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Anthony Geraci

Anthony (*1954 in New Haven, CT) is a pianist, Hammond organist and composer. His interest in playing piano began at age four when he told his parents "I want a piano!" Lessons at the Neighborhood School of Music, affiliated with Yale University, soon followed. At around the age of sixteen he befriended a fellow musician, Ed Cherry, at high school. They began listening to music together after school and one day Ed played a Jimmy Rogers recording, Chicago Bound, that literally changed his life. Ed went on to be Dizzy Gillespie’s guitarist for many years.

Seeing Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and Willie Dixon was part of his blues education. Years later Anthony had the opportunity to play piano with Muddy Waters, B.B. King, Otis Rush, Chuck Berry, Big Mama Thornton, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Rodgers and many more-something a sixteen year old budding blues pianist would never have seemed possible. Anthony has recorded with Big Walter Horton, Ronnie Earl, Big Jack Johnson, Zora Young, Sugaray Rayford, Debbie Davies, Kenny Neal and many more great Blues Artists. Anthony graduated from the Berklee College of Music with B.A. Degree, and a M.A. from Skidmore College.

Some of his releases received nominations for Awards, such as the Blues Music Award. In the following years, Anthony worked together with Ronnie Earl, Anne Harris, Walter Trout, Sugar Ray Norcia, Monster Mike Welch, Erika Van Pelt, and The Boston Blues All-Stars.

Deep Blues Black Top Records CD BT-1033 released 1988 recorded February 1982 till September 1984 in Brighton, MA and Dallas, TX	Ronnie Earl, guitar Greg Piccolo, tenor sax Kaz Kazanoff, tenor sax Mark "Kaz" Kazanoff, tenor sax Doug James, baritone sax Anthony Geraci, organ, piano David Maxwell, piano Sugar Ray Norcia, harmonica, vocals Kim Wilson, harmonica, vocals Michael Ward, bass Mudcat Ward, bass Neil Gouvin, drums John Rossi, drums
Test Of Time Black Top Records CD BT-1082 released 1992 recorded in Boston, MA/USA	Ronnie Earl, guitar Mark Kazanoff, alto sax, tenor sax, baritone sax Greg Piccolo, tenor sax Mr. Excello, tenor sax Saxy Boy, tenor sax Doug James, baritone sax Bob Enos, trumpet Duke Robillard, guitar Hubert Sumlin, guitar Robert Lockwood jr., guitar Tony Zamagni, organ Anthony Geraci, organ, piano Ron Levy, organ Dave Maxwell, piano Kim Wilson, harmonica, vocals Michael 'Mudcat' Ward, bass Steve Gomes, bass John Rossi, drums Per Hanson, drums Darrell Nulisch, vocals Mighty Sam McClain, vocals Sugar Ray Norcia, vocals
Fifty Shades Of Blue Delta Groove Music DGPCD171 recorded in Quincy, MA/USA	Anthony Geraci, Hammond organ Boston All-Stars Band Monster Mike Welch, guitar Sugar Ray Norcia, native American flute, harmonica, vocals Darrell Nulisch, harmonica, vocals Michael "Mudcat" Ward, bass Neil Gouvin, drums Marty Richards, drums Darrell Nulisch, vocals Toni Lynn Washington, vocals Michelle Wilson, vocals
Why Did You Have To Go Shining Stone Records SSCD005 recorded in Quincy, MA/USA	Anthony Geraci, Hammond organ, piano Gordon Beadle, sax Sax Gordon, horn Doug Woolverton, horn, trumpet Ronnie Earl, guitar Troy Gonyea, guitar Willie J. Laws, guitar, piano, vocals Kid Ramos, guitar Monster Mike Welch, guitar Sugar Ray Norcia, harmonica, vocals Willie Campbell, bass Michael "Mudcat" Ward, bass Jimi Bott, drums Neil Gouvin, drums Marty Richards, drums Dennis Brennan, vocals Sugaray Rayford, vocals Brian Templeton, vocals Michelle Willson, vocals

contact:	antmanblue@gmail.com
homepage:	www.anthonygeraciblue.com
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