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Rockin
& Jumpin
Rhythm & Blues - 2005
Rockabilly Blues - 2007 |
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Jimmi Accardi is a
singer, songwriter, musician, and
performer. As a teenager, he played
backup guitar for such hit-makers as The
Classics ("Till Then"), The
Moonglows ("Sincerely"), The
Belmonts ("Where or When"), and
The Regents ("Barbara Ann").
Later he toured as the guitarist for
Chubby Checker.
Jimmi worked as a session guitarist for
Rupert Holmes ("Escape" - the
Piņa Colada song) on the album entitled
Rupert Holmes. He also recorded with
Harry Nilsson.
Jimmi's group The Laughing Dogs, enjoyed
two critically acclaimed albums on
Columbia Records (The Laughing Dogs and
The Laughing Dogs Meet Their Makers) with
original songs in the Billboard picks.
Jimmi toured as lead guitarist behind
Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones of The
Monkees. He also was lead guitarist for
the Eddy Dixon Band, and played with Evan
Lurie (The Lounge Lizards).
Jimmi's experience with making records
included working with producers Bruce
Botnik and Eddie Kramer. Jimmi himself
produced and engineered records for rap
artists Scott LaRock and Boogie Down
Productions, Ultra Magnetic, and KRS 1.
On the "Rockin' & Jumpin'",
"Rhythm & Blues", and
"Rockabilly Blues" CDs, Jimmi
returns to his roots, with original rock
and roll, rockabilly, and jump blues
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