Beans (band)
Beans (also spelled as I Beans) are an Italian pop music group, mainly successful in the seventies.
Career
The group formed in 1969 in Catania, Sicily. Under the production of singer-songwriter Gianni Bella, they got a large success with their cover of the 1918 Armando Gill's classic "Come Pioveva", which peaked at the fourth place on the Italian hit parade.[1][2]
Following a number of minor hits, in 1978 the group entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Soli".[2][1] The song named a RAI variety show, hosted by Patrizia Lazzari and Laura Trotter and with the participation of the same group.[2]
Personnel
- Armando Simola - lead vocalist (1967 - 1969)
- Pier Paolo Cristaldi - drums (1967 - present)
- Tony Ranno - bass guitar, voice (1967 - present)
- Salvatore Trovato - lead vocalist (1969 - 1972)
- Gino Finocchiaro - keyboards, voice (1969 - 1979)
- Giuseppe Russo - guitar (1969 - 1972)
- Pippo Panascì - guitar, voice (1972 - present)
- Giuseppe Grillo - guitar, voice (1972 - present)
- Franco Morgia - lead vocalist, guitar (1972 - 1979)
- Carmelo Morgia - lead vocalist, guitar (1979 - present)
- Gaetano Coco - keyboards, voice (1979 - 1989)
- Alex Magrì - keyboards, voicei (1989 - 2003)
Discography
- Albums
- 1975: Come pioveva (CGD, 81176)
- 1976: Sto piangendo (CGD, 81732)
- 1978: Soli (CGD, 20037)
- 1983: Beans (La Ciminiera, CMR 79003)
- 1990: Ancora una volta si può (Sea Musica, ISO 0032)
- 1991: Melo Morgia canta i Beans (DV More Record, DV 1018)
- 1998: Stelle (DiscoBoom, CD 10041)
- 2001: I Beans cantano Battisti (DiscoBoom, CD 10076)
- 2005: I Beans per sempre (DiscoBoom)
- 2006: Le più belle canzoni dei Beans (Warner, 5051011-2926-2-0)
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