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John De Bellis

electric & acoustic bass

Hometown?
Brooklyn, New York

Life-changing event?

The invention of the Fender Precision Bass, marrying Laura, my three children, growing up listening to my parents collection of '50s crooners, '60s lounge singers, Broadway musicals and traditional Italian records. The John Coltrane Quartet.

What music are you currently grooving to?
Jazz, Bebop and Swing. Anything with bassist Joe Osborn.

What, if push comes to shove, is your all-time favorite album?
Cannonball Adderley's Sharpshooters.

What was the first album you ever bought? And where did you buy it?
The Greatest Rock n Roll Hits, Dynamic House Records...ordered it off the television. Came in the mail.

Which musician have you ever wanted to be?
Jack Bruce

What do you sing in the shower?
"Hallelujah, I Just Love Her So"

What is your favorite Saturday Night record?
Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.

And your Sunday Morning record?
The Beatles, pre-1967.