Leo Nocentelli
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Leo Nocentelli in New Orleans, Louisiana
is one of the founding members of the New Orleans funk
band, The Meters
. He has been credited for popular funk songs such as "Cissy Strut", "People Say" and "Hey Pocky Way". He often plays a hollowbody Gibson
such as ES-335 or a Fender Starcaster
.
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
is one of the founding members of the New Orleans funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
band, The Meters
The Meters
The Meters are an American funk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Meters performed and recorded their own music from the late 1960s until 1977...
. He has been credited for popular funk songs such as "Cissy Strut", "People Say" and "Hey Pocky Way". He often plays a hollowbody Gibson
Gibson
Gibson may refer to:* Gibson Amphitheatre* Gibson Appliance* Gibson Girl* Gibson Guitar Corporation* Gibson * Gibson Generating Station-Places:In the United States:* Gibson, Arkansas* Gibson, Georgia* Gibson, Iowa* Gibson, Louisiana...
such as ES-335 or a Fender Starcaster
Fender Starcaster
The Fender Starcaster was a semi-hollowbody electric guitar made by the Fender company. The Starcaster was part of Fender's attempt to enter the semi-hollowbody market, which was dominated by Gibson's ES-335 and similar designs.-Design and production:...
.
Discography
The Meters Discography- Nocentelli: Live in San FranciscoNocentelli: Live in San FranciscoNocentelli: Live in San Francisco is a live album by funk guitarist Leo Nocentelli of The Meters on the label DJM Records. The album was recorded at Nightclub in San Francisco.-Track listing:#"Fire on the Bayou/1984"#"People Say"...
(1997) DJM RecordsDJM RecordsDJM Records was the record label set up in the 1970s by British music publisher, Dick James, distributed by Pye Records in the UK and various other companies around the world, including the USA...
- DVD - The secrets of Funk: using it & fusing it! Learn To Play Funk Guitar (Rock House Method)
- Rhythm & Rhymes Part 1 (2009) TLB Records (w/ Dr. JohnDr. JohnMalcolm John "Mac" Rebennack, Jr. , better known by the stage name Dr. John , is an American singer-songwriter, pianist and guitarist, whose music combines blues, pop, jazz as well as Zydeco, boogie woogie and rock and roll.Active as a session musician since the late 1950s, he came to wider...
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- Kip Hanrahan's TendernessTenderness (album)Tenderness is a dark experimental [Latin Jazz meets Downtown Music] recording under the musical direction of Kip Hanrahan.-Track listing:#'...Faith In The Pants, Not In The Prick...' - 5:37...
(1990) American Clave