Bucky Pizzarelli
John Paul "Bucky" Pizzarelli (January 9, 1926 – April 1, 2020) was an American jazz guitarist. He was born in Paterson, New Jersey. He worked for NBC as a staffman for Dick Cavett (1971) and ABC with Bobby Rosengarden in (1952). He also worked for Benny Goodman, Joe Negri, Les Paul, and Stéphane Grappelli.[1][2] In 2011, he was honored in the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
Pizzarelli died on April 1, 2020 in Saddle River, New Jersey of COVID-19 at the age of 94.[3]
References
- ↑ Petterson, Michael. Recorded Telephone Interview of John "Bucky" Pizzarellifreddiegreen.org. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ Landers, Rick. Bucky Pizzarelli Interviewmodernguitars.com. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ↑ Guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli has Died at 94 (April 1, 2020)The Syncopated Times. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
