Giannis Papaioannou, Greek composer (died 1972)

Giannis Papaioannou

Greek musician and composer (1913–1972)

Giannis Papaioannou was a famous Greek musician and composer born in Kios, Ottoman Empire. In English his name is sometimes romanticized as Yannis, Ioannis or Yiannis. Most active in the 1940s, he wrote many songs, some of which are today considered classics of the rebetiko folk…