associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
blondie 1973 & ndash ; present brooklyn , new york , united states jimmy destri solo_singer 13 april 1954 piano , vocals , organ , guitar , synthesizer new pop wave , pop rock , punk rock , jimmy destri
 james mollica musician , keyboardist
jimmy destri

jimmy destri -lrb- born james mollica , april 13 , 1954 , brooklyn , new york city , united states -rrb- is an american musician .
he played keyboards in the rock band blondie , and was one of the principal songwriters for the band along with chris stein and deborah harry .
destri stopped touring with the band in 2004 , but remained an official member for several more years .
