Honey Piazza
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| Honey Piazza | |
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| Birth name | Debra Alexander |
| Origin | California |
| Genre(s) | Blues Boogie Woogie |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Years active | 1972 - present |
| Website | Honey Piazza's band website |
Debra "Honey" Piazza is an American piano player. She is a founding member of the band Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers.
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[edit] Background
Honey was born in California in 1952. Her father was in the Air Force and her family moved to England for three years, when she was a child. There she started taking classical piano lessons at the age of four and pursued the lessons until the age of 16 after they had moved back to California. She enjoyed playing jam sessions with her friends, but she really discovered piano blues when she heard a record of Otis Spann. For the next two years she would practise extensively.
In 1972 she went to Chicago and played with a number of legendary blues musicians. After her return to California she saw a concert of Rod Piazza, who at the time was playing with a band called Bacon Fat. Being immensely impressed with Rod's music she arranged to meet him for an audition. As a result she joined the band and has played with Rod Piazza ever since.[1][2]
They got married several years later and reside in Riverside, California
[edit] Discography
- For The Chosen Who - 2005
- Keepin' It Real - 2004
- Beyond The Source - 2001
- Here and Now - 1999
- Tough and Tender - 1997
- Live at B.B. King's Club - 1994
- Alphabet Blues - 1992
- In The Dark - 1991
[edit] External links
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Excerpt of an 2002 version of the band's website from the Wayback Machine. Honey Piazza. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
- ^ Video Interview on AOL. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
