We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. They were all his famous leather jackets. One day in 1975 when Cannata was in the studio, engineer Al Stegmeyer suggested that Cannata call his brother Doug, who had recently gotten a gig as Billy Joels bass player. Lets say you were talking to a young musician who was about to go on tour backing a major solo artist. Although Joel continued to use DeVitto as his main drummer, he allowed Kortchmar to use different drummers for some of the drum tracks. * His duality is Passive and opposite sun sign is Virgo. Do you want to play again?' At rehearsals or onstage, Paul was always happy-go-lucky and really chill. Estimated Net Worth in 2020. He would tour with Joel and work alongside him in the studio for the next five years, contributing to multiplatinum records The Stranger, 52nd Street, Glass Houses and Songs in the Attic. and television. Richie Cannata's Mon Night Open Mic Jam with Friends started in the late 80's on a Wed. night at the China Club when the club was on west 75th and Broadway in NYC. Turns out Bruce decided in 1995 to get the E Street Band back together. Baby Grand is also on that and A Matter of Trust. But I know its hard for Billy to step away from himself as a writer. Ive been so, so blessed with this balancing act that Ive been doing. It was insane. The reason Cannata struck such a deep bond? It was nice to see how grateful they were for my gesture and how the first autograph they got was from Ron Guidry. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Rivera is best known for his work with Ringo and Joel, but hes also played with everyone from Simon and Garfunkel and Foreigner to Peter Gabriel, Hall and Oates, and Sam and Dave over the years. Commentdocument.getElementById("comment").setAttribute("id","a3ddd3a7d787bd255edf2a716baabfe5");document.getElementById("f8e4e772f6").setAttribute("id","comment"); Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Richie Cannata) - Single Dana Simone Nobody Else (feat. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Id sometimes sit on the side of the stage with [drummer] Carlos Vega because theyd be doing songs without any drums or saxophone. Joel also added lead guitarist David Brown in 1978 who stayed with the band throughout the 1980s, beginning with the recording of Glass Houses (1980). Later on, in 1985, I ended up playing with Yoko. We need to forget about this. [20], On July 11, 2016, Cannata received special recognition from Glen Cove Mayor for his contributions to the city's music heritage. Our son is in the back row in his car seat. and has been heard by millions of fans through radio Then we get to that song Im Your Captain by Grand Funk Railroad. The George Harrison of the Yankees would have to be Ron Guidry. efffee@aol.com, Other Works I believe when we finally do our first show at Madison Square Garden, when that comes to be, itll make The Last Play at Shea look like a gig at CBGBs. Anyway, I come along, play the part, I sang all the background parts. Id already been playing saxophone. Of all the love I have for people in music, when he performs and when he puts it out there and those songs connect with people, we all forget about life for a while. It has everything that anyone could possibly want. Just get along with people. Richie Cannata is a famous American musician. I was like, OK. It was a secret, covert operation. Dave was just very upset with how things were turning out. How is your lockdown going? Why were you guys wearing masks on the stage? Tell me about that. I freaked out, says Rivera. Tons of other shows at the Fillmore like Deep Purple opening up for Creedence Clearwater Revival. Why do I think it is? Toland What You Started (feat. Noise to oversee part of the publicity and promotion campaign Im a huge fan of the Who. I cant imagine the thrill of being a Lennon fan one minute and then playing Imagine with him onstage. It was unbelievable. Theres nothing with sax on the song. Its not too often we have a real musical legend on CT Style, but we sure do today. What do you need? How did all that go down? Onstage, you wouldnt know there was any animosity. At this point, the only remaining long-standing member of Joel's touring band was DeVitto. And Joel continued to retain Taliefero and Rivera who both remain in his band. You want to say, This is Mick Jones. But you dont want to do that. We all need to forget about life for a while. In July of 2010, it was Ringos 70th birthday. Fran Strine's new documentary 'Hired Gun' opens nationwide on Friday June 29th, Billy Joel performs on stage, USA, 1977. Each of us had a face mask in the back and a skullcap. In a serious way? In this horrible time, I am so over-the-moon grateful to Billy, as we all are. I think hes being a little hard on it. Theyve both said that this was a difficult period where they werent always seeing eye to eye. Being on stage stimulated a desire to perform and seek out the adrenaline of live and studio performance. I crack the whip, do rehearsals, didnt even get to see the first show, and I was on a plane the night before a Billy show to get back out. You attitude is what you take into it. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. He came out and played White Room. We were in Denver. