| Ernesto Massimo Verardi | |
| Origin: | Milan, Italy |
| Birth Date: | 1 March 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Milan, Italy |
| Instrument: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Pop, jazz |
| Occupation: | Guitarist, composer |
| Years Active: | 1957-2005 |
| Label: | PDU |
Ernesto Massimo Verardi (born 1 March 1936), is an Italian guitarist and composer.
Also known as Massimo Verardi or Ernesto Verardi, he began his career in the late 50s, collaborating in the decades that followed in studio and tour, with numerous, renowned performers and arrangers/conductors.
He is credited in productions that have seen him play with Mina, as well as in many recordings, in several live concerts as lead guitarist;[1] with Mia Martini, with whom in addition to 4 album, he played, at the singer's express request, in the TV show "Recital de Mia Martini", broadcast in France.[2] Verardi also composed, with lyrics by Luigi Albertelli, the song Un altro giorno con me which gave the title to the homonym album. Studio collaborations continued with Ornella Vanoni, Shirley Bassey (after the recording in Italy of This Is My Life[3] he participated, once again as lead guitarist, in a mini-tour, culminating with the New Year's Eve '68 concert at La Bussola Versilia by Sergio Bernardini; also, still on electric, acoustic or 12-string guitar, albums with Fabrizio De André, Milva, Mango, Gianni Bella, Pino Donaggio, Massimo Bubola, Iva Zanicchi, Pierangelo Bertoli, Nino D'Angelo, Tito Schipa Jr., Pino D'Angiò, Marcella Bella, Nikka Costa, Corrado Castellari.
Noteworthy are the collaborations with arrangers Bill Conti, Pino Presti, Gianpiero Reverberi and Augusto Martelli, in whose orchestra he played, starting in 1967, a primary role along with Johnny Sax, Pino Presti, drummer Rolando Ceragioli followed later by Tullio De Piscopo, first in recordings for Mina (until 1970) and then in those that featured Martelli himself as bandleader.