Renato e seus Blue Caps

Renato e seus Blue Caps, name inspired by "Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps", was a brazilian rock'n roll band that became succesful during the Jovem Guarda period. The band was inspired by names such as Elvis, Bill Halley and Little Richard, and many of their top hits were actually versions of other artists songs, specially from The Beatles. The most famous one is probably "Menina Linda", based on the Beatles' "I Should Have Know Better". Renato e Seus Blue Caps had many changes over the years: artists like Michael Sullivan, Erasmo Carlos e Paulo Cezar Barros joined the group and left after a few years. The band released a live album in 2001, and is about to be named by the Guiness Book the oldest band still working, with more than 42 years of a non-stop carreer. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.