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Internationally successful virtuoso guitarist, songwriter and recording artist Baden Powell dies of septicaemia, aggravated by alcoholism and diabetes, in Rio De Janiero, Brazil, South America.Full article:
Mauro Dias : [Baden Powell's] melodies were always marked by a sensitive beauty, and his guitar interpretations were full of nuances, with improvisations that then turned into new masterpieces. But his touch was virile, the chords were always plucked with conviction, the pronunciation was very clear and brilliant.
Ruy Castro (Brazilian writer and friend) ; Baden was a genius typical of his time, that of the last romantic generation of popular music. There was a time when he was famous: his songs were played on the radio, maids sang Berimbau (one of his best known songs) as they swept the floor, everyone knew his name and he never worried about turning this into money.
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Ruy Castro (Brazilian writer and friend) ; Baden was a genius typical of his time, that of the last romantic generation of popular music. There was a time when he was famous: his songs were played on the radio, maids sang Berimbau (one of his best known songs) as they swept the floor, everyone knew his name and he never worried about turning this into money.