I Chiodi (the Nails)

A beat group from Bergamo, Lombardia. The story of I Chiodi (the nails) started in the beginning of the decade, their acknowledge between the most known groups dates to the years 1965-67. In this two years they published several singles, including some covers, as Accendi una stella (turn on a star), from I'm A Believer, the famous international hit by The Monkees, in Italy known, nevertheless, mostly for the cover by Caterina Caselli with the title Sono bugiarda (I'm a liar). On the B-side of the same 45rpm another cover, from Homeward Bound of Simon & Garfunkel, in italian "Mai mi fermerò" (I'll never stop). Chiodi's front-man Silvio Rossi started a solo career in 1967, and another disc was published as Nuovi Chiodi. "I Chiodi" are still on the road, and information about them can be found on their site http://www.ichiodi.com/.

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