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Carmelo

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About Me

I write about music and play boogieblues-a-billy with The Boogie Ramblers. I have written books about Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, New Orleans & Louisiana (with music writer Aldo Pedron) and The Birth Of Rock And Roll.
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Ben Vaughn - Cashier Girl
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My Interests

History of American Music and playing with The Boogie Ramblers (Tito "Boy" on harp, Attilio on bass and Maurizio on drums).

I'd like to meet:

Peter Guralnick, Nick Tosches, Brian Ward, Charlie Gillett, Greil Marcus.

Music:

Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Elvis Presley, Johnny Burnette Trio, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, Charlie Rich, Buddy Holly, Gene Vincent, Roy Orbison, Eddie Cochran, Link Wray, Freddie King, Albert King, Slim Harpo, Arthur Alexander, Dan Penn, Creedence Clearwater Revival, J.J. Cale, Nick Drake, Tom Waits, Jonathan Richman, George Thorogood, Nine Below Zero, Blasters, Los Lobos, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Ben Vaughn Combo, Rino Gaetano, Don McCalister Jr., Tolo Marton, Rainer Ptacek, Paolo Bonfanti, Madeleine Peyroux.

Books:

"Just My Soul Responding" (Brian Ward)- "Feel Like Going Home" and "Last Train To Memphis" (Peter Guralnick) - "Mistery Train" (Greil Marcus) - "The Sound Of The City" (Charlie Gillett) - "Unsung Heroes Of Rock And Roll" (Nick Tosches)

Heroes:

Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Alan Lomax, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry.