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G. DaPonte

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About Me

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Member Since: 2/7/2007
Band Members: G. DaPonte - misc. acoustic & electric guitars, lead vox + Wurlitzer, bouzouki & other stuff; Jeff Holmes - more guitars, b/vox; Charlie Peterson - pedal & lap steel guitars etc., b/vox + Assorted Superstars: Mike Baker, Shawn Nourse, Craig Macintyre, Lucas Cheadle, Taras Prodaniuk, Danny McGough, Duane Jarvis, Brian Whelan, Doug Pettibone & last... but by no means least, the enigmatic David Raven.

Influences: Jacques Brel, Chris Whitley, Erik Satie, Richard Thompson, Rod Stewart (early solo stuff)/Ron Wood/Faces, Del Amitri, Lucinda, Paul Weller (recent/solo), Andy Irvine, Ian Hunter, Bruce Cockburn, Elmore James, Gene Clark, Rebecca Gates, Mick Harvey, Ennio Morricone, Daniel Lanois, Jimmy Webb, Bettie Serveert, Donal Lunny, Stephen Trask, Harold Budd, Strummer AND Jones, JJ Cale, Neil Young AND Crazy Horse, Pete Townshend, Stinson/Weeks/Gilkyson, Lee Hazlewood, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ry Cooder, Lloyd Cole, VU/Reed/Cale, Hank Williams, Luna, The Nits, Alex Chilton, Wilco, Serge Gainsbourg, Teenage Fanclub, Charlie Watts, Daniel Maddigan McKee, Mojave 3, Ross Macdonald, Durutti Column, Sonny Landreth, Bryan Ferry, Bill Frisell, Scud Mountain Boys, Jerry Byrd, Reivers, Ringo Starr, Lanterna, Scott Walker, Tom Petty AND The Heartbreakers, Paul Kelly, X, Fagen/Becker, Bill Nelson, Warren Zevon, Rolling Stones, Todd Rundgren, Kinks, Robert Wyatt, Carl Wilson, Triffids, Shelby Lynne, Jerry Garcia but NOT (I stress) the Dead, JAN Kerouac, Eno, Sandy Denny, Red House Painters, Low, Colin Blunstone, Peter Bruntnell, Waterboys, Dwight Twilley, David Bowie, BJ Cole, Little Walter, Santo & Johnny, Steve Harley, Harpo Marx, Bob Dylan. So many more... but that’s enough.
Sounds Like: Some of the above AND none of the above.
Record Label: Three Moves Equals A Fire
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Ooh La La...

Ooh La La.... Indeed!I cut a last minute version of the great Faces song "Ooh La La" (written by Ronnie Lane & Ron Wood) for possible inclusion on the ABC TV show "Men In Trees" this past Tuesday.... ...
Posted by G. DaPonte on Sat, 05 May 2007 03:17:00 PST

Night Song - No More.

I know there's a few folks who've been diligently checking out the Night Song Playlists here...Now you're the 2nd to know. (hey, I was barely the 1st) It seems the "powers that be" in KCRW-land have ...
Posted by G. DaPonte on Sat, 05 May 2007 03:25:00 PST