Rocky Roberts

Rocky Roberts

Rocky Roberts (born Charles Roberts, Tanner, August 23, 1940 – Rome, January 13, 2005) was an American-born Italian rhythm and blues singer. Born in Alabama, Roberts served in the United States Navy and was a Navy champion boxer. He first got interested in singing after listening to a country-oriented musician named Doug Fowlkes, whose band the Airdales (US-navy slang for Navy pilots) used to perform on the ship where Roberts was stationed. Fowlkes, impressed by Roberts' voice, eventually agreed to let him sit in with the band. Roberts won a singing competition while on shore leave in Juan-les-Pins, France, and chose to stay in Europe after retiring from the Navy in 1962. Roberts had a stint in France performing at ORTF television show Les raisins verts, and achieved some success with an early version of "T-Bird" and "Monkiss". In 1965 Renzo Arbore and Gianni Boncompagni invited Roberts to Rome to record the theme of their Radio Show, Bandiera Gialla. The song, "T-Bird", was a hit in the Italian charts and Roberts settled in Rome. In 1967, Roberts had a major Italian hit, "Stasera Mi Butto", which sold 3.7 million copies and won the Festivalbar. The song's success led to a 1967 motion picture of the same title, starring Roberts. He appeared subsequently in several other Italian films. He was known for always wearing dark sunglasses. Roberts sang the Luis Bacalov-written theme song from the 1966 film, Django. Quentin Tarantino reused the recording as the opening theme for his 2012 film Django Unchained. He died of lung cancer in Rome in 2005 at the age of 64. Source: Article "Rocky Roberts" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Rocky Roberts
  • Popularity: 1.525
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1941-08-23
  • Place of Birth: Miami, Florida, USA
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  • Also Known As: Charles Roberts
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Rocky Roberts Movies

  • 1967
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    Stasera mi butto

    Stasera mi butto

    4.9 1967 HD

    Summer Late sixties, Want to sing, Of Sun. Of golden skin from tanning. Of endless beaches. And relaxing baths. For everyone: young and old. Singles...

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  • 1967
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    I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla

    I ragazzi di Bandiera Gialla

    1 1967 HD

    A group of beatnik students rent a garage and turn it into a club. One of them leaves because of love rivalry but then goes back on his steps and the...

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  • 1968
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    The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

    The Wild, Wild World of Jayne Mansfield

    3 1968 HD

    Jayne takes us on a review of her last world tour. She takes us through Rome, shares a fantasy about Roman athletes, and then is off to Cannes. She...

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  • 1969
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    Il ragazzo che sorride

    Il ragazzo che sorride

    3.5 1969 HD

    Giorgio, a young mining engineer, moved to work in Africa. His wife does not want to follow him and he suspects a betrayal. In the cast also Rocky...

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  • 1967
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    Una ragazza tutta d'oro

    Una ragazza tutta d'oro

    1 1967 HD

    A girl with a beautiful voice lives in a little village and dreams of becoming a successful singer. She is discovered by the music maestro Signoretti...

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  • 1966
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    Django

    Django

    7.211 1966 HD

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  • 1956
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    Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

    8 1956 HD

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