Marcel Dadi

Guitarist

Marcel Dadi was born in Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia on August 20th, 1951 and is the Guitarist. At the age of 44, Marcel Dadi biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
August 20, 1951
Nationality
France
Place of Birth
Sousse, Sousse Governorate, Tunisia
Death Date
Jul 17, 1996 (age 44)
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Profession
Guitarist
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Marcel Dadi Life

Marcel Dadi, born in Tunisia, was a Tunisian-born Jewish guitarist whose finger-picking style faithfully recreated American guitarists' musical styles, such as Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and Jerry Reed.

Chet Atkins, a country star, became his personal friend. Until his early death, Born in Sousse, Dadi, there were several albums and some instructional videos.

His collections featured a combination of compositions by his American heroes and original compositions of his own in a similar style.

A feature of his early LPs was that they came with a tablature booklet, enabling guitarists to learn the songs for themselves.

Dadi performed "Roger Chesterfield," in honor of Roger C. Field, with whom he first traveled to Nashville in 1975 to visit Chet Atkins. Marcel Dadi immigrated to Eilat (Israel) on the Red Sea in 1983 and spent time with his wife and young son before returning to France.

Eric Clapton, his longtime family friend, came to Eilat in 1988 to visit Marcel Dadi. Marcel Dadi died after the Boeing 747 operating TWA Flight 800 exploded off the coast of Long Island, with his band and his longtime friend Serge Sloimovits in order to continue to Munich.

After being honoured at Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame, he was returning from the United States to France. Marcel Dadi's body was discovered with the help of all the others.

In Jerusalem, Israel, he is buried on the Mount of Olives.

Early life

Marcel Dadi was born in Sousse, Tunisia, on August 20, 1951. In 1954, Dadi and his immediate family migrated to Paris, France. He started playing guitar at the age of 10. By 1964, Andre Assouline, Joseph Illouz, and Maurice Levy had formed a rock instrumental band. He was inspired by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Bob Dylan's music, but he continued to expand his musical horizons with the presence of Bernard Photzer, who introduced him to Elvis Presley and other 1950's rockers. Photzer was also taught the basics of flatpicking. Hugues Aufray, a French singer-songwriter and guitarist, began to experiment with flatpicking as a soloist. In the March 1972 issue, he wrote instructional papers for Folk Music Review, wherein he introduced his rigorous training scheme, which uses a fingering chart.

Before his death, Dadi released several LPs and some instructional videos. In a similar vein, his albums featured a mixture of compositions by his American heroes as well as original compositions of his own. A feature of his early LPs was that they came with a tablature book, allowing guitarists to enjoy the songs for themselves. Dadi performed songs dedicated to his family, such as "Roger Chesterfield," in honor of Roger C. Field, with whom he first traveled to Nashville in 1975 to visit Chet Atkins.

Marcel Dadi immigrated to Eilat (Israel) on the Red Sea in 1983 and spent there with his wife and young son for many years before returning to France. Eric Clapton, his long-time family friend, came to Eilat in 1988 to visit Marcel Dadi.

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Marcel Dadi Career

Career

Until his early death, Dadi had released several LPs and some instructional videos. His albums featured a mixture of compositions by his American heroes and original compositions of his own in a similar style. A feature of his early LPs was that they came with a tablature book, allowing guitarists to learn the songs for themselves. Dadi often performed hits dedicated to his family, such as "Roger Chesterfield," dedicated to Roger C. Field, with whom he first travelled to Nashville in 1975 to visit Chet Atkins.

Marcel Dadi immigrated to Eilat (Israel) on the Red Sea in 1983 and spent time there with his wife and young son before returning to France. Eric Clapton, his long-time family friend, came to Eilat in 1988 to visit Marcel Dadi.

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