2014-04-22
Mark Rivera is ready to take center stage. Saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, singer, music director, and songwriter, Rivera established himself as a solid sideman for Billy Joel, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Tony Bennett, Paul Simon, Foreigner, Paul McCartney, and more. On Common Bond he's ready to break out under his name performing straightforward commercial rock that deserves a listen no matter what happens to him on the Top 40 charts. The big-name performers have returned the favor and you'll hear Billy Joel, Ringo Starr, Nils Lofgren, Robert Randolph, and Steve Lukather sitting in to help out. Check out #4, a cover of Jimi Hendrix "Spanish Castle Magic".
--Gerald Etkind
Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band
Take Me to the Land of Hell
THE NAYSAYERS
Come Into Focus
Slobberbone
Bees And Seas: The Best of Slobberbone
CIBO MATTO
Hotel Valentine
CLUTCHY HOPKINS (MEETS LORD KENJAMIN)
Music Is My Medicine
Morrissey
You are the Quarry
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