PERON AND THE U. S. PRESS; Argentine Papers Take Up the President's Attack on American News Agencies
Date: 17 May 1953
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
curbs on US agencies and attacks on US press discussed
Luca George Prodan (17 May 1953–22 December 1987) was an Italian-Scottish musician and singer, best known as lead vocalist of the influential Argentine alternative rock band Sumo. He is widely considered one of the country's most important artists.
Born in Rome to an affluent family in the art industry, Prodan was sent at nine years old to the United Kingdom for school at Gordonstoun. During his studies, Prodan learned to play the guitar and became heavily influenced by the recent progressive and psychedelic rock music that have emerged during the decade. At seventeen years old and one year away from graduating, Prodan abandoned his studies and returned to Italy. Prodan eventually returned to the United Kingdom for work, settling across Brighton, Manchester, and London; he soon became addicted to heroin.
Prodan moved to the outskirts of Buenos Aires in 1980 to recover from his heroin addiction, where he met Germán Daffunchio (brother-in-law of Prodan's friend from Gordonstoun, Timmy McKern) and Alejandro Sokol. Together they formed Sumo. For much of the decade until Prodan's death, the band would become one of the most influential groups in shaping Argentine rock of its time. Prodan, along with the rest of Sumo, are credited for introducing British post-punk to not just Argentina, but to the continent, by providing songs in the English language, and for providing a visceral counterpoint to the progressive-influenced themes that dominated Spanish-language rock at that time.
Prodan was the older brother of Italian film actor and composer, Andrea Prodan.
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Date: 17 May 1953
Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES
curbs on US agencies and attacks on US press discussed
Date: 17 May 1953
J L Stackhouse and E S Hassler hon by Penna publishers
Date: 18 May 1953
High prices and dearth of consumer goods discussed
Date: 17 May 1953
By JAMES J. NAGLE
James NAGLE
Research orgn Consensus uses poll-taking machine allowing secret answers
Date: 18 May 1953
By The Associated Press
W N Oatis, in Ger after release, says US and Czech have different views on what is objective news reptg
Date: 17 May 1953
Natl Press Photographers Assn-Encyclopaedia Britannica winners