Alan Farrington

Alan Farrington ( England , 1951 ) is a British singer , bassist and guitarist , resident for years on Lake Garda in Polpenazze del Garda. Born in England, on the Mersey estuary, Alan Farrington moved to Rome at the age of five. In the capital he began his musical studies as a self-taught and, at sixteen, he took the stage at the Piper Club with a band from Soul . In 1974 he went to the United States with his band, attending a singing school in Maryland since 1976 . On his return to Italy he worked for ten years in Rome for recording and advertising productions. Later he moved to Milan , where he released the singles Shout On and No News, Bad News . In 1990 he formed the group Charlie And The Cats in Brescia , together with Charlie Cinelli and Cesare Valbusa . With this band he recorded eight albums (starting with Greatest Tits , from 1993 ). In 2002 he released the album The Illusion with Vinnie Colaiuta , Pino Palladino , Antonello Bruzzese and Giorgio Cocilovo. Farrington is also leader of the "Alan Farrington band", in which musicians such as Claudio Pascoli , Marco Tamburini , Mauro Negri , Ares Tavolazzi , Ellade Bandini , Sandro Gibellini , Roby Subject , Fiorenzo Delega ' , Pietro Benucci , Simone Boffa and Cesare Valbusa play.