Blues Saraceno
Blues Saraceno (born October 17, 1971 in Hartford , Connecticut) is an American guitarist . In addition to his solo career, he was a guest musician on albums of numerous well-known artists and for three years a member of the glam metal band Poison , with whom he recorded the album Crack a Smile… And More .
biography
Saraceno was born to Alex Saraceno and his wife, both parents play musical instruments. The music-loving father listened to records every day before going to work. As a result, his son got in touch with music from such diverse artists as Iron Maiden , Santana or the Allman Brothers at an early stage . At the age of nine, blues got his first guitar; at thirteen, after an accident, he began to invest more time in the instrument and continued to develop his style, while also working in the music shop of a friend of his parents' friends.
Saraceno's future manager, Brian Cohen, also owned a music business. At the request of Alex Saraceno, Cohen listened to the blues guitar playing and was impressed. He arranged an appointment for him with the manager of Ibanez , who was also enthusiastic and gave Saraceno a new guitar. This guitar was the first demo recordings that Cohen sent to Michael Bolton . Bolton was interested and let the seventeen year old Saraceno come into the studio, where he recorded the song Emotional Fire with Bolton and Desmond Child , which was not included on Bolton's next album, Soul Provider . Instead, it appeared on Cher's album Heart of Stone in 1989 , and Saraceno's guitar parts were retained.
In 1989 Saraceno had also released his first album of his own called Never Look Back , and he also played for Taylor Dayne on their album Can't Fight Fate . He received the offer to accompany Jack Bruce on his upcoming tour, which Ginger Baker joined shortly after the tour began . In addition to Bruce's solo material, they also played a lot of Cream material.
The band Poison had separated from their guitarist CC DeVille in 1991 and was looking for a replacement to record their next album. Applicants for the post included Richie Kotzen and Blues Saraceno; the group decided on Kotzen, with whom they recorded the 1993 album Native Tongue . However, after the guitarist got involved in a relationship with the drummer's girlfriend Rikki Rockett, he was fired. Poison contacted Saraceno as a replacement for the upcoming tour . He then became a member of the group. With her he recorded the album Crack a Smile ... And More in 1994 , which was put on hold by the record company. Instead, the compilation album Greatest Hits 1986-1996 was enriched with two tracks (Lay Your Body Down and Sexual Thing) .
After ending his engagement with Poison, Saraceno began building a career as a composer for film and television shows, commercials and series. For a US music publisher he created a catalog from which television series such as Grey's Anatomy , Desperate Housewives and Dead Zone were taken . His music was also featured in the film Dallas 362 . He also developed effects pedals (brand: “Dirty Boy”) for guitarists together with his father . He attempted a return to rock music in 2000 with the Transmission OK project, but there was no commercial success.
Since the 2010s, Saraceno has devoted itself more to blues and country music , especially in the directions of swamp rock , southern gothic and alternative country .
role models
Musical role models for Saraceno were guitarists like Eddie van Halen , Leslie West , Johnny Winter and Ritchie Blackmore .
Discography
- Solo albums
- (1989) Never Look Back
- (1992) Plaid
- (1994) Hairpick
- (1989) Heart of Stone
- (1989) Can't Fight Fake
- (1991) Hands of Time
- Poison
- (1996) Greatest Hits 1986-1996
- (2000) Crack a Smile ... And More
- (2003) Dragonfly
- (2004) Lucky
- Gorgeous George
- (1999) Gorgeous George
- Transmission OK
- (2000) The Sky, The Stars And The Great Beyond ...
- The Infinite Staircase;
- (2009) The Road Less Taken
- as a guest musician
- Return of the Worm , Todd Grubbs, (2011), Grubworm Music
- Double Talkin 'Jive - A Hard Rock Tribute To Guns N' Roses , (2008), Versailles
- Liquid Piece Of Me , Sergio “SERJ” Buss, (2007)
- Too Fast for Love: A Millennium Tribute to Motley Crue , (2007), Versailles
- Studs n 'Sisters , Chris Francis, (2006), Up To Speed Music
- Go with what you know , Dweezil Zappa, (2006), Zappa Records
- Just Like Paradise: A Millennium Tribute to Diamond David Lee Roth , (2005), Versailles
- My World , Kang Ino, (2005), Dream On
- Glitter 4 Your Soul , Rikki Rockett , (2003), Slave To The Rhythm Productions Inc.
- A tribute to Aerosmith - Let The Tribute Do The Talkin , (2002), Mascot
- Tribute to Van Halen (2000), Triage Records
- Automatic , Dweezil Zappa, (2000), Favored Nations
- Aerosmith Tribute: Not The Same Old Song & Dance , (1999), Cleopatra
- Guitar's Practicing Musicians Vol 111 , (1994), Guitar Recordings
- Guitar's Practicing Musicians , (1993), Guitar Recordings
- Sammy Says Ouch! , Randy Coven , (1990), Guitar Recordings
Web links
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- Six strings & a coffin nail - Interview with Blues Saraceno, in: Rocks - the magazine for Classic Rock , issue 01/2013, pages 46–49
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Saraceno, blues |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th October 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hartford (Connecticut) , Connecticut |