TONY ADAMO
Genres: RnB, Vocal Jazz • United States

"Adamo is like Lou Rawls fronting Tower of Power..." Stuart Hamilton, Amazon.co.uk "Think Lou Reed, but funkified..." Sandy Shore, Smoothjazz.com As he joins the Strokeland family, Tony Adamo's story continues. This powerhouse of a singer/songwriter has come full circle — from radio announcer to Hollywood agent, to fronting many rock and funk bands that played the Reno, Tahoe, and Las Vegas circuit. All that while, Adamo was setting his sights on a recording career. As fate would have it, he hooked up with veteran guitarist/producer Jerry Stucker in San Francisco, where he embarked on the journey. Stucker soon introduced him to legendary bassist Paul Jackson (Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters). Jackson thought the Adamo/Stucker song 'Hey, Lou' was very hip and laid down a funky bass track for the tune. Jackson soon featured the song on his second solo release, FUNK ON A STICK, on Backdoor Records. Tony Adamo, Stephen read more...