Jimmi Accardi
 

Biography

Jimmi Accardi is a singer, songwriter, musician, and performer. As a teenager, he played backup guitar for such hit-makers as The Classics ("Till Then"), The Moonglows ("Sincerely"), The Belmonts ("Where or When"), and The Regents ("Barbara Ann"). Later he toured as the guitarist for Chubby Checker.
Jimmi worked as a session guitarist for Rupert Holmes ("Escape" -the Pina Colada song) on the album entitled Rupert Holmes. He also recorded with Harry Nilsson.
Jimmi's own group, The Laughing Dogs, enjoyed two critically acclaimed albums on Columbia Records (The Laughing Dogs and The Laughing Dogs Meet Their Makers) with original songs in the Billboard picks.
Jimmi toured as lead guitarist for Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones of The Monkees. He also was lead guitarist for the Eddy Dixon Band, and played with Evan Lurie (The Lounge Lizards).
Jimmi's experience making records included working with producers Bruce Botnik and Eddie Kramer. Jimmi himself produced and engineered records for hit rap artists Scott LaRock and Boogie Down Productions, Ultra Magnetic, and KRS 1.
On the Rockin' & Jumpin' CD, Jimmi returns to his roots, with original rock and roll, rockabilly, and jump blues tunes. Jimmi's vocals and lead guitar are accompanied by his band The Wild Cats.

Read more...

Music

Good Rockin' Tonight
2011
Exciting live performances of classic rock & roll, rockabilly, and blues songs from a master of the style - enough for many nights of good rockin'.
CD: $12.99 MP3: $9.99
Reviews
0
 
Cry of the Wild Guitar
2010
"The hottest new guitar killer playing his own style of blues, rock, and rockabilly and with a passion for wild note bending -- in a class with Jeff Beck, Scotty Moore, Freddie King, and Buddy Guy - but unique and unlike any of them." -- Maybelline Gibson
CD: $11.99 MP3: $9.99
Reviews
0
 
Live Jive!
2010
Live, authentic old school rock & roll / rockin' blues with all the energy, excitement, and spontaneity that happens in a live performance!
CD: $11.99 MP3: $9.99
Reviews
0
 
On the Gold Rush Trail
2007
Americana / cowboy / country / saloon songs - "These are songs that will warm your heart, bring back the spirit of the Old West, and perhaps remind you of your own adventures off the beaten path."
MP3: $9.99 CD: $11.99
Reviews
0
 
Rockabilly Blues
2007
"... that warm feeling of tube amps, reel-to-reel tape, and a small studio on the back streets of Memphis. Had the late Carl Perkins lived just a few more years to hear this, he would have undoubtedly embraced Jimmi Accardi as a kindred musical spirit."
MP3: $9.99 CD-R: $11.99
Reviews
1
 
Rhythm & Blues
2007
Rockin', danceable old-style rhythm & blues / jump blues / rock & roll - all original tunes, lots of soul and good times.
MP3: $9.99 CD-R: $11.99
Reviews
0
 
12
Sell your music on CD Baby and iTunes! Minimize this Tab Open this Tab