Marino Marini was an Italian singer, pianist, and bandleader born on May 11,
1924, in Seggiano. He studied violin and composition at the Rossini Conservatory
in Bologna and earned a diploma in electrotechnics before serving as the
artistic director of the Metropolitan music hall in Naples in 1947. Following a
visit to the United States in 1948, Marini formed a quartet in 1954 and began
performing at the Naples club La Conchiglia. He achieved international success
in 1956 with “Guaglione”, which became the first European single to sell over
five million copies. In 1958, he perform...