The Planets (21)

Italian beat band from Taranto. They began playing in their hometown, before moving to Rome in 1965. They attended 1965 Festival Degli Sconosciuti di Ariccia and became Rita Pavone's backing band. They appeared in some movies and released a long playing, before changing name to The Others & Pataxo, in 1968. Line-up: Gianni Grandizio: vocals (1963-1964) Franco Spiliopoulos: vocals(1964-1966) Marco Cippitelli: vocals (1967-1968) Silvano Chimenti: solo guitar Nello Lentinello: rhythmic guitar Tony Cirelli: bass guitar Gianni Parisi: drums(1964-1966) Alberto Maggi: drums (1966-1968) Stefano D'Orazio: drums (1968)