete Deleva was a friend of mine whom I met through the Rita Pavone Fan Club in 1966, in S.Paulo. The first time I went to visit her in Agua Raza, in the Eastern part of town she showed myself and Silvia Jentsch her scrap book she had started in late 1963 through 1964 and early 1965. Here are some of the photos of that scrap-book. 

Rita was on the cover of most pop-music magazines
Rita was also head-line on Folha de S.Paulo when she arrived in June 1914.
this was the 'official' Rita Pavone photo
daily 'Ultima Hora' showed who Rita Pavone was even before she arrived here 
the talk of romance between Rita & Netinho started soon after the 1st few concerts they did together

Rita had 'Datemi un martello' and 'Scrivi' on the top ot the singles' charts
Rita sang nightly at Teatro Record from 23 to 28 June 1964, except on the Thursday 25 which she flew to Rio.
Rita at the interview she gave to the Brazilian press in São Paulo. Ademar Dutra shows her a Cauby photo.

Vandinha was one of many Rita Pavone-look-alikes
on the first page of Folha de S.Paulo

Monday 11 August 2014

a fan scrap-book

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' etc. 

Silvia filled out at least 5 thick note-books with lyrics clippings 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 in itself 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 like The Beatles, The Clevers, Trini Lopez, The Animals, Rolling Stones, The Trashmen, Hullabaloos, Bobby Solo, Roberto Carlos, Catherine Spaak, Emilio Pericoli, Prini Lorez, Peggy March, Manuela, Gigliola Cinquetti, Rosemary, Petula Clark, Adriano Celentano, Giancarlo Guardabassi, Wanderlea, Michele, Sergio Endrigo, Astrud Gilberto but mainly Rita Pavone. 
















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.