The New Dada, is an Italian '60s Beat Music band.
Career
1962 At seventeen Maurizio Arcieri forms The New Dada.The line-up, besides Maurizio, is formed by Franco "Pupo" Longo (battery), Franco Ladanza and Renato "Renč" Vignocchi (guitars), Ferruccio "Ferry" Sansoni (keyboards) and Giorgio Fazzini (bass-guitar).
1965-1966 Thanks to Leo Watcher, their manager, the band is chosen to support the Italian tour of the Beatles. By now launched, they enter among the first five Italian beat bands and win the first edition of the "Beat Bands Festival" of Rieti.
A handful of singles and an album, "I'll Go Crazy", are released in a short time; the band takes part to different TV shows ("Studio Uno", "Andiamoci Piano", etc...) and participate at the 1966 edition of the "Cantagiro" Festival with "Non dirne pių".
The New Dada are often invited as guests in the most important TV shows of the time. Several
videos of those appearances are now available.
In the autumn of the same year The New Dada win several contests held by "Bandiera Gialla" beat club.
On September 22, 1966 Maurizio meets Christina Moser at a private party held for the birthday of Patrizia Watcher (daughter of New Dada's producer Leo).At the top of success The New Dada split and Maurizio undertakes a solo career.
1967 Some members of The New Dada follow Maurizio as supporting group. In the spring of the same year the remaining members of the band support the Rolling Stones in their Roman concert.
Discography
Albums
- (1966) I'll Go Crazy (Bluebell)
Singles
- (1965) Ciō Che Fai / Domani Si (Bluebell)
- (1965) La Tua Voce / Domani Si (Bluebell)
- (1965) L'Amore Vero / C'č' Qualcosa (Bluebell)
- (1965) Batti I Pugni / Sick And Tired (Bluebell)
- (1966) Non Dirne Pių / Batti I Pugni (Bluebell)
- (1966) T-Bird / I'll Go Crazy (Bluebell)
- (1966) Lady Jane / 15ma Frustata (Bluebell)
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Musical groups established in 19621960s music groups
