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Music Producer
The Resume
(November 29, 1939- )
Birth name is Domenico Monardo
Arranged music for Tommy James & the Shondells 'Crystal Blue Persuasion'
Produced Gloria Gaynor's first record 'Never Can Say Goodbye'
Recorded the albums 'Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk,' 'Christmas in the Stars/Star Wars Christmas Album' and 'The Complete Star Wars Collection (Dance Your Asteroids Off)'
Why he might be annoying
He goes by a pretentious single name.
He is a one hit wonder.
He freely admits to latching onto the Star Wars phenomenon to achieve fame.
He claims to never listen to music for enjoyment; music is always work to him.
He retired from the music industry in 1985 to try his hand as a real estate broker, failed at it, played golf 'for three years,' then got back into the music business.
Why he might not be annoying
'Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band' was #1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart for two weeks in October 1977.
Both the single and the album containing the single went platinum.
The single sold over 4 million copies worldwide and became one of the best selling instrumental of all time.
His 1980 'Star Wars Christmas Album' featured a song 'R2D2 We Wish You a Merry Christmas' with the lead sung by an 18-year-old unknown Jon Bongiovi - his first ever recording. Later he would take the '80s by storm as Jon Bon Jovi.
He performed a trombone solo on the 1980 Diana Ross hit single 'I'm Coming Out.'
Credit: Scar Tactics
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Year In Review:
For 2009, as of last week, Out of 28 Votes: 67.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 46 Votes: 78.26% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 82 Votes: 71.95% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 136 Votes: 61.03% Annoying
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