Cantagiro, the songs of 1966
The Cantagiro, a singing event created by Ezio Radaelli, and still in progress although with different methods than the initial ones (the first edition took place in 1962), is a travelling song competition modelled on the Giro d’Italia: a caravan made up of various singers that moves between the cities of Italy, with evening performances and public voting at each stage, until the final stage where the overall winner is proclaimed.
1966
GROUP A – The standings
1° Gianni Morandi August night
2nd Little Tony Will Laugh
3° Michele It was easy
4th Los Marcellos Ferial John Brown
5th Tony Del Monaco If life is like this
6th Donatella Moretti Moonlight on the sea
7th Wilma Goich Beware of Love
8° Dino Who more than me
9° Bobby Just To Make A Man Cry
10th Domenico Modugno Saint Valentine
11° Sonia and the Sisters I do it for love
12th Ricky Gianco Today
13th Nicola Di Bari 3000 drums
14th Edoardo Vianello Sandpaper
15th Tony Dallara The boys who love each other
16th Louiselle There are two
17° Lando Fiorini How sad
18th Mario Abbate Summer Sea
GROUP B
1st Mariolino Barberis Silver Beach
2° Mario Zelinotti When a boy finds himself in trouble
3° Roberta Mazzoni Me at night
Group B – Other songs in the competition
Mario Tessuto Teen Agers concert
Oval Vase A great love
GROUP C – The standings
1st Team 84 I have you in mind
2° The Rokes What’s our fault?
3° New Dada Don’t say it anymore
4th Chameleons Ask ask
5th Ricky Shayne and Skylarks Number One
6° The Sorrows My heart breaks
7th Nomads How can you judge?
8° The Crows A street boy
9 The Kings Search
10th Jacqueline & Her Boys It’s Up to You
A book by Federico Pieri and Daniele Sgherri – “Cantagiro vol. 1” – reconstructs the history of the event, covering the editions from 1962 to 1969, telling its story and publishing all the covers of all the 45 rpm records of all the competing songs; from it we have drawn the information for this series of articles.