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2009. He used studio musicians for the recording and different guys out on the road. The three of us sang all those insane background parts. [6] David Clark of the Joel tribute band Songs in the Attic[7] plays piano and provides lead vocals, Malcolm Gold plays bass, Ken Cino plays guitar, and Doug Kistner plays keyboards in the group.[8][9]. The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time You created a key part of it. I believe that Governor Cuomo has done an amazing job. And be grateful. We have a son who was a year and a half old. for his acclaimed self-titled CD. As a member of "The Billy Joel Band" from 1975-81, he contributed immensely to such landmark albums as "The Stranger", "52nd Street" and "Glass Houses". Some of Billy Joel's former backing band chat about their time with the "Piano Man" in director Fran Strine's new documentary on famous side-players, called Hired Gun, which opens in 320 movie houses nationwide on Friday June 29th. Get along. I know they werent very close offstage. What is a Mutt? Nobody had heard of him at the time. You. Ginger Baker guested at some shows, so two thirds of Cream were on the stage with you. Were you a big Billy Joel fan before the audition you had with him? Nobody knows their names. Its so freaky and so incredible. NY Sports Day is an independent site that covers New York sports since 2004. Now, Im in the same boat as before, but flipped. He also is the musical director of former New York Yankee and Latin Grammy-nominated jazz artist Bernie Williams and his band. Richie Cannata is on Facebook. Richie and other members of the then Billy Joel band have helped me do charity events for kids in the Bronx and in poor communities in Long Island. Look, when you have a person that actually knows what they want, its easy. I have no answer to that other than youre 100 percent right. Find by Genre >> AC >> Richie Cannata [Laughs], After River of Dreams, did you sense that Billy was done making new records? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCd0JfW93fc. For this particular tour, Cannata temporarily returned on lead saxophones though he soon left the band again and Rivera returned to his position as lead saxophonist. Cannata joined Joel and the guys for the recording of the multiplatinum album Turnstiles. He remains at this position and served as both a musical consultant and band member in the Movin' Out musical. [8][9] He also plays flute and keyboards in addition to alto, soprano and baritone sax.[10]. Peter pressed the talkback button and said, Just play the first thing that comes into your head.. It was a little rough. Because like me, he likes to help people. According to Wikipedia, Forbes, IMDb & Various Online resources, famous Musician Richie Cannata's net worth is $1-5 Million at the age of 70 years old. One night, we shot craps and I took all of Daves money. I wanted to play like [saxophonist] Chris Wood and sing and play keyboards like Stevie Winwood. I dont know what happened. Through the glasses, you could see Strawberry Fields. I felt like I fit in. There was a mutual understanding that was going to happen. Three years later, you played with John Lennon at a tribute show to Sir Lew Grade, which wound up being his last public performance. You play the organ on this one. I was like, I only play this on piano. He has returned to perform with Billy on many occasions including performing on "Billy Joel Live on Long Island", a 1983 HBO TV Special, taped at the Nassau Coliseum on the previous New Year's Eve, the 12 Billy Joel concert performances at NYCs' Madison Square Garden in 2006 and for "The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame 25th Aniiversary" (2009) also at Madison Square Garden. So now fast-forward to 1986 and Im back home after the Foreigner tour. But 40-years later, DAmbrosio wasnt too far off and let me add, if theres a better sax player in this world like Richie Cannata, especially after you hear him in that solo New York State of Mind, he just doesnt exist. Some of Eren's accomplishments include working with Timbaland protoges Amar and Jim Beanz (both featured on Timbaland's album "Shock Value"), singing the National Anthem at Citi Field for the Mets alongside his musical veteran father Richie Cannata (saxaphone, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys & Bernie Williams Band), singing lead male vocal . Joe Walsh called me up and said, Hey, Mark. I just happened to be at the right place at the right time with that situation. I remember asking Cannata at the time, how did he get into the Yankees locker room and he told me, Billy Joel and him were guests of Yankees bat boy Joe DAmbrosio. My wife goes, Thats our favorite song! Our son is bouncing along to it. Richie Cannata (b. ' Yes, I love New York State of Mind. Yes, I love Piano Man even though I dont play on it. Up and down on each side, there must have been ten pairs of boots that matched each leather jacket. Just bear with me. He plays [hums the bass part slightly off] and stops. In 2006, Cannata briefly toured again with Joel, and was part of his record-setting 12-show run at Madison Square Garden. I dont know how to tell Ringo what is going on. He says, Marky, dont worry about it.