Rudy Cipolla

Rudy Cipolla, born Rodolfo Cipolla, was an Italian American mandolinist and composer.

Rudy Cipolla
Birth nameRodolfo Cipolla
Born(1900-09-25)September 25, 1900
San Marco Argentano, Calabria
DiedJanuary 8, 2000(2000-01-08) (aged 99)
San Francisco, California
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
InstrumentsMandolin, Mandocello
Years activec. 1912–2000
LabelsRounder Records, Acoustic Disc
Associated actsDavid Grisman, Gino Pellegrini Radim Zenkl, Mike Marshall, Bob Bruen, San Francisco Symphony, Berkeley Symphony Orchestra, Beppe Gambetta

Born in the province of Cosenza in 1900,[1] he emigrated to the United States at a very young age, settling in Portland, Oregon at age 8. Though his father played both guitar and mandolin, Rudy was self-taught on both mandolin and mandocello. He moved to San Francisco in 1931 and found work as a musician on local radio. From 1941 on, he owned a shop called the Book Nook in San Francisco, selling candy and comic books while composing music. He played a concert of Vivaldi with the San Francisco Symphony under Enrique Jordá in the 1950s. in the It wasn't until 1983 when he released his first album, The World of Rudy Cipolla, produced by his friend and fellow mandolinist David Grisman.[2][3]

He has numerous compositions for mandolin, some of which are part of the soundtracks of the films Capone and Peggy Sue Got Married. Shortly after he passed away in 2000, Grisman and other associated musicians hosted a benefit concert for Cipolla's family at The Freight and Salvage.[4] The city of Cosenza wanted to remember him as part of the Invasioni 2000 Festival with a concert performed by Beppe Gambetta, who knew him personally, and Carlo Aonzo.

References
  1. Rudy Cipolla. Retrieved from http://www.sanmarcoargentano.it/ottocento/cognomi_a_f/r_cipolla.htm. Accessed November 17th, 2020
  2. Jesse Hamlin. Mandolin Tribute to "An American Original" San Francisco Chronicle, April 1st, 1997. Retrieved from https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Mandolin-Tribute-to-An-American-Original-2847537.php. Accessed November 17th, 2020
  3. Our Artists: Rudy Cipolla. Acoustic Disc. Retrieved from http://acousticdisc.com/acd_html/artists/cipolla.html. Accessed November 17th, 2020
  4. Richard B. Simon. Grisman and Friends Pay Homage to Late Mentor MTV News, March 30th, 2000. Retrieved from http://www.mtv.com/news/820317/grisman-and-friends-pay-homage-to-late-mentor/. Accessed November 17th, 2020
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