Original sentence: At age 13 he formed his 1st serious rock band Rat Race Choir (RRC).At the age of 6 he announced to family and friends that he knew he would play drums for the rest of his life.He then added other musical outlets to his career by touring and/or recording with other well-known artists.It was Steve that wrote and delivered the eulogy at John Entwistle’s memorial service in London.Lengthy international tours with Leslie West/Mountain, John Entwistle/The Who, Alan Parsons, Todd Rundgren, Heart’s Ann Wilson and others became a huge part of Steve’s career.One off recording sessions or performances with Richie Blackmore, Joe Walsh and Billy Squier also became a part of Steve’s musical life.RRC went on to perform nationally for over 25 years performing up to 300 nights a year.Steve Luongo is an internationally recognized drummer, producer and songwriter who hails from Westchester, New York.Steve has been playing drums, touring the world and making records ever since.Steve performed with RRC exclusively for over 10 years.Steve produced, performed, co-wrote and toured with The John Entwistle Band until John’s death in 2002.Steve served as drummer, producer and second lead vocalist.The most prolific and significant of all was his work with the late John Entwistle best know as the iconic bass guitarist for The Who.The two musicians became the best of friends.Years later RRC broke onto the NY music scene from South Hampton, Long Island after playing an extended summer concert series there
Edited sentence: At age 13 he formed Rat Race Choir (RRC), which performed for over 25 years, up to 300 nights a year.He produced, performed, co-wrote and toured with The John Entwistle Band until Entwistle’s death in 2002 (and wrote and delivered the eulogy at John Entwistle’s memorial service in London).He toured with Leslie West/Mountain, John Entwistle/The Who, Alan Parsons, Todd Rundgren, Ann Wilson, and others.Steve Luongo is a drummer, producer and songwriter from Westchester, New York.Steve performed with RRC exclusively for over 10 years, and toured and recorded with many artists.Steve served as drummer, producer and singer