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Encyclopedia > Domenic Troiano

Domenic Troiano (January 17, 1946-May 25, 2005) was a Canadian rock guitarist. January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...


Born Michaele Antonio Troiano in Modugno, Italy, Troiano became a naturalized Canadian in 1955. He was raised in Toronto and began playing guitar at age 15. As a professional musician, he was a guitarist for Ronnie Hawkins, The James Gang, The Guess Who and Bush. He performed with the Domenic Troiano Band in the late 1970s. He also wrote music for television including the CBS series Night Heat. Songs composed by Troiano, such as I Can Hear You Calling, have been performed by other artists including Three Dog Night. His guitar work can be heard on recordings by Moe Koffman, Joe Cocker, James Cotton and Long John Baldry. 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Ronnie Hawkins, born January 10, 1935 in Huntsville, Arkansas, United States, is a pioneer Rock and Roll musician. ... The James Gang was a rock band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1966. ... The Guess Who The Guess Who is a Canadian rock music band from Winnipeg, Manitoba that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country as well as abroad in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... Events and trends Although in the United States and in many other Western societies the 1970s are often seen as a period of transition between the turbulent 1960s and the more conservative 1980s and 1990s, many of the trends that are associated widely with the Sixties, from the Sexual Revolution... CBSs first color logo, which debuted in the fall of 1965. ... Three Dog Night was an American rock and roll band active from 1968 to 1975. ... Joe Cocker (born May 20, 1944) is a pop music singer. ... James Cotton (born July 1, 1935 in Tunica, Mississippi), is an American blues harmonica player, singer, and songwriter who is the bandleader for the James Cotton Blues Band. ... Long John Baldry, born January 12, 1941 in Haddon, Derbyshire, England, is a blues musician. ...


He was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1996. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in music. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...


He died of prostate cancer in 2005. His condition was first diagnosed about ten years earlier. Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer in men in the United States. ...


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Domenic Troiano Biography - AOL Music (636 words)
Singer, songwriter, and famed guitarist Domenic Troiano is probably best known for the time he served as a member of the famed rock group, the Guess Who.
Domenic Troiano was born in 1946 in Modugno, Italy.
It was with Mandala in 1967 that Troiano made his first recordings and began to climb the ladder to fame.
Marcus Troiano » 2005 » May (277 words)
Domenic Troiano: Famed Guitarist, Composer and Producer dies of cancer at age 59
Domenic “Donnie” Troiano passed away peacefully in his home on Wednesday, May 25 at age 59, after a courageous seven month battle with prostate cancer.
By the mid ‘70s, Domenic’s profile was raised to another level when he became a member of the famed rock group, The Guess Who.
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