Steve Luongo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Steve Luongo

Musician/Song Writer/Music Producer

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1952

Place of Birth: Westchester County, New York, United States

Profession: record producer, musician, songwriter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Steve Luongo

  • Steve Luongo is an internationally recognized drummer, singer, songwriter and record producer who hails from Westchester, New York.
  • Early career: Steve was one of the founding members of the New York based rock group Rat Race Choir in 1968.
  • He was a pioneer of electronic percussion in the early 70s.
  • Luongo performed extended drum solos on a massive kit including a prototype of the Moog Synthesizer Drum.
  • His trademark move was drumming with one hand and both feet while playing in time along with a mechanical toy monkey that he held up in front of a microphone with his free hand.
  • Steve Luongo has produced, performed and recorded with several well-known artists including Leslie West of Mountain, John Entwistle of The Who, Cream bassist Jack Bruce, Eddie Money, Alan Parsons, Todd Rundgren, Heart's Ann Wilson, Ritchie Blackmore, Mark Farner, Joe Walsh, Eddie Money, Billy Squier.
  • The most prolific and significant of all was his work with John Entwistle best known as the iconic bass guitarist for The Who.
  • The two musicians became the best of friends.
  • Luongo produced, performed, co-wrote and toured with The John Entwistle Band until Entwistle's death in (2002).
  • Their last live performance together was in Japan during the A Walk Down Abbey Road tour.
  • Later that year he was invited by The Who and Entwistle's family to write and read the eulogy at Entwistle's memorial service in London.Late in (2002) Steve and Rat Race Choir guitarist Mark Hitt formed the progressive rock band TorQue.
  • The two musicians co-wrote 11 songs for the debut album titled TorQue 103103.
  • Luongo served as producer, lead vocalist and drummer.
  • Steve has said that 103103 is among his proudest musical achievements. (2007) Steve Luongo served as producer and composer for a studio band he created with AC/DC bassist Cliff Williams.
  • Williams recruited frontman Brian Johnson as the vocalist and Steve brought in his Rat Race Choir band mate Mark Hitt on guitar.
  • The project later known as Forklift gave birth to 7 tracks.
  • Chain Gang On The Road was the only track offered by the quartet.
  • The song was briefly available for a free download during a run of US tour dates in (2007). Later career: in 2012 Luongo began a musical partnership with Cheap Trick vocalist Robin Zander by forming The Robin Zander Band.
  • Zander and Luongo have been friends and musical allies for many years.
  • Zander was among the first to be asked to appear in Luongo's documentary film An Ox's Tale - The John Entwistle Story about the late John Entwistle.
  • The band toured nationally for 3 years. Artist: Steve began creating works of visual art at 4 or 5.
  • He went on to study art in school and never lost his love of color and form.
  • In 2008 he joined the Naples art association at the [von Liebig in [[Naples]], FL.
  • 2008-2010 Steve was invited to display his art at galleries, exhibitions and art showings.
  • It was during that time he decided to put his original art on fine fabric that would be made into men's shirts.
  • It wasn't until 2016 that he formed Steve Luongo Designs and began creating limited edition wearable art shirts.
  • These shirts are based on his original ink and acrylic canvases.
  • Each shirt is named, numbered and signed turning them into wearable limited edition art prints.

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