A year truly to forget. A news arrived yesterday evening returns to shock all of Italy. Stefano D'Orazio, historical drummer of Pooh, died at 72. He was hospitalized in Rome due to an aggravating illness. But his condition worsened after contracting Covid. Many friends on social media announced the sad news. The first Bobo Craxi and then the historical companions of the band. Intense the words of the other members of the group, but also of those who have collaborated with him in recent years.

D'Orazio - the complete band
Facebook profile Stefano D'Orazio

D'Orazio and the latest work with Facchinetti in homage to Bergamo

And in this sad year due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Stefano D'Orazio had collaborated with Roby Facchinetti on the song “I will be reborn, you will be reborn”. An intense song dedicated to the city of Bergamo among the most affected by the virus.

D'Orazio's hospitalization in Rome

Stefano D'Orazio had been ill for some time, but then he contracted the virus so much that he was hospitalized for a few days in the hospital. And there was also maximum reserve regarding his hospitalization and his contagion. "STEFANO LEFT US! Two hours ago ... he had been hospitalized for a week and out of respect we had never talked about it. This afternoon, after days of fear, it seemed that the situation was improving… then, tonight, the terrible news". The other members of Pooh Roby Facchinetti, Red, wrote it on social networks Canzian, Dodi Battaglia, Riccardo Fogli. "We have lost a brother - it still reads -, a life partner, the witness of many important moments, but above all, all of us, we have lost a good person, honest first of all with himself. We pray for him. Hi Stefano, our friend forever… ".

D'Orazio - single by pooh
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The drummer's musical career

The great Roman drummer was born on 12 September 1948. He had many collaborations before joining Pooh. He had collaborated with The Kings, then The Sunshines. And then the many meaningful encounters from Carmelo Bene, Crocetta, the patron of the Piper, who brought D'Orazio to the Poohs, in 1971. "They told me that Valerio Negrini wanted to leave the group because he was tired of being a gypsy - D'Orazio had said -. They actually kicked him out because he was not in line with the rapidly growing group. I was a bit perplexed, I was underground, I was long-haired, but then I discovered that they were really into it".

His work also as an author of famous songs

But Stefano D'Orazio's career in Poohs is not only linked to his drums. He was also the author of several songs for the band. From "What do you do with you ”, to“ Hello, good morning is the alarm clock ”and“ The legend of Mautoa ”. And again "Let's steal an island" and "I would like you like this" and many others. It was he himself in the eighties who proposed to the group to sing at least one piece with four alternating voices on each record. Me then he was the first to leave his historic band to devote himself to something else.

D'Orazio with mask at the bar
Facebook profile Stefano D'Orazio

He landed in the musical, with Aladdin, Pinocchio, Mamma Mia, W Zorro. And he was also the author of an intense biography, his own. "After 40 years of work I wanted to have fun - He said -. The boys understood that I would no longer have the necessary enthusiasm. Each of us is like a liter bottle. I had filled my life with Pooh and there was no room for anything else until the day I decided to empty my bottle and fill it with new flavors.".

Then the reunion and other successes

But the collaboration with the historic band continues. In fact, between 2015 and 2016 the Pooh organize a reunion in the fiftieth anniversary of their career. And they are also guests of the Sanremo Festival. Until the last concert with his old friends. A collaboration of a lifetime, a career in meaningful music. A sad farewell because a few days after the death of another great protagonist of Italian art and culture, Gigi Proietti. A sad year for the pandemic that has taken away so many Italian artists.

Hello friend forever, farewell to Stefano D'Orazio last edit: 2020-11-07T11:00:30+01:00 da Federica Puglisi

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