Markos Vamvakaris

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Markos Vamvakaris
Markos Vamvakaris
Background information
Birth name	Markos Vamvakaris
Born	(1905-05-10)10 May 1905 Ano Syros, Syros, Greece
Died	8 February 1972(1972-02-08) (aged 66) Nikaia, Greece
Genres	Rebetiko
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, artist
Instrument(s)	Singer, bouzouki, composer
Years active	1932–early 1960s
Labels	Columbia Records, Parlophone, Odeon, His Masters Voice, RCA Victor
Spouses	Eleni Mavroeidi ​ ​ (m. 1923; div. 1924)​ Evangelia Vergiou ​ (m. 1943)​

Markos Vamvakaris (Greek: Μάρκος Βαμβακάρης; 10 May 1905 – 8 February 1972), was a Greek Catholic musician of rebetiko, universally referred to by rebetiko writers and fans simply by his first name, Markos. The great significance of Vamvakaris for the rebetiko is also reflected by his nickname: the "patriarch of the rebetiko".^[1]