Mimis Plessas

The tribute to the late composer Mimis Plessas, who passed away just shy of his 100th birthday, filled the Pallas Theatre with heartfelt performances and nostalgic melodies.

The back cover described the 1967 album as a "colorful blend of demotic Greek songs with a modern sound and tempo." And it was just that, with "Vasilikos tha Gino" performed on an electric guitar with fuzz and "Lemonaki Mirodato" delivered in the style of then-popular psychedelic shake.

Family, friends, colleagues, artists, and the general public are gathering at the First Cemetery of Athens to pay their respects to the great composer Mimis Plessas, who passed away on October 5, just before turning 100.

Watch live footage from the First Cemetery of Athens as we bid a final farewell to Mimis Plessas:

The funeral for renowned Greek composer Mimis Plessas is scheduled for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at the First Cemetery of Athens.

Plessas passed away on October 5, just days shy of his 100th birthday, prompting an outpouring of grief from his family and fans.

Mimis Plessas, a beloved Greek composer whose music featured in scores of films, television shows and theatrical productions and who provided the soundtrack to millions of Greeks' lives, has died just a week shy of his 100th birthday.

A deep silence fell” today over Greek music.

The great composer Mimis Plessas has passed away. On October 12, he would have celebrated his 100th birthday.

The veteran composer, musician and virtuoso pianist Mimis Plessas has died, a week before his 100th birthday.

His death was announced by his wife, Loukila Carrer Plessa, in a post on social media.

Lyricist Lefteris Papadopoulos (center), whose name has been inextricably linked to the golden age of Greek music, enters the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens accompanied by singer Giorgos Dalaras for the concert-tribute to his long career on Wednesday.

A star is born, not made, and has no age. This realization prevailed in the minds of all of us fortunate enough to attend Marinella’s concert last Saturday evening, in the beautiful courtyard of the Moni Toplou.