Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1258022 By Carmen Cavallaro. By Traditional Italian Folk Song. Arranged by Timothy Stapay. Broadway,Film/TV,Folk,Musical/Show,Singer/Songwriter,Standards. Score. 4 pages. Timothy Stapay #851260. Published by Timothy Stapay (A0.1258022). Santa Lucia is a traditional Italian folk song; here arranged as played by the famous pianist, Carmen Cavallaro. Mr Cavallaro was of Italian heritage, and was famous on records and in Hollywood movies as a virtuoso romantic-style piano performer.Carmen Cavallaro (May 6, 1913 – October 12, 1989) was an American pianist. He established himself as one of the most accomplished and admired light music pianists of his generation.Cavallaro formed his own band, a five-piece combo, in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1939. His popularity grew and his group expanded into a 14-piece orchestra, releasing some 19 albums for Decca over the years. Although his band traveled the country and played in all the top spots, he made a particular impact at the Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco, which became a favored venue. Other venues where he drew large audiences included New York’s Hotel Astor, Chicago’s Palmer House and the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles. In 1963 he had a million-seller hit recording of the song, Sukiyaki.Cavallaro's single best-selling recording was his pop version of Chopin's 'Polonaise', Op. 53.He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6301 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.
