Mario Cipollina
Mario Carlo Cipollina (born November 10, 1954 in San Rafael ) is an American musician and founding member of the rock band Huey Lewis & the News . As a bass player , he was a member of the group from 1979 until he left in 1995. He is the brother of the late 1989 guitarist of Quicksilver Messenger Service , John Cipollina .
biography
Mario Cipollina and his brother, who had left Quicksilver Messenger Service, founded the band Copperhead in 1970 when he was fifteen . However, he was forced by his parents to leave the group shortly before they signed their record deal. He was also a member of Terry and the Pirates and Tony Williams Lifetime . He was also a member of the band Sound Hole, of which Johnny Colla was a member and who released the single Everyday (For The Rest Of My Life) in 1975 .
Both musicians founded the group Huey Lewis and the American Express in 1979 together with Huey Lewis , Sean Hopper and Bill Gibson . After being renamed Huey Lewis & the News, the band received a recording deal.
Cipollina recorded seven albums with the band from 1980 to 1994 and left the group in 1995 after touring for the album Four Chords & Several Years Ago . He has since worked with The Novato Frank Band, Jonathan Cain, Bill Champlin , Ozzie Ahlers, The Doobie Brothers , Johnny Nitro, Steve Lanza and Melvin Seals, among others .
Discography (excerpt)
With Huey Lewis & The News
- Huey Lewis and The News (1980)
- Picture This (1982)
- Sports (1983)
- Fore! (1986)
- Small World (1988)
- Hard at Play (1991)
- Four Chords & Several Years Ago (1994)
With The Doobie Brothers
- Sibling Rivalry (2000)
With Bill Champlin
- He Started To Sing (1995)
With Melvin Seals
- Melting Pot (2006)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Huey Lewis biography on hln.org ( Memento from May 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Discography by Mario Cipollina on bay-area-bands.com , accessed on May 16, 2016
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SURNAME | Cipollina, Mario |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mario Carlo Cipollina (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock musician |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 10, 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | San Rafael , California , United States |