João Só

Author of the strike “Menina da Ladeira,” which had a large number of re-recordings by several performers, João Só moved to Salvador when he was even now a kid. There he became a self-taught musician, needs to play your guitar as well as the cavaquinho extremely early and executing on the newbie present Hora da Criança on the Rádio Cultura da Bahia. A specialist by age group 15, he performed several musical instruments at nightclubs, like the violin, the dual bass, and percussion. In the past due ’60s, he proved helpful at it Aratu. His actions as a single artist started in the first ’70s, touring north and northeast of Brazil using a promotional band of performers through the EMI recording business. He then documented his biggest strike, “Menina da Ladeira” (through Odeon). The instant achievement brought him invites to execute throughout Brazil as well as overseas. In 1972, after his overall performance in Argentina with Paulo Diniz, João Só documented the to begin his 14 LPs. Relating to his sibling Geraldo Magela, who was simply his impresario at that time, Carlos Imperial suggested a marketing intend to them which included impersonations of João Só with a dual, also involving additional highly popular performers of that time period. The refusal to take part in the plan — still relating to Magela — brought retaliations from the effective producer. The truth is that since that time and until Imperial’s demise, the popular interpretation from the track by João Só basically disappeared through the radios while instrumental variations and those documented by other performers stayed broadcast. In 1978, João Só visited reside in São Paulo, carrying out displays, and in 1984 he came back to Salvador, where he passed away.