Difference between revisions of "Stratos Payoumtzis"
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| − | [[Image:Stratos-payioumtzis.jpg|thumb|180px|Stratos Payoumtzis]]Born in [[Ayvali]], [[Asia Minor]], in [[1904]] and living in Greece from around [[1918]], a few years before the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]], '''Stratos Payoumtzis''' sang until his death, | + | [[Image:Stratos-payioumtzis.jpg|thumb|180px|Stratos Payoumtzis]] |
| + | Born in [[Ayvali]], [[Asia Minor]], in [[1904]] and living in Greece from around [[1918]], a few years before the [[Asia Minor Disaster]] of [[1922]], '''Stratos Payoumtzis''' sang until his death, on [[November 16]], [[1971]], in New York City. | ||
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| + | Nicknamed "the lazy man" (ο τεμπέλης), Payoumtzis was a close friend of [[Markos Vamvakaris]] and also a member of the famed '''''[[Tetras, the Legendary of Piraeus|Tetras]]''''' (''Τετράς, η ξακουστή του Πειραιώς''), which many afficionados recognize as the Prototype Rebetiko ''Super Group'' that founded the ''Piraeus School'' of [[Rebetiko]]. Rebetiko composers loved his vocal style and enthusiastically went about composing for him. These included such luminaries as [[Giorgos Batis]], [[Anestos Delias]], [[Vassilis Tsitsanis|Tsitsanis]], [[Yiannis Papaioannou (rebetika)|Papaioannou]] , [[Panayiotis Toundas|Tountas]] and Papazoglou. | ||
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| + | Payoumtzis travelled to New York in [[1971]], singing at "Spilia" nightclub. He died after singing on [[November 16]] of that year. He was so impoverished at the time of his death, that a collection had to be taken up by the Greek-American community to send his remains back to Greece. | ||
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Revision as of 10:38, July 9, 2007
Born in Ayvali, Asia Minor, in 1904 and living in Greece from around 1918, a few years before the Asia Minor Disaster of 1922, Stratos Payoumtzis sang until his death, on November 16, 1971, in New York City.
Nicknamed "the lazy man" (ο τεμπέλης), Payoumtzis was a close friend of Markos Vamvakaris and also a member of the famed Tetras (Τετράς, η ξακουστή του Πειραιώς), which many afficionados recognize as the Prototype Rebetiko Super Group that founded the Piraeus School of Rebetiko. Rebetiko composers loved his vocal style and enthusiastically went about composing for him. These included such luminaries as Giorgos Batis, Anestos Delias, Tsitsanis, Papaioannou , Tountas and Papazoglou.
Payoumtzis travelled to New York in 1971, singing at "Spilia" nightclub. He died after singing on November 16 of that year. He was so impoverished at the time of his death, that a collection had to be taken up by the Greek-American community to send his remains back to Greece.