Val Fuentes (born November 25, 1947 in

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) is the original and current

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mer for the progressive folk/rock band

It's a Beautiful Day It's a Beautiful Day is an American band formed in San Francisco, California, in 1967, featuring vocalist Pattie Santos along with violinist David LaFlamme and his wife, Linda LaFlamme, on keyboards. David LaFlamme, who as a youth had once p ...

. He has also played with Fat Chance,

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, Shadowfax, Lina Valentino, Linda Imperial, The Pure Pleasure Band, and The Moments. Fuentes lives in

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and plays shows with

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and It's a Beautiful Day, as well as several other local Sonoma County bands such as The Zins, a rock/funk group. His son Carlo Fuentes was born on November 25, 1985, and also plays drums and piano, and sings. He has played in numerous local bands.

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