John Cafferty

John Cafferty

Infobox musical artist
Name = John Cafferty


Background = solo_singer
Born =
Died =
Years_active = 1970s - present
Origin = Narragansett, Rhode Island
Instrument = Guitar, Vocals
Genre = Rock
Label = Scotti Bros.
Associated_acts = John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band

John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band is the name of an American rock band of the 1970s and 1980s, from Narragansett, Rhode Island. Originally known as simply Beaver Brown, the group (consisting of John Cafferty (born ca. 1950) on vocals and rhythm guitar, Gary Gramolini on guitar, Patrick Lupo on bass, Kenny Jo Silva on drums, Bobby Cotoia on piano, and Michael "Tunes" Antunes on saxophone) initially established a popular following throughout Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts.

They achieved their greatest fame when they performed the music of a "Springsteen-esque" fictional band in the hit 1983 movie "Eddie and the Cruisers". The soundtrack album from the film reached the top 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and produced a #7 hit single ("On the Dark Side") on the Billboard Hot 100.

The group's 1985 follow-up album "Tough All Over" made the top 50, getting some attention for "C.I.T.Y" and the title track. Another song from that album, "Voice of America's Sons", was the featured theme song on the official motion picture soundtrack of the movie "Cobra", starring Sylvester Stallone. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000I9P0] Subsequent releases were mostly sequels to the Eddie and the Cruisers concept, and Cafferty and the band faded from popular consciousness.

Prior to "Cobra", Cafferty's "Hearts on Fire" was featured in another Stallone film, "Rocky IV" [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000E6FSPW] , and has been used in several parodies. They have been referenced in the Sean Connery/French Stewart/Burt Reynolds edition of Celebrity Jeopardy! on Saturday Night Live.

They still tour sporadically. The band, minus Cafferty, will appear on the upcoming reality series, "Loder's Run: The Quickening".

Discography

*"Eddie and the Cruisers Soundtrack" (1983)
*"Tough All Over" (1985)
*"Roadhouse" (1988)
*" Soundtrack" (1989)
*"" (1991)
*"" (1992)
*"" (2003)
*"" (2004)

Bibliography

*Himes, Jeffrey (1984). "Beaver Brown: Maturity and Power." "The Washington Post". October 24.
*Strauss, Duncan (1987). "Cafferty Does Spooky Simulation of Springsteen." "Los Angeles Times". October 20.
*(2006). "Upcoming Events." "New York Daily News". August 13.


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