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Jesse DeNatale

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About Me

"Now it seems that all of the best ones have been driven underground. If there is a leak in the boiler room, it is the music of Jesse DeNatale, a unique and original American voice." - Tom Waits.............."He’s the bard of Tomales Bay." - Ramblin Jack Elliott..................."Beautifully produced, and orchestrated, and stocked with inventive and compelling songs, Soul Parade reminds us that Jesse DeNatale is one of the most distinctive singers and creative lyricists of his generation and the generations that flank him." - Billy Collins, U.S. Poet Laureate 2001-2003................"A rough and tender voice, intricate lyrics, and wise new songs. Soul Parade is half dance and half street confessional. All from the heart." -Michael Ondaatje.........."Coming across the musical inner workings of Jesse DeNatale was the single most soul satisfying surprise of my year." -Eliza Gilkyson ......... "He’s Good...Really Good" -Nick Hornby **** SOUL PARADE NOW IN STORES ALONG WITH SHANGRI-LA WEST. ALSO AVAILABLE AT AMAZON, RAPSODY, AND ITUNES.******

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/15/2006
Band Website: jessedenatale.com
Band Members: Somtimes solo, somtimes working with some mix of the following players: Paul Olguin, Kurt Stevenson, Andrew Griffin, Kirk Heydt, Tom Heyman, Paul Rustigian, The Loretta Lynch Singers, Nino Moschella, John Hofer, Matt North, Greg Reeves, Seth Ford Young, Chris Sipe, Sean Coleman, Rob Douglas, J. Sciarra, Jonathan Richman.
Influences: Lets start with the Red Winged Black Bird the Sparrow and the Whippoorwill. Mockingbirds and Wild Parrots. The Crow too. The sound of the wind in the grass. Water. Enrico Caruso, Carlo Buti, Lucio Battisti, Paolo Conte, The Ponte Vecchio, Footsteps on the sidewalk. Kids outside. Ray Charles, Lady Day, Dinah Washington, saxophone players on the corner. My mothers voice. Drummers Drumming. Ranchero songs, Perez Prado, Israel Cachao Lopez, Cal Tjader, Jack Costanzos records anything cha cha cha or mambo mambo. Frank Sinatra, Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Jeannete MacDonald, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Dean Martin, Peggy Lee, Brenda Lee, Connie Francis, Bobby Darin, Johnny Mercer, Brook Benton, Aker Bilk, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Django, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Miles and Coltrane, Ben Webster, Coleman Hawkins, Edwin Hawkins, Aretha Franklin, Nina Simone, Diana Ross, Dion Warwick, Dion, Jackie Wilson, Fats Domino, James Brown, Barbara Lewis, Little Peggy March, Skeeter Davis, Sandi Shaw, The Chiffons, The Cookies, The Ronetts, The Crystals, The Shangrilas, The Exciters, The Miracles, Nino Tempo, April Stevens, Leslie Gore, Little Eva, Little Stevie Wonder. Marvin Gaye, Jose Feliciano, Trini Lopez, Elvis, Gene Pitney, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, The Carter Family, George Jones, Spike Jones, Hank Williams, Andy Williams, Kay Starr, Ringo Starr, Johnny Crawford, Jimmie Rodgers, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Leonard Cohen, Leonard Bernstein, Elmer Bernstein, Bruce Springsteen, Ravel, Strauss, Schubert, Mozart, Puccini, Rossini, Beethovan, Nino Rota, Tom Waits, Anything by Ennio Morricone, New Years Eve bells for the mass in the Florence duomo. Bob Dylan, A New England Thunderstorm, The Harmonica Hi-Hats, Van Morrison, The click and clack of high heel shoes, Rickie, Joni, and Joan, The Band, The Incredible String Band, 101 Strings, Duane Allman, Mark Knopfler, David Knopfler, BB King, Albert King, Mississippi John Hurt, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Lightin Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, Taj Mahal, Cat Stevens, Boz Scaggs, Earth Wind and Fire. The sound from the window of the car passing by.
Sounds Like: You know who
Record Label: Jackpine Social Club
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Duet w/Maria Mckee

There is a duet with Maria Mckee (Lone Justice) called "Drift Away"Written and produced by Matt North. You can find it here http://www.myspace.com/mattnorth
Posted by Jesse DeNatale on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:38:00 PST

The Film "Black Irish"

Jesse De Natale's "Riding Gloves" is being used in the movie Black Irish as the closing credits song.A coming of age film staring Michael Angarano.Out now on DVD.http://www.blackirishmovie.com/Sixtee...
Posted by Jesse DeNatale on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:49:00 PST