Norberto Napolitano

Argentinian guitar player and composer better know as "Pappo" Napolitano (March 10, 1950, Buenos Aires-February 25, 2005, Luján, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina).

In 1967, after playing with his teen band Los Buitres, his drummer and friend [a=Héctor "Pomo" Lorenzo] introduced him to Miguel Abuelo and poet Pipo Lernoud. Pappo then joined Los Abuelos De La Nada.

Pappo played piano (!) with Manal during a tour and later joined Beat group Conexión No. 5 for a brief period of time. Credited as Pappo's, he recorded a song ("Nunca lo sabrán") for a 1970 compilation: Pidamos peras a Mandioca (MLP 335).

In 1969, Los Gatos called him to replace Kay Galiffi: with Pappo on guitar they released two studio albums.
He later joined the short-lived groups Engranaje and Pistola.

Pushed by producer Jorge Álvarez, he formed his own group in 1970: Pappo's Blues, with David Lebon (credited as "Davies") on bass and Black Amaya on drums.
In 1971 and 1972 he played on the first two Billy Bond Y La Pesada Del Rock And Roll LPs.

During the 80s and 90s he was the lead guitarist and main vocalist of the Hard Rock / Heavy Metal band Riff, with whom he recorded six studio albums.

Pappo died on February 25, 2005 in a motorcycle accident.