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Initially comprised of guitarist and lead vocalist Paolo Bonfanti, guitarist
Mauro Pagani, keyboardist and vocalist
Vittorio de Scalzi (from
the New Trolls), bassist Reinhold Kohl, and drummer and vocalist Franz di Cioccio (from PFM),
Slow Feet -- a play on
Eric Clapton's nickname, Slow Hand -- began when the five veteran musicians, all of whom knew or knew of each other in various capacities, met for the first time and discovered their shared passion for the blues. They soon began playing together, and although
Pagani had to drop out because of scheduling conflicts, the band found a replacement in PFM violinist, guitarist, and keyboardist Lucio Fabbri. With a live show that consisted of covers of both well-known classic rock songs from the likes of
the Rolling Stones,
Bob Dylan, and
Procol Harum and from blues artists like
Junior Wells,
Tommy Castro, and
Taj Mahal, as well as a number of original pieces that paid tribute to their friend
Fabrizio de André,
Slow Feet began building a following in Genova, from or near from which they all came. The group released their debut album, a collection of blues-rock and rock covers called
Elephant Memory, in late 2007. ~ Marisa Brown