Kenny Passarelli

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Kenny Passarelli
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Passarelli playing bass with Joe Walsh in 1973
Background information
Also known asKen Passarelli
Born (1949-10-28) October 28, 1949 (age 75)
Denver, Colorado, United States
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Years active1971–present

Kenny Passarelli (born October 28, 1949) is an American bass guitarist. Passarelli was a founding member of the Joe Walsh-led band Barnstorm, co-writing the 1973 hit "Rocky Mountain Way". He later served as a contract player for a number of other acts, appearing in both session and live work. These include stints with Elton John, Hall & Oates, and Daryl Hall's solo work, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Otis Taylor, among others.

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Career

Passarelli was born in Denver, Colorado, to a Mexican, Italian American family, and has played with a variety of rock musicmusicians, including Joe Walsh, Elton John, [2] Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Hall & Oates [3] and Italian musician Edoardo Bennato. He served as a replacement for Dee Murray in the Elton John Band from 1975 to 1976, playing on the albums Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves . After leaving John's band he joined the Hall and Oates band in June 1977 and appeared on their albums Livetime and Along the Red Ledge .

Collaborations

With Elton John

With Bernie Taupin

With Dan Fogelberg

With Edoardo Bennato [4]

With Eric Carmen

With Stephen Stills

With Joe Walsh

With Yusuf Islam

With Daryl Hall

See also

List of bass guitarists

References

  1. ↑ On "Un giorno credi".
  2. ↑ "That Time Elton John Tapered His Ambitions on 'Rock of the Westies'". Ultimate Classic Rock. October 24, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Life According To... Kenny Passarelli". 5280, Denver's Mile High Magazine. August 28, 2010. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  4. ↑


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