Mike Fonfara

Mike Fonfara

Keyboard player Michael Fonfara (born August 11, 1946 in Stevensville, Ontario, Canada) is a seasoned musician who is perhaps best known for his work with Lou Reed in the Seventies and The Downchild Blues Band in the Nineties. He started playing in Toronto band, Lee Jackson & The Checkmates in 1963, which evolved into Jon and Lee & The Checkmates soon afterwards. When this band broke up in September 1967, he worked briefly with David Clayton-Thomas and then toured and recorded with The Electric Flag before signing up with Elektra band, Rhinoceros in December 1967. Fonfara was a key member of the Canadian R&B band The Lincolns and continues to play with them.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Michael Fonfara — (born August 11, 1946, Stevensville, Ontario, Canada) is a keyboard player who is most notable for his work with the bands The Electric Flag and Rhinoceros in the 1960s, Lou Reed in the 1970s and The Downchild Blues Band, from 1990 to the present …   Wikipedia

  • Jon and Lee & The Checkmates — Best known for containing future members of Elektra band Rhinoceros, Jon and Lee The Checkmates, together with Mandala, spearheaded Toronto’s vibrant R B scene during the mid ‘60s. As The Jon Lee Group, the band released a lone single for ABC… …   Wikipedia

  • Rhinoceros (band) — Rhinoceros were a short lived rock band in late 1960s. Paul A. Rothchild, then Elektra Records talent scout and house producer conceived the idea to individually sign talented young musicians and then put them together in a group. They were *John …   Wikipedia

  • A Long Time Comin' — Album par Electric Flag Sortie mars 1968 Enregistrement  ? Durée 37:06 (original) Genre Blues Rock, Blues, soul …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Gene Hardy — Infobox musical artist Name = Gene Hardy Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = solo singer Birth name = Alias = Born = Died = Origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada Instrument = Saxophone, violin, musical saw, theremin Genre = Occupation =… …   Wikipedia

  • Coney Island Baby — Album par Lou Reed Sortie décembre 1975 Enregistrement 18 28 octobre 1975 Mediasound, New York Durée 35:15 Genre rock Producteur …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Downchild Blues Band — The Downchild Blues Band Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada Genres Blues Years active 1969 Present Associated acts Whiskey Howl McKenna Mendelson Mainline …   Wikipedia

  • Liste der Biografien/Fo — Biografien: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Liste der Spieler des FC Schalke 04 — Die Liste der Spieler des FC Schalke 04 führt alle Spieler auf, die seit der Gründung der Fußball Bundesliga im Jahr 1963 mindestens ein Pflichtspiel für die erste Mannschaft des FC Schalke 04 bestritten haben. Bei Spielern, die sowohl vor als… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Electric Flag — Datos generales Nacimiento 1966 Origen Chicago, Illinois (EEUU) Muerte 1969 …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”