| Birth name Aldir Blanc Mendes Name Aldir Blanc Movies Garrincha: Lonely Star Years active 1963–present Albums Simples e absurdo | Instruments Singer, drummer Genres Musica popular brasileira Occupation(s) songwriter, singer Role Author | |
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| Born September 2, 1946Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (1946-09-02) Nominations Latin Grammy Award for Best Brazilian Song Similar People Joao Bosco, Guinga, Moacyr Luz, Paulo Cesar Pinheiro, Elis Regina Died May 4, 2020 (aged 73) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
Aldir blanc resposta ao tempo
Aldir Blanc (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.
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Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his is "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), a ballad that became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and which was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself.
Blanc's work 1972-1987 was analyzed by Prof. Charles A. Perrone in Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song MPB 1965-1985 (U Texas P, 1989).
Death
Blanc died of complications of COVID-19 on May 4, 2020 at the age of 73.
References
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