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Johnne "John" Sambataro (born August 27, 1953, in South
Florida
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) is an American
rock
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musician. In 1975, he began working as a session vocalist and musician at
Criteria Recording Studios in Miami, where he worked with
Andy Gibb
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Barry Gibb
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Stephen Stills
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Eric Clapton
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Peter Frampton
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Teri DeSario
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,
Meat Loaf
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John Parr
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Coverdale and Page,
Zakk Wylde
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and many others.
In 1978, he toured with
Dave Mason
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. From 1979 through 1996, he toured with
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Firefall
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and Dion. In 2001, he rejoined with Dave Mason for Mason's DVD ''
Live at Sunrise'', recorded at
Sunrise Theater, and Samabataro has continued to tour regularly with Mason.
In 2011, Sambataro recorded a solo album, ''Me, Myself & I''.
Sambataro lives in South
Florida
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with his wife Cathe and two sons, Jason and Jarrad, who are also musicians.
References
External links
Johnne Sambataro websiteDave Mason website
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1953 births
Living people
American male singers
American rock singers
American session musicians
Guitarists from Florida
Singers from Florida