Bucky Pizzarelli, a member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame and a jazz guitar giant who played with most of the greats in his decades-long career, has died at age 94. He had been diagnosed with corno…
Paul McCartney used him on his 2012 standards album,Born in Paterson, New Jersey, Pizzarelli picked up the name Bucky from his father. He served in World War II and then became a professional musician. His son, John Pizzarelli Jr., also became a well-known guitarist and singer, and another son, Martin, is a professional bassist who often worked with his father and brother.“He was a wonderful dad.
He was a decent bocce player, a New York football Giants fan, and for some reason, liked the Yankees. But, he was music first and foremost and it showed in his artistry. He taught himself classical guitar! Played the literature, like a jazz guitarist, which is the only way I can hear it now. I’ll add more later but I wanted to raise my glass to this amazing man.
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