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NICOLA "Nickens" BOTTINI Guitar, vocals	MARCO "Poldo" BOTTINI Bass,vocals	MARCELLO "Budo" DONDERO Guitar	STEFANO COCORULLO Piano, organ, keyboards, accordion	ENRICO TIXI Drums, vocals
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The band is from Genova (Italy) and has been created
in April 1990 by Nicola and Marco Bottini, playing
respectively guitar and bass and both singing.
The final formation started in 1995 when the Bottini
brothers and the pianist Stefano Cocorullo were joined
by Enrico Tixi, a nationwide drummer who played
with many famous Italian blues bands such as
Big Fat Mama and Burnin' Tubes as well as Americans
Johnny Mars and Michael Coleman during their Italian tours.
As time went by the band reached a stronger feeling
and had been ready to acquire a new member,
the guitar player Marcello Dondero who immediately
got the feel of the band's raw sound.
During the last two years the band performed in many
Italian and foreign pubs, motorbike meetings,
at Genova's Motor Bowl together with famous names
such as Fabio Treves, Hot Bibins,Paolo Bonfanti.
The music played is American Rock filled with many
Blues, Country and Southern influences, being inspired by
musicians like Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Bruce Springsteen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, John Mellencamp,
ZZ Top.
The band can particularly count on three voices
(Nicola, Marco and Enrico), on the impact of an
excellent rhythm section and on the simple and warm
sounds which characterize the kind of music played.
The band developed its own sound and recorded a CD
during winter of '98, it contains 9 original songs
and two covers.
The live show includes both covers and original songs,
some of them taken from the CD.
The actual members of the band are: Marco Bottini : Bass, vocals Nicola Bottini : Guitar, harmonica, vocals Stefano Cocorullo : Piano, organ Marcello Dondero : Guitar Enrico Tixi : Drums, harmonica, vocals

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