Franco Del Prete

Franco Del Prete (5 November 1943 – 13 February 2020) was an Italian drummer and lyricist.

Biography Born in Frattamaggiore, Del Prete was one of the founders of the groups The Showmen, Napoli Centrale, and Sud Express. He also worked as a lyricist for Lucio Dalla, Peppino di Capri, James Senese, Eduardo De Crescenzo, Tullio De Piscopo, Enzo Avitabile and Sal da Vinci.

Discography With The Showmen The Showmen (1969) Showmen 2 (1972)

With Napoli Centrale Napoli Centrale (1975) Mattanza (1976) Qualcosa ca nu' mmore (1978) Zitte! Sta venenn' 'o mammone (2001) 'O sanghe (2016)

With Sud Express L'ultimo apache (2009) La chiave (2018)

Collaborations Ha tutte le carte in regola (with Gino Paoli) (1980) Cante jondo (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1991) Danza danza (with Eduardo De Crescenzo) (1993) Sal da Vinci (with Sal da Vinci) (1994) Un po' di noi (with Sal da Vinci) (1996) Solo (with Sal da Vinci) (1998) Fase 3 (with Peppino di Capri) (2001) Radice (with Enzo Gragnianiello and Sud Express) (2011)