Al Gorgoni

Al Gorgoni (born 1939) is an American guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer, known for his work as a studio musician during the 1960s and 1970s. Growing up in Philadelphia, his family moved to The Bronx where he took up the guitar at age 14.[1]

Al Gorgoni
Born1939
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter, record producer
Instrumentsguitar
Associated actsChip Taylor
Websitegorgoni.net

His first recording sessions took place in 1959, playing on demo recordings with Brill Building songwriters Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Carole King, Gerry Goffin, and Phil Spector.[2] Gorgoni eventually moved into proper sessions, appearing on hit singles such as "The Name Game" by Shirley Ellis, "Sherry," "Walk Like A Man" and "Big Girls Don't Cry" by The Four Seasons, "Leader of the Pack" by The Shangri-Las, and "Chapel of Love" by The Dixie Cups.[3] Other hits featuring Gorgoni's playing are "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Brown Eyed Girl" by Van Morrison, "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees, "At Seventeen" by Janis Ian, "Sugar Sugar" by The Archies, and "Brand New Key" by Melanie.[4]

Gorgoni has worked with a diversity of other artists including Joan Baez, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Richard and Mimi Fariña, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Astrud Gilberto, Herbie Mann, Laura Nyro, James Taylor, and B.J. Thomas.[5] This article contains only a partial list of credits.

Discography

With Herbie Mann

With Barry Mann

  • Lay It All Out (CBS Records, 1971)
  • Barry Mann (Casablanca Records, 1980)

With Al Kooper

  • White Chocolate (Sony, 2008)

With Kai Winding

With Simon & Garfunkel

With Carole Bayer Sager

  • Carole Bayer Sager (Elektra Records, 1977)
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References
  1. Michael Gray. The Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. 2006, ISBN 0-8264-6933-7, p. 268.
  2. "Al Gorgoni webpage biography". Archived from the original on 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
  3. Gray, p. 268.
  4. Gorgoni webpage.
  5. Gray, p. 268.


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