Gino Vannelli was born in Canada to an Italian family in 1952 and moved to Los Angeles in 1972. I chose to use the title track for the video, but he was nominated for Grammy for the song, “I Just Wanna Stop,” from the B2B album.Wiki:
Vannelli and his brother, Joe, moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Desperate and broke, they waited for hours in the parking lot outside A&M Studios, hoping to get a record deal. When Herb Alpert, the co-owner of A&M Records, finally emerged, Vannelli ran toward him and gave him a demo tape while being chased by security guards.[6] Alpert signed Vannelli and released his debut album, Crazy Life, in the summer of 1973.[7]
On this record he also introduced the world to guitarist Carlos Rios who made his debut on this record and performed some scintillating solos.
I love the record. Here’s a link to its entirety.
Gino is still going strong.
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