Don Mancuso
Encyclopedia
Don Mancuso is an American
rock music
guitarist
and songwriter
best known for his role as the guitarist/co-writer for the rock band
Black Sheep
as well as The Lou Gramm Band
and The Voice of Foreigner
. He also has a successful solo career and continues to work with Phil Naro
on DDrive. He also is working with Regi Hendrix on his first solo effort.
Mancuso began his music career playing guitar in Black Sheep. After the release of the band's self titled Black Sheep and Encouraging Words, Don continued to write and record with groups such as Cheater, Lou Gramm Band, Johnny Smoke, The Park Ave Band and Celtic Fire.
frontman) Lou Gramm in his new Lou Gramm Band, which also included another Black Sheep alumnus, Bruce Turgon
. The band plays old Foreigner hits as well as Lou Gramm Band material and is working on a Christian rock release.
United States
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rock music
Rock music
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guitarist
Guitarist
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and songwriter
Songwriter
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best known for his role as the guitarist/co-writer for the rock band
Rock Band
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Black Sheep
Black Sheep (rock band)
Black Sheep, a Rochester, New York-based 1970s United States rock music band, was one of vocalist Lou Gramm's early working bands...
as well as The Lou Gramm Band
Lou Gramm
Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...
and The Voice of Foreigner
Foreigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
. He also has a successful solo career and continues to work with Phil Naro
Phil Naro
Phil Naro is a singer-songwriter originally from Rochester, New York. He is best known as the frontman for Billy Sheehan’s Talas in the mid-1980s...
on DDrive. He also is working with Regi Hendrix on his first solo effort.
Pre Solo
Mancuso attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York and graduated with the class of 1973. He attended The College Of Marin for music and graduated from Monroe Community College with an AS degree in Electronics Engineering in 1988.Mancuso began his music career playing guitar in Black Sheep. After the release of the band's self titled Black Sheep and Encouraging Words, Don continued to write and record with groups such as Cheater, Lou Gramm Band, Johnny Smoke, The Park Ave Band and Celtic Fire.
The Lou Gramm Band
In 2004, Don was asked to join his former Black Sheep bandmate (and former ForeignerForeigner (band)
Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...
frontman) Lou Gramm in his new Lou Gramm Band, which also included another Black Sheep alumnus, Bruce Turgon
Bruce Turgon
Bruce Turgon is an American bass guitarist, guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and producer who has played in several bands throughout his career, including Foreigner, The Lou Gramm Band, Shadow King, Steve Stevens, Warrior, Black Sheep, and Showcase....
. The band plays old Foreigner hits as well as Lou Gramm Band material and is working on a Christian rock release.
Discography
- The Lou Gramm Band:http://www.rightrockclothingco.com/store/category.php?id_category=7 2009
- DDRIVE
- Straight Up The Middle:http://cdbaby.com/cd/ddrive 2007
- 3D:http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/ddrive2 2010
Solo Albums
- Now You See It:http://cdbaby.com/cd/mancuso2 1999
- DDRIVE:http://cdbaby.com/cd/mancuso 2004
- No Strings Attached EP Melodic Revolutions Records (2011) http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/donmancuso
Other Albums
- Black Sheep Black Sheep Capital Records(1975)
- Encoouraging Words Black Sheep Capital Records(1976)
- Ten Cent Love AffairIndie Cheater(1985)
- Ready or Not Lou Gramm Atlantic Records(1987)
- Bridge Red Heart Indie(1997)
- Into Your Life Tom Passamonti Indie (1998)
- Crime Don't Pay Yet Indie Johnny Smoke(1999)
- Flames Of Eviction:http://cdbaby.com/cd/lindarutherfordcf Celtic Fire Indie(2001)
- Jessi Hamilton Jessi Hamilton Indie (2002)
- Jessi Hamilton Indie (2005)
- Don Mancuso's DDRIVE GFI Records (2004)
- DDRIVE Straight Up The Middle Melodic Revolutions Records (2006)
- The Lou Gramm Band Spectra Records/North America-Frontiers Records/Europe & Asia (2009)
- DDRIVE 3D includes full color 3D art, poster & glasses Melodic Revolutions Records (2010)