Name Gary Loizzo Role Singer | Died January 16, 2016 | |
Albums Bend Me, Shape Me, Pumpkin, Powder, Scarlet & Green, Lonely Side of the City Music group The American Breed (1966 – 1969) People also search for Al Ciner, Lee Graziano, Kevin Murphy, Chuck Colbert, Dennis DeYoung, Andre Fischer |
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Gary Alexander Loizzo (August 16, 1945 – January 16, 2016) was an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed.
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Biography
Loizzo was the lead singer of The American Breed, formed in the mid 1960s. They had several hit records, including the million selling single "Bend Me, Shape Me" in 1967-1968 and two other top 40 Billboard singles "Green Light" and "Step out of your Mind" and other top 100 hits.
Loizzo then went on to start his own recording studio called 'Pumpkin Studios' in the early 70's and become a two-time Grammy-nominated recording engineer. He worked with REO Speedwagon, Styx, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor, Liza Minnelli, Tenacious D, Nelson, and many others. Loizzo has been the lead recording engineer for albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Some of his projects included:
Death
Loizzo died of pancreatic cancer on January 16, 2016, aged 70.