L’ Uovo di Colombo was an Italian symphonic-rock band that released a 1973 self-titled album on Columbia. Members: Toni Gionta (vocals), Enzo Volpini (keyboards, acoustic guitar, vocals), Elio Volpini (bass, guitar, vocals), Ruggero Stefani (drums, percussion, vocals) Background L’ Uovo di Colombo (Columbus’s Egg) formed in 1973 in Rome. Keyboardist Enzo Volpini and drummer Ruggero […]
Flea was an Italian symphonic/hard-rock band that appeared with a 1971 album as Flea on the Honey. As Flea, they made the 1972 album Topi o Uomini on Fonit Cetra. They morphed into the jazz-rock Etna for a 1975 self-titled album. Members: Tony [Antonio Marangolo] (vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica), Charlie [Carlo Pennisi] (guitar, mandolin, vocals), […]
Etna was an Italian jazz-rock band that evolved from symphonic/hard-rockers Flea, releasing a self-titled album on Catoca in 1975. Members: Antonio Marangolo (vocals, keyboards, flute, harmonica), Carlo Pennisi (guitar, mandolin, vocals), Elio Volpini (bass, saxophone, guitar, vocals), Agostino Marangolo (drums, percussion, vibraphone, vocals) Background The band behind Etna originated in Sicily and underwent multiple identity […]
