Giulia Rei was born in Rome, Italy on January 19, 1938. She was a soprano and a member of the “I Cantori Moderni” singing group who were featured on many Spaghetti western scores under the direction of her husband Alessandro Alessandroni. Along with Edda dell’Orso the two were featured soloists on several main themes and songs of the genre. Under the stage name Giulia deMutis she was one of the outstanding and memorable voice of the Euro-western genre.
Along with her husband she was a composer, songwriter and the mother of composer and conductors Alessandro ‘Alex’ Alessandroni Jr. [1958- ], Cinzia Alessandroni [1961- ] and another child Cristiano Alessandroni [1968-2008].
Giulia died of cancer at the young age of 46 on January 19, 1984.
De MUTIS,
Giulia (aka Giulia Alessandroni, July Ray) (Giulia
Rei) [1/19/1938, Rome, Lazio, Italy
– 1/19/1984, Sesto Calende, Varese, Italy (cancer)] – composer, songwriter,
singer, married to composer, songwriter, singer, musician (guitar, mandolin,
banjo, mandolincello, sitar, accordion, piano), whistler Alessandro
Alessandroni (1957-1984), mother of composer, conductor, musician Alessandro
‘Alex’ Alessandroni Jr. [1958- ],
composer, conductor, singer Cinzia Alessandroni [1961- ], Cristiano Alessandroni [1968-2008], member
of ‘I Cantori Moderni’.
A Fistful of
Dollars - 1964
The Good, the
Bad and the Ugly – 1966
$7.00 to Kill –
1966 [sings: “Wishville” as July Ray]
Seven Pistols
for a Massacre – 1967 [sings: “The Only Girl He Loved”]
Gentleman Killer
– 1967 (co) [sings “Gold and Power”]
Two Crosses at
Think” as July Ray]
Blazing Guns –
1971 [sings ““Libertad”]
I Met Ray Saunders at Surge King’s Coffee House in the East village. He was very friendly and I informed him that I was to enter
ReplyDeleteyou must study We Became friends. He worked security at the metropolitan museum Museum of Art. He was the first African-American guard hired there would go there often looking for him to talk. we have lasting friendship. I was on tour with the Negro Ensemble Company in Rome he came looking for me on my day off took me to his apartment in Rome entertain me for lunch. Never saw him after that but he was my friend! One of the most memorable human beings I have ever met. May he Rest In Peace.
.love to him and his Family
Norman Bush