Joe Gannon
Joe Gannon is a Philadelphia native, recording producer, director, musical stage lighting and prodcution designer. Gannon operated and managed Frank Zappa’s record company and produced records for CBS. He worked as road manager for Bill Cosby and staged Madonna's first film appearance. He traveled the world as a producer, director and lighting designer for such stars as Alice Cooper, Teddy Pendergrass, Luther Vandross, Barry Manilow, Julio Iglesias. In 1970, Gannon was one of the first production designers to use moving sets on Rock concert tours while working and staging for Neil Diamond.
After the Navy, Gannon attended college in Menlow Park California where he met Dave Guard and together along with singer Barbara Bogue (who later became his wife) began a singing group called Dave Guard & the Calypsonians. Gannon played stand-up bass but later left the group, moving to Minneapolis where went into business. The Calypsonians regrouped with Guard , Bob Shane and Nick Reynolds, becoming known as the Kingston Trio. Gannon headed back to California and eventually became the road manager then later served as business manager for the Trio.
In 2005, Gannon released a documentary film he directed called Good To See you Again, Alice Cooper.