Cantagiro, the songs of 1962

The Cantagiro, a singing event conceived by Ezio Radaelli, and still in place although in ways different from the initial ones (the first edition took place in 1962), is an itinerant song of songs on the model of the Giro d’Italia: a caravan made up of several singers who move between the cities of Italy, with evening performances and voting of the public at each stage, up to the final stage in which the absolute winner is proclaimed.

1962

The finalist songs

1st Adriano Celentano are far from me

2nd Luciano Tajoli a palm from heaven

3rd Donatella Moretti the embrace

4th Teddy Reno one of a thousand

5th Miranda Martino I don’t care

6th Nunzio Gallo you can’t cry

7th Don Backy the story of Frankie Ballan

8th Lando Fiorini until the last

Among the non -finalist songs:

Joe paths pink charlewist

Little Tony I know you still love me – Liana

Milva the answer of the Novia

Tonina Torrielli guitar and pistol

A book by Federico Pieri and Daniele Sgherri – “Cantagiro Vol. 1” – reconstructs the history of the event dealing with the editions from 1962 to 1969, telling its history and publishing all the covers of all the 45 laps of all the songs in the race; From it we traced the information for this series of articles.