John Calarco

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John Calarco
Calarco behind a drumset 2019.jpg
John Calarco in 2019
Born
John Arthur Calarco

(1966-04-26) April 26, 1966 (age 57)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Other namesJohnny Cee
Musical career
Genres
Occupation(s)
Musician, Composer
Instruments
Years active1978–present

John Calarco (Johnny Cee) (born April 26, 1966) is an American musician from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. [1] Calarco was drummer for many Milwaukee area bands. He also co-wrote and performed in several songs on the very successful Willy Porter album Dog Eared Dream [2] and toured with Porter as his drummer. [3] [4] He has made an impact as a touring performer, band member, recording artist, session musician and song writer/producer. [5]

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Career

Calarco has been a drummer in many bands in the Midwestern United States. [3] [5] He played drums for Big Bang Theory, Tony Brown, Greg Koch and the Tone Controls and the Willy Porter Band. [6] From 1992 to 1997 Calarco played drums with the (three piece) Willy Porter band [7] which included Steve Kleiber, (bass guitar). [8] The band toured the United States with The Cranberries and Toad the Wet Sprocket performing the Willy Porter album. [9] [10]

As a form of anger management during the COVID-19 epidemic, he wrote a sardonic song about the never ending quest to find toilet paper [1] In Toilet Paper Hunt he sings:

"Now I stare at empty shelves
Because of people only worried about themselves
I’m just sitting pumping gas
Wonderin’ how I’m gonna wipe my ass." [1] [11]

Calarco moved to New York City in 1997 to play with the Blue Man Group. [3]

Awards

Albums

2002 Pure... Solo Album (as Vellocet) [14]
2015 Shine Solo album [15]

Contributions

Published works

Personal

Calarco was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He began playing drums when he was ten years old. [6] He has two sons: Anthony and Michael. [3]

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References

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  2. ↑ McCartney, Kelly. "Dog Eared Dream". All Music . Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Snyder, Molly (May 11, 2014). "Drummer Calarco readies first solo release". On Milwaukee . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  4. ↑ Teich, Mitch (September 28, 2018). "Willy Porter: Marking 25 Years Of 'Dog Eared Dream'". WUWM . Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  5. 1 2 "John Calarco "John Cee"- Drummer Extraordinaire!" (audio). The Wise Musician. May 11, 2019. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  6. 1 2 Snyder, Molly (May 2, 2009). "Calarco brings the beat in Brew City, Big Apple". On Milwaukee. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  7. ↑ Metzger, John (1998). "Backstage Pass An Interview with Willy Porter". No. Volume 5. The Music Box. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ Uebelherr, Jan. "From jazz to rock, Steven Kleiber played bass with genius". The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  9. ↑ Simon, Jeremy (December 8, 1995). "Humble Pie Sticks with Willy Porter". Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  10. ↑ Blocker, Susan (February 11, 1994). "Porter's New Album an Old Friend". Wisconsin State Journal . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ Calarco, John. "Toilet Paper Hunt" (Video). Retrieved September 28, 2020– via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Kassulke, Natasha (May 22, 1997). "Garbage, Vig Haul in Seven WAMIs". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "2003 WAMI Award Nominees & Winners". folklib.net. Douglas H. Henkle. Retrieved September 15, 2020.
  14. ↑ Bettine, Michael (December 1, 2002). "John Calarco, Daryl Steurmer's Organic Groove" (PDF). Modern Drummer. Retrieved January 5, 2022.
  15. ↑ Rake, Jamie Lee (June 9, 2015). "Johnny Cee: Shine". Shepherd Express. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
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