Giorgos Mitsakis was a Greek rebetiko songwriter and composer. Mitsakis was born in Istanbul in 1921. He moved to Volos, Thessaly, in 1935 and started his career as a bouzouki player in 1937. Mitsakis career, both as a songwriter and a composer, took off after the Second World War. He was known for his versatility, covering the entire spectrum of rebetiko music from original to the "posh" version made famous by Manolis Chiotis. He died in Athens on November 17, 1993.
Έτος 1946. Οι πληγές που είχαν ανοίξει στο κορμί της Ελλάδας ο πόλεμος και η Κατοχή του ’40-’41 αλλά και ο αδελφοκτόνος εμφύλιος μετά το τέλος των αλλοδαπών κατακτητών, ακόμη δεν είχανε γιατρευτεί. Η πατρίδα μας προσπαθούσε να σταθεί και πάλι όρθια και να μαζέψει τα κομμάτια...