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Encyclopedia > Henry Padovani

Henry Padovani (b. October 13, 1952, in Bastia, Corsica) is a musician, the original guitarist with The Police. In 1977, he was replaced by Andy Summers. October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location within France Bastia (French & Corsican: Bastia), is a town and commune of northern Corsica, in France. ... (Territorial collectivity flag) (Territorial collectivity logo) Location Administration Capital Ajaccio President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Departments Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse Arrondissements 5 Cantons 52 Communes 360 Statistics Land area1 8,680 km² Population (Ranked 25th)  - January 1, 2006 est. ... A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band, strongly influenced by reggae and ska music. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Andy Summers, 1996 Andy Summers was born Andrew James Somers on December 31, 1942 in Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, England. ...


For a brief period between July and August 1977, The Police performed live as a four piece with Padovani and Summers sharing guitar duties. After an aborted studio session with producer John Cale, Padovani decided to leave the band.


Since then he has recorded and performed as a musician in his own right. After The Police, he joined Wayne County & the Electric Chairs. In 1980, he formed his own guitar instrumental band, the Flying Padovanis, and released the single Western Pasta (1981). The Flying Padovani's recorded two albums Font L'Enfer and They Call Them Crazy before disbanding at the end of 1987. A few years later he contributed to a Johnny Thunders tribute album by performing Cosa Nostra. Wayne County & the Electric Chairs were part of the original first wave of punk band froms the 1970s. ... The Flying Padovanis was a band with the original guitarist of The Police, Henri Padovani, with Paul Slack (ex-UK Subs) and Glen Matlock since 2004. ... Johnny Thunders Johnny Thunders, born John Anthony Genzale, Jr (July 15, 1952 - April 23, 1991), was a rock and roll guitarist and singer, first with the New York Dolls, the proto-punk glam rockers of the early 70s. ...


Henry was the Vice President of IRS Records between 1984 and 1994, and then managed Italian superstar Zucchero for 5 years. I.R.S. Records was started in the US in 1979 by Miles Copeland (the older brother of Stewart Copeland, drummer of The Police). ... Zucchero, byname of Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25, 1955), is an Italian rock singer. ...


After a 5 year sabbatical, Henry decided to return to guitar playing. He recorded with producer Yves Aouizerate a solo album in 2006, à croire que c'était pour la vie, sung in French, including the song "Welcome Home" featuring Stewart Copeland and Sting of The Police. This was the first time the "original" members of the Police recorded together since "Fallout", "Nothing Achieving" and ' Visons of the night'. Manu Katché, Steve Hunter, Glen Matlock and Chris Musto also appear on the album. to be released in spring 2007. He also wrote the music for the movies 'la vie comme elle va' and ' Ici Najac à vous la terre'(cannes film festival 2006 official selection, DGA 2007 nomination, Cesars 2007 nomination..) Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician. ... For professional wrestler Steve Borden, see Sting (wrestler). ... Manu Katché. Manu Katché is a French musician, born in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés on October 27th 1957. ... Glen Matlock (born August 27, 1956 in West London, England) was the original bass player of punk rock band the Sex Pistols. ...


Henry also released a book in April 2006, Secret Police Man, that recounts many episodes of his "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" London lifestyle in the late 1970s and the early days of The Police.


The flying padovani's have reformed in 2007 for an album ' three for trouble' to be released in May 2007 and a tour in the summer 2007 ( including the Fuji rock festival in Japan).


Henry Padovani often appears live on stage with his friend Rachid Taha.


External links

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The Police
Sting | Andy Summers | Stewart Copeland
Henry Padovani
Discography
Studio Albums: Outlandos d'Amour (1978) | Reggatta de Blanc (1979) | Zenyatta Mondatta (1980) | Ghost in the Machine (1981) | Synchronicity (1983)
Live Albums: Live! (1995)
Compilation Albums: Every Breath You Take: The Singles (1986) | Message in a Box: The Complete Recordings (1993) | Every Breath You Take: The Classics (1995) | The Very Best of Sting & The Police (1997, 2002)
Tours
Early Years (1977-80) | The Police Around the World Tour (Zenyatta Mondatta Tour) (1980-81) | Ghost in the Machine Tour (1981-82) | Synchronicity Tour (1983-84) | A Conspiracy of Hope Tour (1986) | The Police Reunion Tour (2007-08)
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Henry Padovani - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (289 words)
Henry was the Vice President of IRS Records between 1984 and 1994, and then managed Italian superstar Zucchero for 5 years.
After a 5 year sabbatical, Henry decided to return to guitar playing.
Henry also plans to release a book in April 2006 that recount many episodes of his "sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll" London lifestyle in the late seventies and on The Police's early days.
The Police - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1632 words)
Singer-bassist Sting and guitarist Henry Padovani began rehearsing with Copeland in January, 1977, and they recorded their first single "Fallout/Nothing Achieving" the following month.
Padovani's relatively limited ability as a guitarist meant that his tenure in the band was short, and soon after an aborted recording session with producer John Cale on August 10, Padovani left the band and Summers took over sole guitar duties.
In 2004, Henry Padovani (the band's guitarist before Andy Summers joined) released an album with the participation of Stewart Copeland and Sting in one track, reuniting the "original" Police members in a performance for the first time since 1977.
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