RobbieReverb
Joined: Feb 28, 2006
Posts: 2344
San Jose, Ca.
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Posted on May 18 2014 05:44 PM
Has anybody here seen or heard guitarist John Adomono? I just read about him in an article on the Eco-Sonic tape echo unit in Vintage Guitar Magazine. Apparently he was absolutely incredible, and made a big splash (Ed Sullivan Show, performance at the White House) in the late 50's/early 60's. He apparently played around L.A. for years. I'm wondering if his version of "Miserlou" inspired Dick Dale to perform the song (or the other way around?). There are a few of his tunes on I-Tunes, but not much else out there. I'm real curious to learn about this guy.
— Bob
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el_camello
Joined: Jul 04, 2010
Posts: 369
Ottawa
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Posted on May 15 2015 10:25 AM
Hi, I was looking for more info on him and came across your post. Here's a link to an album if you haven't heard it already. Very very good guitar player.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjyjqeGutfU
Would love to find a copy on CD but I don't think it exists.
Wish I had more info.
— -Pierre
The Obsidians! (Ottawa surf)
The Obsidians debut EP
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Teiscofan
Joined: Feb 21, 2011
Posts: 513
Ontario
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Posted on May 15 2015 12:15 PM
You can find some of his releases on vinyl on amazon if that helps.
— I am not obsolete, I am RETRO.... 
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Tele295
Joined: Feb 16, 2012
Posts: 153
Rincon Beach, California, USA
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Posted on Jul 21 2022 04:27 PM
Sorry to resurrect something this old, but there is a discussion of John Adomono in Michael Dregni’s book “In Search of Gypsy Jazz”. Adomono was Romani
Last edited: Jul 22, 2022 09:10:20
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John
Joined: Aug 23, 2007
Posts: 594
Monterey County, California
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Posted on Jul 21 2022 04:47 PM
Dick Dale was inspired to cover "Misirlou" as the result of a kid at one of his Rendezvous dances asking him if he knew how to play anything on only one string of his guitar. Or, so the story goes. I seriously doubt Dick knew who Adomono was or listened to much gypsy jazz. He was a C&W/R&B guy.
— www.johnblair.us
www.soundofthesurf.com
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Tele295
Joined: Feb 16, 2012
Posts: 153
Rincon Beach, California, USA
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Posted on Jul 22 2022 09:09 AM
Misirlou was an old song long before Adomono got a hold of it.
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