Buon Vecchio Charlie

The Good Old Charlie is a progressive rock group from Rome. The foundation year is 1970. After two years of apprenticeship, in 1972, the band enters the recording studio and record tracks for their debut album. The quality is good, and the disc may well be amongst the best productions of that period, but despite the involvement of various manufacturers, the product is not printed. Disappointed by this state of affairs, the group broke up.

The foundation year is 1970. After two years of apprenticeship, in 1972, the band enters the recording studio and record tracks for their debut album. The quality is good, and the disc may well be amongst the best productions of that period, but despite the involvement of various manufacturers, the product is not printed. Disappointed by this state of affairs, the group broke up. All the members have more or less remained in the music business, some as session musicians. The keyboardist Sandro Centofanti has continued his career in Libra.

The disc Good Old Charlie was finally printed in 1990, on CD and LP in 1999 with a different cover than the CD. The album contains three tracks. The first piece is taken from Grieg's Peer Gynt, a reworking supported by excellent rock guitar licks, Hammond and flute. The third track is rather a good example of folk-rock fusion, which at times recalls the sounds of the PFM.

Band members:

* Richard Benson ... guitar
* Louis Calabro ... guitar
* Sandro Cesarini ... wind
* Paul Damian ... low
* Rino Sangiorgio ... battery
* Sandro Centofanti ... keyboards

Discography:

* Good Old Charlie (1990) CD
* Good Old Charlie (1999) LP