Bucky Pizzarelli Musical artist

John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (born January 9, 1926) is an American jazz guitarist and banjoist, and the father of jazz guitarist John Pizzarelli and upright bassist Martin Pizzarelli. Pizzarelli has also worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) and also ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). The list of musicians Pizzarelli has collaborated with over his career includes Les Paul, Stephane Grappelli, and Benny Goodman. Pizzarelli acknowledges Django Reinhardt, Freddie Green, and George Van Eps for their influences on his style and mode of play.

Personal facts

Bucky Pizzarelli
Alias (AKA)'Bucky'
Birth dateJanuary 09, 1926
Hometown
Paterson New Jersey

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Stéphane Grappelli
John Pizzarelli
Jessica Molaskey
Martin Pizzarelli
Summit (groups)
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Big band
Swing music
instrument
Banjo
Electric guitar
Guitar
record label
Savoy Records
Arbors Records
Victoria Records
Chesky Records
Challenge Records (1994)

Bucky Pizzarelli on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=100921062