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(A superb production, great sound and awesome new songs for this great Rock’n’Roll\/Rockabilly guitarist! Who loves Cramps or Stray Cats needs a listen!!)The Rockabilly Hall of Fame – Usa &
\nArea Pirata Produzioni
\npresent:<\/i>
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\n<\/strong>THE DI MAGGIO
\nCONNECTION<\/strong><\/em>
\nWith the cd “The Wildest Game”, Marco opened a new chapter on his music.
\nDuring ’99, he recorded an album under request of some labels specialized
\non soundtracks for movies and tv spots. That was the chance to work
\nwithout limits of style on the many kind of swingin’ genres he use to play
\nlive.
\nHis operate has immediately great consents and many of his songs were
\nchoosen for movies and tv spots in almost all the US, Canada, South
\nAmerica, Europe, Asia and Australia.
\nBecause of his versatility in music, he recorded many Surf instrumentals,
\nSwing, Rockabilly, Lounge, Country and Blues,
\nOne of his songs, “You’ll Be Mine”, was featured also by the famous tv
\nseries Friends .
\nIntentioned to recreate the same sound with a new project, during spring
\n2004 he formed the band The Di Maggio Connection .
\nThe repertoire of the trio includes almost all original compositions and the
\nsound is a mix of NeoRockabilly, Power Surf, Rock’n’Roll, NeoSwing, Country
\nand a touch of 60s sound.
\nThe new cd is composed by 16 tracks, written by Marco, Francesco Chisci
\nand Volker Houghton . There’s also a couple of remakes like “Every
\nBreath You Take” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” and this one,
\nwas featured on a videoclip where, as special guest, the populair tv
\nshowman Greg sing with Marco.
\nAn exciting, explosive cocktail of all the coolest music styles, where marco’s
\nguitar runs very fast from some hot Rockabilly licks, jumpin’ to astounding
\nsurfin’ scales.
\nFrom ’96, Marco played with all the Rockabilly Legends such as: D.J FONTANA (ELVIS’band), SCOTTY MOORE (ELVIS’band), TERRY WILLIAMS (DIRE STRAITS), ROBERT GORDON, LINDA GAIL LEWIS, SONNY BURGESS, PAUL BURLISON, BILLY RILEY, ALBERT LEE, GENE VINCENT BLUE CAPS, RAY CAMPI just to name a few from a list of over 40 artists!!
\nHe realized 5 official albums (appearing also in circa 30 compilations), 1 video, a book coming soon. From 2002, his trio became the official band for Robert Gordon in Europe.
\nHe realized several interviews with the biggest magazines, TV and Radio Networks and some of his original songs where choosen for populair TV Spots in USA, CANADA, JAPAN, SWEDEN, UK, GERMANY, SPAIN and ITALY.<\/p>\n

Reviewed by Marijn Raaijmakers From BLACK CAT ROCKABILLY EUROPE www.rockabilly.nl<\/p>\n

“Marco Di Maggio is no stranger on the rockabilly scene, be it in Europe or the United States, every rockabilly cat has heard his name and knows his music. And the Italian maestro of rockabilly music is treating us again with an excellent album full of hot rockin’ music. Opening up with the title track “The Wildest Game”, a fast paced rockabilly bopper, you just know you are in for a treat again. Superb vocals, scorching lead guitar, yes the maestro is back!
\nFor the rockabilly purists, it needs to be said that Marco injected a lot of neo-rockabilly and reverb into this new album. A new project, a new sound… and what a sound! Just listen to the original rockabilly\/surf mix “The Toll” or the hard knocking “My F. Rock ‘n’ Roll” and you’ll know exactly what I mean.<\/p>\n

Marco’s rendition of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”, with guest musician Vladimiro Martini on trumpet, was completely rearranged to a brand new rockabilly hit with tremendously fast guitar licks, it’s rough, it’s tough, it’s beautiful! Talking about fast, don’t forget to fasten your seatbelts before playing the instrumental “Hillbilly Hurricane”. Even the former Police hit “Every Breath You Take” has got Marco’s rockabilly treatment.
\nThe closer of the album “Surf Attack – Di Maggio Theme” is, as the title implies, surf’s up all the way. What a great album, with a great new view on rock ‘n’ roll music. A superb production, great sound and awesome new songs…” Marijn Raaijmakers <\/p>\n

MARCO DI MAGGIO DISCOGRAPHY <\/strong><\/p>\n

TELE ROCK AND ROLL – Rockhouse Rec. 1995 I\/NL
\nROCKABILLY GUITAR – Video – Playgame Music 1997 I
\nROCKABILLY FROM THE BOOTS UP – Rockabilly Hall Of Fame 1998 USA
\nTHANK YOU EDDIE – Vampirella Rec. 1999 D
\nSUPERPICKING – Vampirella Rec. 2000 D
\nAT FULL SPEED – Vampirella Rec. 2002 D
\nEVERYBODY\u2019S MOVIN\u2019 (with Simone Di Maggio) – Vampirella Rec. 2001 D
\nTHE WILDEST GAME – Area Pirata Rec – Italy – 2004<\/p>\n

SOME COMPILATIONS…<\/em>
\nCASH ON DELIVERY – CMH Rec. \u2013 1998 USA
\nROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME Vol.2 – RabHof \u2013 1998 USA
\nROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME Vol.3 – RabHof \u2013 1999 USA
\nSWING YOUR HIPS – Whampire Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nSWING, JIVE AND WAIL – Whampire Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nKINGS OF ROCKABILLY GUITAR – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nWILD MEN BOP 3 – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nWILD MEN BOP 4 – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nTHE TRIBUTE TO BUDDY HOLLY – Whampire Rec. \u2013 1999 D
\nTHE TRIBUTE TO JERRY LEE LEWIS \u2013 Whampire Rec. \u2013 2000 D
\nROCKABILLY HALL OF FAME Vol.4 – RabHof \u2013 2000 USA
\nWILD MEN BOP 5 – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 2000 D
\n5TH ANNIVERSARY VYNIL – Whampire Rec. \u2013 2000 D
\nELVIS STILL ALIVE – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 2000 D
\nJAMBOREE XMAS ALBUM – Jamboree Rec. \u2013 2000 I
\nWILD MEN BOP 6 – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 2001 D
\nTHE SUN TRIBUTE – Vampirella Rec. \u2013 2001 D
\nAnd many more
\nREVIEW<\/b><\/p>\n

Maximum R’n’R 06\/05<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Nice to see that Italian rocker\/rockabilly types honor Italian-American baseball great Joe Di Maggio. Oh wait, the guitarist is named Marco Di Maggio.
\nAt any rate, this is very good Eurobilly: you can generally tell the European take on rockabilly and, as with Russian rockabilly and Japanese rockabilly, it’s not just the accents, it’s a certain quality they bring to the proceedings.
\nIn the case of Eurobilly, that quality is a certain smoothness (learning more towards the Carl Mann than the Charlie Feathers end of the rockabilly spectrum) and the DI MAGGIO pull it off nicely with some revved-up REV. HORTON style guitar and plenty of nice deviations from standard retrobilly tossed in (tought the last track’s surf medley I could have done without, as much of a crowd pleaser as it might be playing to boozed up crowd). Extra points for their name checking of the Eddie Cochran Appreciation Society: these boys are all right with me. (DD)<\/p>\n

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\nFebruary 2005
\nCirculation 1st Issue: 2000 copies – SOLD OUT
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