The first thing you read when you enter the Instagram profile of Johnny Tedesco is that, in his biography on the social network, he wrote “Making Rock and Roll since 1961” and we could say that he fell short.
There have been more than six decades in which the musician achieved a breakthrough in the history of our music. In times when new generations of national artists of the urban genre are creating a school in the world, Johnny Tedesco He is recognized by the Buenos Aires Legislature for his career and because, some time ago, he also placed himself among a figure who shook the scene with his songs.
In 1961, Johnny Tedesco released his first album. “Vuelve Primavera” was on side A and “El Rock del Tom Tom”, his composition, on side B. “El Rock del Tom Tom” was the first rock song composed by an Argentinian in Spanish and is also considered the first rockabilly piece recorded outside the United States.
“I recorded it when I was 16. It’s a melody that woke me up at night. In the United States and Europe it is considered the first South American rockabilly,” said the artist in an interview with Clarín.
Source: (YouTube Johny Tedesco – Theme)
In a matter of weeks, more than half a million copies were sold and his fame catapulted, leading him to be a music and media star. “The sweater king”, as he was known for the outfit he always wore, was the first artist to have a fan club.
A year after dedicating himself to music, he was a member of the group “El Club del Clan”, a television series on Channel 13 where he shared a cast with Palito Ortega, Violeta Rivas, Nicky Jones, Chico Novarro, Jolly Land, Lalo Fransen and Raúl Lavié , among others. The program reached more than 50 audience rating points.
“The significance that that program gave you was tremendous. The first girls guarding the door of a house were the door of my house. Success, fame, money. The group that made up the television program could not be supported, because we were all famous. It lasted three years. “My weekends were four shows in one night,” he recalled in a note to Clarin.
In addition to television, he came to the cinema with titles such as “Don’t be cruel” (1996), “A window to success” (1966), “Escala musical” (1966) and “Cleopatra era Cándida” (1964). “I am grateful for life. God has always been very present in me, he has accompanied me in the happiest and most difficult moments,” he declared during his recent time in the Legislature, where he received the distinction as an outstanding personality of culture.
The present
long ago, Johnny Tedesco He declared in an interview: “As long as I have the voice, I will continue recording and playing. I need a channel of expression. If you ask me what I would like to do in the future, I tell you not to stop doing what I have always done”, and so on. He continues, acting and dedicated to his talent.
Beyond the immeasurable love and respect he has from his fans, his family supports him and keeps him forward in his spectacular career.
“I want to especially thank my family, with the captain at the head. Nilda Vega, my wife. My children, my grandchildren and Catalina who is yet to come. Yes, I am going to be a grandfather again,” he said with joy in the Legislature.
