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Artist: Irving Aaronson
New York native Irving Aaronson started out as a classically trained pianist who studied with Alfred Sendry at the David Mannes School for Music. Aaronson began his career at the age of 11, playing piano in nickelodeons. He is shown in some sources as being a member of Sophie Tucker's Five Kings of Syncopation, but this is likely a result of... [+] Read More
Artist: Kenny Aaronson
Kenny Aaronson has had a very prolific career playing with a lot of rock bands over the years. Some of the highlights of his career include playing with Foghat, Bob Dylan, Hall and Oates, Sammy Hagar, Leslie West, Rick Derringer, Dave Edmunds, and Graham Parker. His bass skills were a definite asset to all of these prominent artists. ~ Gary... [+] Read More
Artist: Dan Aaronson
Artist: Hagar, Schon, Aaronson, Shrieve
Ever since a 15-year-old Neal Schon erupted on-stage with Santana at Woodstock, the guitarist always sought to rock harder. His dazzling runs and killer chops balanced nicely with Steve Perry's pop predilection for ten years of juicy Journey records, but even a couple albums with Jan Hammer couldn't satisfy Schon's axe-god aspirations. His... [+] Read More
Artist: Dust
At the dawn of the '70s, hard rock and early heavy metal were almost completely dominated by British innovators. Dust was one of the few American bands to try picking up the gauntlet, playing a progressive brand of proto-metal that was explicitly indebted to their British contemporaries. Formed around 1968, the group featured vocalist/guitarist... [+] Read More
Artist: HSAS
Bay Area superstars Sammy Hagar and Neal Schon wanted to work together for some time. In 1983, Schon came off the road with Journey and the duo rounded up veteran drummer Peter Schrieve and wandering bassist Kenny Aaronson, mainly because they shared the same management. Two dates recorded on a brief tour resulted in Through the Fire. Because of... [+] Read More
Artist: Magnified
Magnified was founded in San Francisco in 1997 by Heavy Into Jeff vocalist Chris Lehmann and ex-My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult drummer Adam Aaronson, with their style decidedly echoing Heavy Into Jeff's Replacements-esque post-grunge power pop. Their lineup was rounded out by guitarist Andy Shaw and bassist Mike Kelly, and the quartet... [+] Read More
Artist: Stories
Though originally helmed by onetime Left Banke mastermind Michael Brown, Stories ironically scored their lone hit, the 1973 chart-topper "Brother Louie," following Brown's exit from the lineup. After leaving Left Banke in 1967, Brown -- the keyboardist who composed the group's classic "Walk Away, Renee" and "Pretty Ballerina" -- cut a 1969 LP... [+] Read More
Artist: Paul Mertz
A minor figure in jazz history, Paul Mertz performed with several magical names in the 1920s. Mertz began playing professionally in 1918 as a teenager, working locally. He toured with the Dorsey Brothers' Wild Canaries in 1922, played and arranged for Jean Goldkette's various orchestra from 1923-27, wrote for Red Nichols, and recorded with Bix... [+] Read More
Artist: Toots Mondello
An important lead altoist during the swing era, Toots Mondello was a talented (if underused) soloist. Mondello played alto with Mal Hallett (1927-33), Irving Aaronson's Commanders, Joe Haymes and Buddy Rogers. He was with the original Benny Goodman Orchestra from 1934-35 and was originally one of the clarinetist's key soloists. He followed that... [+] Read More
Artist: High Speed Scene
Working as studio musicians for the television show Celebrity Justice, driving around in the iffy "Death Van," and embarking on the "make it or break it" move from San Francisco to Hollywood is how the punky popsters High Speed Scene made their ramshackle play for fame, but when the Neptunes fall in love with your sound, things can move quickly.... [+] Read More
Artist: Tony Pastor
A novelty singer who (like Louis Prima) often emphasized his Italian heritage, Tony Pastor earlier in his career played swing tenor. Pastor started playing C melody saxophone while in high school. He worked with John Cavallaro (1927), Irving Aaronson's Commanders (1928-30) where he met Artie Shaw, and Austin Wylie (1930). Pastor led his own... [+] Read More
Artist: Sammy Hagar
After spending several years as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the mid-'70s hard rock band Montrose, Sammy Hagar began a solo career that produced several hits and made him an album rock favorite. Hagar became a true star once he joined Van Halen in 1985, but he was a popular hard rocker ever since his first album with Montrose.... [+] Read More
Artist: Rick Derringer
It seems like Rick Derringer has been on the rock & roll scene forever -- actually, it's only been since 1965, which makes him one of the more enduring veterans of his generation. Derringer's work with his band the McCoys in his midteens, highlighted by the bubblegum anthem "Hang On Sloopy," gave him a claim to low-level rock & roll immortality,... [+] Read More
Artist: Mickey Bloom
This trumpeter, who also made a few recordings on the obscure but attractive-sounding mellophone, was the brother of pianist Rube Bloom. The brothers grew up in New York City at the turn of the 20th century, with Mickey Bloom blasting away on bugle, then trumpet, all the way through high school. Well, not quite all the way, since he dropped out... [+] Read More
Artist: Bob Chester
The bandleader Bob Chester, adored by lovers of both cold desserts and big band music for his lip-smacking "Shoot the Sherbert to Me, Herbert," started out as a tenor saxophonist under the direction of bandleaders such as Irving Aaronson, Ben Bernie, and Ben Pollack. By the mid-'30s he was leading his own group, based out of Detroit. His family... [+] Read More
Artist: Artie Shaw
One of jazz's finest clarinetists, Artie Shaw never seemed fully satisfied with his musical life, constantly breaking up successful bands and running away from success. While Count Basie and Duke Ellington were satisfied to lead just one orchestra during the swing era, and Benny Goodman (due to illness) had two, Shaw led five, all of them... [+] Read More
