Elisa Randazzo is an American musician, songwriter and fashion designer who is based in California. Although her contributions as a songwriter, singer and violinist have spanned many musical projects, ''Bruises and Butterflies'' is her first solo release. It debuted on the Drag City label on May 18, 2010. Two songs on this LP are a result of her collaboration with the influential, 1970s British folk singer/guitarist,

Bridget St John Bridget St John (born Bridget Anne Hobbs; 4 October 1946 in Surrey, England) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for the three albums she recorded between 1969 and 1972 for John Peel's Dandelion record label. Peel produced ...

. Randazzo is known for layered harmonies and string

arrangements In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition. Differences from the original composition may include reharmonization, melodic paraphrasing, orchestration, or formal development. Arranging differs from orchestr ...

. Elisa was born in New York to well-known songwriters, Victoria Pike and

Teddy Randazzo Alessandro Carmelo "Teddy" Randazzo (May 13, 1935 – November 21, 2003) was an American pop songwriter, singer, arranger and producer, who composed hit songs such as " Goin' Out of My Head", "It's Gonna Take a Miracle", " Pretty Blue Eyes", ...

. Her father wrote hit pop songs such as, "

Goin' Out of My Head "Goin' Out of My Head" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo and Bobby Weinstein, initially recorded by Little Anthony and the Imperials in 1964. Randazzo, a childhood friend of the group, wrote the song especially for them, having also supplied ...

," "

It's Gonna Take a Miracle "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Lou Stallman. It was first an R&B hit in 1965 for The Royalettes, which reached the Top 30 on the U.S. R&B chart and peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard'' H ...

," and "

Hurt So Bad "Hurt So Bad" is a song written by Teddy Randazzo, Bobby Weinstein, and Bobby Hart. It is a classic 1965 Top 10 hit ballad originally recorded by Little Anthony & The Imperials. Linda Ronstadt also had a Top 10 hit with her cover version in 19 ...

," which were recorded by a gamut of early pop legends, from

Little Anthony and the Imperials Little Anthony and the Imperials is an American rhythm and blues/soul vocal group from New York City founded by Clarence Collins in the 1950s and named in part for its lead singer, Jerome Anthony "Little Anthony" Gourdine, who was noted for his h ...

, to

The Zombies The Zombies are an English Rock music, rock band formed in the early 1960s in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group had a British and American chart-topper, hit in 1964 with "She's Not ...

Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is a retired American singer who performed and recorded in diverse genres including rock, country, light opera, the Great American Songbook, and Latin. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards, three American ...

to Frank Sinatra, among others. Her mother was also a prolific songwriter, writing psychedelic classics such as The Third Bardot's, "I'm Five Years Ahead of My Time," (Nuggets collection). Elisa grew up in

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, but spent a lot of time on the road with her parents. She spent nursery school in Jamaica, where her father developed bands in a Kingston studio, as well as numerous stints in Las Vegas while her parents performed in lounges across from Elvis, among others. Elisa received a rigorous liberal arts education at the Green Meadow Waldorf School in the New York suburb of Spring Valley. The Steiner curriculum introduced her to the violin at the age of eight. After graduating Green Meadow, Randazzo studied political science in Paris, France and then at New York's

Columbia University Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...

. After moving to Los Angeles, she met musician-artist

Mayo Thompson Mayo Thompson (born February 26, 1944 in Houston, Texas, United States) is an American musician and visual artist best known as the leader of the experimental rock band Red Krayola. Background His formal education includes Garden of Arts Kind ...

, best known for his leadership of the avant-garde rock band,

Red Krayola The Red Krayola (originally Red Crayola) is an American avant rock band from Houston, Texas formed in 1966 by the trio of singer/guitarist Mayo Thompson, drummer Frederick Barthelme, and bassist Steve Cunningham. The group were part of the 19 ...

. She played violin and sang with Red Krayola, touring the United States, Japan and Austria. She also appears on four Red Krayola LPs (Drag City), including, 'Sighs Trapped By Liars,' which was recorded in 2007. She has also guest appeared on many projects as a vocalists and/or violinist.

Appears on

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1996 * Hazel (LP) Red Krayola Drag City 1996 * The Fakers & The Takers (7")

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1997 * Fingerpainting (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Red Krayola Drag City 1999 * Fingerpainting (LP) Red Krayola Drag City 1999 * Fingerpainting (CD, Album) Red Krayola Drag City 1999 * Don't Let the Bastards Get You Down: A Tribute to Kris Kristofferson Jackpine Social Club (CD) 2002 *I Believe in the Spirit (CD single) Tim Burgess P.I.A.S. 2003 * Fairechild (CD) Fairechild Spaceshed Records 2005
Sighs Trapped By Liars
(CD, Album) Red Krayola Drag City 2007 * Fingerpointing (CD, Album) Red Krayola Drag City 2008, *Pacific Dust (CD, Album) The Mother Hips Camera Records 2009 *Bruises & Butterflies (CD, Album) Elisa Randazzo Drag City 2010 *Doris & the Daggers (CD, Album) Spiral Stairs Nine_Mile,[3Domino_(record_label).html" ;"title=".html" ;"title="Nine Mile,[3">Nine Mile,[3Domino (record label)">.html" ;"title="Nine Mile,[3">Nine Mile,[3Domino (record label) 2017

References

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