A bassist, composer, poet, author, performing and recording artist – amid other endeavors, Amy Madden is a fixture on the New York City rock scene. She is among the most respected and in-demand local bass players around – and it’s been that way for decades and counting! Her miles long list of credits and associations on stage and on record are exhaustive: Joey Kelly, Alan Merrill, Jon Paris, John Lee Hooker, The Shivers, Adam Bomb, Ricky Byrd, Dave Donen, Jimmy McElligott, Johnny Winter, Elektrik Skin, The Gift, Bobby Keys, Jimmie Johnson, Johnny Thunders, Dweezil Zappa, John Campbell, Zonder Kennedy, Bill Dicey, Steve Holley, Simon Kirke, Hiram Bullock, Charles Roth, Steve Conte, Rob Stoner, and Paul Butterfield….to cite a very, very select few. She never stops playing – and when you hear her stories, you’ll know why…
Dig Amy Madden Know Your Bass Player on Film Season Deux https://bit.ly/31BAxDZ
When David Jo first flew solo following the New York Dolls he assembled a streetwise ensemble for his first two releases which featured a core band of drummer Frankie LaRocka, guitarists Johnny Rao and Thomas Trask, and ex-Doll Syl Sylvain along with brilliant cameos by Ian Hunter, Dan Hartman, Stan Bronstein, Nona Hendryx, Scarlet Rivera, Sara Dash, Joe Perry, Felix Cavaliere, and producer/guitarist Mick Ronson to cite a distinguished few.
The bass player on those dates was the charismatic, pompadour coiffed Buzz Verno who laid the foundation pure, simple, and in-the-pocket to enhance David’s restlessly romantic character portraits set to three chords and a thundering backbeat.
Dig Buzz on stage with David for “Frenchette” https://youtu.be/08MuQAC5zpw
Dig the Buzz Verno Band with Joey Kelly…
Part One: https://youtu.be/vQ_UbAj7bhs
Part Two: https://youtu.be/wuAQaP59bPc