- Johnnie Dee
Johnnie Dee (born John DeGiuli) is a Canadian rock vocalist, best known as the lead singer for the rock band
Honeymoon Suite . Dee (who also plays guitar) and guitaristDerry Grehan formed Honeymoon Suite inNiagara Falls ,Ontario in the early 1980s. Together they produced five studio albums and numerous hits including songs such as "New Girl Now " and "Feel It Again" which were both featured on the "Miami Vice " TV series. In 1986, Honeymoon Suite won a Juno Award for "Group of the Year" and was also nominated that same year for "Album of the Year".In 2004 Dee released a solo album entitled "Songs in Dee", which was produced independently in Canada. Most of the tracks were co-written with Rob Laidlaw who also produced the album. A single for "Out Here" was released, with a corresponding music video.
Dee is still touring with Honeymoon Suite (back with the original lineup) in 2007.
"Songs in Dee"
Co-written with Rob Laidlaw, the bassist with Honeymoon Suite at the time, the track list is:
*01 - Seriously (DeGiuli/Laidlaw/Morrisey) 4:15
*02 - Holiday (DeGiuli/Laidlaw) 2:59
*03 - The Light (Dafoe/DeGiuli/Laidlaw) 4:32
*04 - Everybody Falls (Dafoe/DeGiuli/Laidlaw/Morrisey/Nelson) 4:10
*05 - Out Here (DeGiuli/Laidlaw/Morrisey) 4:26
*06 - How (DeGiuli/Laidlaw) 2:38
*07 - Setting Sun (DeGiuli/Laidlaw/Morrisey) 3:23
*08 - Buck 15 (DeGiuli/Grehan/Laidlaw) 4:10
*09 - Train (DeGiuli/Laidlaw) 3:23
*10 - Life (DeGiuli/Laidlaw) 4:49Featured on the album are:
*Kim Mitchell - Guitar, Soloist
*Ray Coburn (Honeymoon Suite) - Keyboards, Organ (Hammond)
*Rik Emmett - Guitar, Soloist
*Derry Grehan (Honeymoon Suite) - Guitar (Electric)
*Andy Krehm - Mastering
*Randy Cooke - Percussion, Drums
*Timothy Welsh - Guitar, E-Bow, Soloist
*Rob Laidlaw (Honeymoon Suite) - Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Programming, Vocals (background), Producer
*Tara K. Slone (Joydrop) - Vocals (background)
*Peter Nunn (Honeymoon Suite) - Strings
*Johnnie DeGiuli - Vocals, Vocals (background)References
* [http://www.livetourartists.com/roster/honeymoon-suite/ Honeymoon Suite] biography at LiveTourArtists
HoneymoonSuite is also looking forward to the latest release of their new album coming out in early 2008
External links
* [http://www.johnniedegiuli.com Official Website]
* [http://www.honeymoonsuite.com Official Band Website]
* [http://www.johnniedee.ca Fansite]
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