Don Conoscenti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Don Conoscenti

singer-songwriter

Date of Birth: 13-Sep-1955

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession: singer-songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Don Conoscenti

  • Don Conoscenti (born September 13, 1955) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist originally from Chicago, Illinois.
  • He started his musical career in middle school playing drums, before receiving a guitar as a gift from a cousin for his 8th grade graduation.
  • Conoscenti became known for his unique use of multiple and partial capos on the acoustic guitar, releasing an instructional video Capo Abuse and Guitar Techniques in 2001.
  • He has played with many notable musicians, including Kristian Bush, David Wilcox, Ellis Paul, John Mayer, Nils Lofgren, Robert Mirabal, Bill Miller (musician), and The Indigo Girls.Conoscenti was a winner of the Rocky Mountain Folks Fest Songwriting Competition and was a National Academy of Songwriters’ Acoustic Artist of the Year finalist.
  • He has performed twice on the Millennium Stage of the Kennedy Center.
  • Following his 1999 performance at the Kennedy Center, the Library of Congress added a collection of Conoscenti's work to their folk revivalist archives.
  • Conoscenti has been a regular at the Woody Guthrie Folk Festival since its inception in 1998.
  • He has released nine CDs to date, all but one on his Cogtone label.

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