Bebu Silvetti

Bebu Silvetti (27 March 1944 — 5 July 2003) was an Argentine pianist, composer, arranger and record producer best known for the 1977 instrumental disco hit, "Spring Rain".

Biography

Bebu Silvetti was born near Buenos Aires and started his piano education at the age of six. During his teenage years he formed his own jazz quartet and a few other musical groups. At 21 Bebu left Argentina to go to Spain where he stayed a few years working as a pianist at some of the most popular jazz clubs of the time. In the early 1970s he moved to Mexico and started arranging and composing. Upon his return to Spain some years later, he recorded his first album, which contained his hit offering, "Spring Rain". Other albums followed. Silvetti returned to Mexico in the late 1970s, he continued arranging, composing and producing mostly for other artists.

During his long and prolific career, he produced, arranged, and composed for a wide variety of Latin and international artists, including Plácido Domingo, Luis Miguel, Paul Anka, Engelbert Humperdinck, Vikki Carr, Roberto Carlos, Marco Antonio Solís, Ricardo Montaner, Paloma San Basilio, and Raul di Blasio.

Bebu was the recipient of the Grammy, Billboard and many other awards throughout his lifetime.

Bebu Silvetti died in Miami, Florida at the age of 59 from respiratory failure caused by complications from his lung cancer treatment.