Aldir Blanc

Aldir Blanc Mendes (2 September 1946 – 4 May 2020) was a Brazilian author of crônicas (journalistic vignettes, chronicles) and lyricist. He co-composed many songs with singer-songwriter João Bosco, guitarist Guinga, and others.

Aldir Blanc
Birth nameAldir Blanc Mendes
BornSeptember 2, 1946 (1946-09-02)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedMay 4, 2020(2020-05-04) (aged 73)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
GenresMPB
Occupation(s)songwriter, singer
InstrumentsSinger, drummer
Years active1963–2020

A trained psychiatrist, eventually he quit medical practice and devoted all his time to music.[1] Elis Regina recorded several of his songs, most notably "O bêbado e a equilibrista". Another song of his is "Resposta ao tempo" (with lyrics by Cristovão Bastos), a ballad that became one of Nana Caymmi's most famous songs, and which was recorded by many other musicians thereafter, amongst them Milton Nascimento and Aldir Blanc himself.

Blanc's work 1972–1987 was analyzed by Charles A. Perrone in Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song MPB 1965–1985 (U Texas P, 1989).

Death

Blanc died at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro of complications of COVID-19 on 4 May 2020 at the age of 73.[2][3]

Discography
  • 1977: Disco De Ouro (with João Bosco)
  • 1984: Aldir Blanc & Maurício Tapajós
  • 1996: 50 Anos
  • 2005: Vida Noturna

References
  1. Fernando Ramos fala sobre os 70 anos de Aldir Blanc (in Portuguese)
  2. Aldir Blanc, compositor e escritor, morre de Covid-19 no Rio (in Portuguese)
  3. Aldir Blanc, Lyricist Who Pushed Samba’s Boundaries, Dies at 73
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