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)

References
  1. Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  2. Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 8863462291.


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