Al Gorgoni
Al Gorgoni | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 11, 1939 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Genres | R&B/Soul, Rock/Folk, Pop, Jazz/Jazz-Rock |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, record producer, composer, arranger. |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Website | gorgoni |
Al Gorgoni (born 1939) is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, known for his work as a studio musician during the 1960s and 1970s.
Biography
Growing up in Philadelphia, his family moved to The Bronx where he took up the guitar at age 14.[1][2]
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.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5][6][7][8]
Gorgoni worked with many 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.[4] This article contains only a partial list of credits.
Discography
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With Herbie Mann
- Our Mann Flute (Atlantic, 1966)
With Barry Mann
- Lay It All Out (CBS Records, 1971)
- Barry Mann (Casablanca Records, 1980)
With Al Kooper
- White Chocolate (Sony, 2008)
With Kai Winding
- The In Instrumentals (Verve, 1965)
With Simon & Garfunkel
- Sounds of Silence (Columbia Records, 1966)
With Carole Bayer Sager
- Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra Records, 1977)
With Janis Ian
- Janis Ian (Verve, 1967)
- Stars (Columbia Records, 1974)
- Aftertones (Columbia Records, 1975)
- Janis Ian (Columbia Records, 1978)
With B.J Thomas
- Billy Joe Thomas (1972)
- Rock'n'Roll Lullaby (1972)
- Songs (1973)
- Longhorn & London Bridges (1974)
Gorgoni, Martin and Taylor ( Buddah /Legacy, 1972)
Personal life
Gorgoni is married, and they have two sons, Adam and Julian. Adam Gorgoni is a film composer.[2]
References
- ↑ Michael Gray. The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. 2006, ISBN 0-8264-6933-7 Search this book on
., p. 268.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Home". algorgoni. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ↑ "Al Gorgoni webpage biography". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2011-09-07. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gray, p. 268.
- ↑ Gorgoni webpage.
- ↑ Forte, Dan (2012-08-26). "A Small Part of the '60s | Vintage Guitar® magazine". Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ↑ Neville Marten (2022-04-21). ""I definitely felt something special in the air that day" – the story of recording Van Morrison's Brown Eyed Girl". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ↑ "My Place: Al Gorgoni". Vermont Public. 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
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