The Black Stones

Italian rock band from Cagliari, Sardinia, founded circa 1970. Not to be confused with a beat group of the same name The Black Stones (3) who had issued the single ”Ho un quiz per voi” in 1966. The Black Stones moved to Rome to record their only record release, ”Risveglio” / ”Mondo nuovo” (1971) in 1960's rock style with organ and fuzz guitar in the foreground. In 1972 they played at the Villa Pamphili Pop Festival in Rome, with a repertoire including original songs (like ”Sara” and ”Jenni”, both never recorded) and covers from Deep Purple, Grand Funk Railroad and Led Zeppelin. With various line-up changes they played until the mid 1980's, then broke up and reunited again in 1990. The group's leader, Pierpaolo Scano, died in 1998. ● Mario Scano – guitar ● Gianni Veroni – guitar ● Vincenzo Palla – keyboards ● Pierpaolo Scano – bass & vocals ● Anselmo Masala – drums