Sal DiTroia
| Sal DiTroia | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1941 Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | June 22, 2007 (aged 65–66) Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop |
| Instruments | Guitar |
Sal DiTroia (1941 – June 22, 2007[1]) was an American session guitarist and arranger from Queens, New York City.
Career
DiTroia played on records such as "1-2-3" by Len Barry,[2] "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees, and "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. He worked with artists such as Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Shadow Morton, Artie Butler, Lee Holdridge, The Shangri-Las, Billy Joel, Dionne Warwick, Simon & Garfunkel, Barbra Streisand, Janis Ian, The Monkees, and The Archies.[3] DiTroia worked on a lot of releases by Janis Ian and Melanie. He was nicknamed "Sal the Hook" due to him playing the opening guitar on "I'm A Believer". He died at his home in Florida of a heart attack on June 22, 2007.[3]
Discography
1965
- "Out in the Streets" / "The Boy" - The Shangri-Las
1966
- "Make the Radio a Little Louder" / "Heart of Town" - Bob Mann
- "I'm a Believer" / "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" - The Monkees
1967
- "Bound to Happen" - Cashman, Pistilli & West
- "Janis Ian" - Janis Ian
- "The Yama Yama Man" - George Segal
- "More of the Monkees" - The Monkees
- "For All the Seasons of Your Mind" - Janis Ian
1968
- "Soul Machine" - Richard Barbary
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?" - Artie Butler
1969
- "John Davidson" - John Davidson
1970
- "Gingerbreadd" - Maury Muehleisen
- "September 17, 1969" - Astrud Gilberto
- "The Jerry Ross Symposium" - Jerry Ross
- "Leftover Wine" - Melanie
1971
- "I Believe in Music" - Mac Davis
- "Mary" - Mary Travers
- "The Good Book" - Melanie
- "Cold Spring Harbor" - Billy Joel
- "Gather Me" - Melanie
1972
- "David Calyton-Thomas" - David Clayton-Thomas
- "Morning Glory" - Mary Travers
- "Sanctuary" - Dion DiMucci
- "Hear the Cryin'" - Ray Repp
- "Stoneground Words" - Melanie
1973
- "Let It Be Written, Let It Be Sung..." - Ellie Greenwich
- "Scraps and Napkins" - Bob Sanders
1974
- "Madrugada" - Melanie
- "Widescreen" - Rupert Holmes
- "Stars" - Janis Ian
1975
- "Lucy Simon" - Lucy Simon
- "Between the Lines" - Janis Ian
1977
- "As of Today" - Barbara Cook
- "So Close" - Helen Schneider
- "Stolen Time" - Lucy Simon
1978
- "Janis Ian" - Janis Ian
- "Songbird" - Barbra Streisand
1979
- "All Alone in the Night" - Sandy Farina
- "Night Rains" - Janis Ian
1980
- "Bad Boy" - Robert Gordon
- "Dreams" - Grace Slick
- "The Unknown Soldier" - Roy Harper
1984
Reference[4]
References
- ↑ "Sal DiTroia - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Soulful Detroit: Happy Birthday Len Barry". soulfuldetroit.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Sal DiTroia". lpintop.tripod.com. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ↑ "Sal DiTroia discography - RYM/Sonemic". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
External links
- Sal DiTroiaLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 23: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). discography at MusicBrainz
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