Kenny Passarelli

Kenny Passarelli
Passarelli playing bass with Joe Walsh in 1973
Background information
Also known as	Ken Passarelli
Born	(1949-10-28) October 28, 1949 (age 76) Denver, Colorado, United States
Genres	Rock and roll blues rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instruments	Bass trumpet [1] piano
Years active	1971–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.

Career

Passarelli was born in Denver, Colorado, to a Mexican, Italian American family, and has played with a variety of rock musicians, 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

• Rock of the Westies (MCA, 1975)
• Blue Moves (Rocket, 1976)

With Bernie Taupin

• He Who Rides the Tiger (Elektra, 1980)

With Dan Fogelberg

• Souvenirs (Epic, 1974)
• The Innocent Age (Epic, 1981)
• Windows and Walls (Epic, 1984)

With Edoardo Bennato ^[4]

• Non farti cadere le braccia (Ricordi, 1973)

With Eric Carmen

• Tonight You're Mine (Arista, 1980)

With Stephen Stills

• Stills (Columbia, 1975)
• The Live Album (Atlantic, 1975)

With Joe Walsh

• Barnstorm (ABC, 1972)
• The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get (Dunhill, 1973)
• So What (Dunhill, 1974)
• There Goes the Neighborhood (Asylum, 1981)
• Analog Man (Fantasy, 2012)

With Yusuf Islam

• Roadsinger (Island Records, 2009)

With Daryl Hall

• Sacred Songs (RCA, 1980)

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.

External links

• Global Bass archives Archived March 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
• Kenny Passarelli at Discogs.com