Al Gorgoni
| Al Gorgoni | |
|---|---|
| Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Associated acts | Chip Taylor |
| Website |
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Al Gorgoni is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, known for his work as a studio musician during the 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in Philadelphia, his family moved to The Bronx where he took up the guitar at age 14.[1]
His first recording sessions took place in 1959, playing on demo recordings with Brill Building songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, and Phil Spector.[2] Gorgoni eventually moved into proper sessions, appearing on hit singles such as "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis, "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons, "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, and "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups.[3] Other hits featuring Gorgoni's playing are "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees, "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian, "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, and "Brand New Key" by Melanie.[4]
Gorgoni has worked with a diversity of other artists including Joan Baez, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Richard and Mimi Fariña, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Astrud Gilberto, Herbie Mann, Laura Nyro, James Taylor, and B.J. Thomas.[5] This article contains only a partial list of credits.
Discography
With Herbie Mann
- Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
With Kai Winding
- The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)
References
- ↑ Michael Gray. The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. 2006, ISBN 0-8264-6933-7, p. 268.
- ↑ Al Gorgoni webpage biography
- ↑ Gray, p. 268.
- ↑ Gorgoni webpage.
- ↑ Gray, p. 268.