Leroy Gomez
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Leroy Gomez (* in Cape Cod , Massachusetts , United States ) is a pop singer and saxophonist who gained international fame in the late 1970s when he sang the Santa Esmeralda song Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood .
biography
Leroy Gomez founded his first band at the age of 14. He also worked as a singer and saxophonist for many local groups and thus came to the disco band Tavares , with whom he toured the USA, Canada and Europe . He liked Paris so much that he settled there. In France , Gomez was a session singer and saxophonist and worked a. a. for Patrick Juvet , Gilbert Becaud , Claude François and Laurent Voulzy . He also played the saxophone on Elton John's album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road .
The first solo single Here We Go Around became a hit in France in 1975. Gomez met the producer Nicolas Skorsky by chance, with whom he wanted to gain a foothold in the disco scene. Skorsky introduced him to the musicians of Santa Esmeralda and hired him as their singer until he was replaced by Jimmy Goings in 1978. After that, Gomez concentrated again on his job as a saxophonist. He played for Jose Manuel , Jose Feliciano and others, but was also the first foreigner to take part in the “Gondola d'Oro” of the Venice Music Festival.
Today Leroy Gomez is active as a solo artist, but also a member of the newly formed Santa Esmeralda. In 2010 his single Bang Bang Baby was released .
Discography
Albums
- 1977: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood ( Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez)
- 1977: Santa Esmeralda (Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez)
- 1978: Number One Man
- 1978: Gypsy Woman
- 1979: I Got It Bad
- 2000: Presents Spanish Disco Nights (Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez)
- 2000: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Santa Esmeralda feat.Leroy Gomez)
- 2002: Lay Down My Love (Santa Esmeralda feat. Leroy Gomez)
- 2004: The Greatest Hits (Santa Esmeralda feat.Leroy Gomez)
Singles
- 1975: Here We Go Round
- 1977: Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood + Esmeralda Suite (Santa Esmeralda starring Leroy Gomez)
- 1978: Spanish Harlem / Gypsy Love
- 1978: Gypsy Woman
- 1978: Jaywalk
- 1979: Get up Boogie
- 1980: Tu mi manchi dentro
- 1995: Wonderful World
- 2010: Bang Bang Baby
- 2010: Everybody in Love
- 2011: Come the Night (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: I Can Feel It (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: A Little Love (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: Che Guevara (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: Believe in Me (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: Living for Your Love (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2011: Angel (vs. Ricky Rocco)
- 2012: Another Cha Cha / Cha Cha Suite (Santa Esmeralda feat.Leroy Gomez)
- 2012: Shine On (The Grimace vs. Ricky Rocco feat. Leroy Gomez)
- 2013: Crazy for Your Love (Ricky Rocco feat. Leroy Gomez)
- 2013: River of Love (Ricky Rocco vs. Leroy Gomez)
- 2013: The House of the Rising Sun / Quasimodo Suite (Santa Esmeralda feat. Leroy Gomez)
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- ↑ Chart sources: Albums Billboard 200
- ↑ Awards: DE
- ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
- ↑ Chart sources: Singles UK
Web links
- Leroy Gomez at Allmusic (English)
- Leroy Gomez at Discogs (English)
- Website about Leroy Gomez
- Biography at Taurus Press
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| SURNAME | Gomez, Leroy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Huntington, Edward (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pop singer and saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cape Cod , Massachusetts , United States |