"I always want to touch the audience on an emotional level with my music hopefully what I'm playing or singing has some meaning in their lives." When I first heard Rock on the radio, it was huge, and we all wanted to be a part of it: Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Little Richard.Jerry Lee Lewis, Fats Domino. I listened to Freddie King, BB King, Howlin' Wolf, Albert King, Lonnie Mack. What was your first desire to become involved in blues rock, and who were your first idols? I'm Italian-American, and in our family, we were required to study an instrument, so I began taking guitar lessons (the classics and some jazz) at an early age, before Rock hit the music scene. Also in 2006, Vince reunited with the rest of the original Vanilla Fudge to record an album as a tribute to Led Zeppelin. On October 15th, 2006 the Vanilla Fudge was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame along with other prominent musical figures, such as George Gershwin, Harry Chapin, Perry Como, Joan Jett, Peter Criss of Kiss, Twisted Sister and Billy Joel, to name some. The Vince Martell Live Group, Vinny's solo project, has played to sold-out audiences in the tri-state area, including a recent stint with Blue Oyster Cult at The Chance Theatre in Poughkeepsie, New York. His discography includes three solo CD's, the latest a Tribute to Jimi Hendrix, as well as a new soon-to-be-released Vanilla Fudge tribute to Led Zeppelin. In the twenty-first century, Vinny has reunited with Vanilla Fudge and has toured the USA, playing to packed houses. King and more & lots all graced the stage with them. Jefferson Airplane, Cream, Janis Joplin, The Doors, B.B. The great Jimi himself once told Vinny to contact him if The Fudge ever broke up. Led Zeppelin opened for them & lots Jimi Hendrix and Vanilla Fudge toured together. and at number two on the charts in England, second only to The Beatles. The Vanilla Fudge's symphonic rock remake of this Supremes' hit placed them at number six on the Billboard Charts in the U.S.A. His riff in the Vanilla Fudge chart topper, "You Keep Me Hangin' On," is ranked the number four heaviest guitar riff of all time by Guitar Magazine. Navy Veteran, has received wide acclaim and worldwide recognition for the musicianship and originality that have etched out his place in the annals of rock history. Vinny Martell, lead guitarist of Vanilla Fudge, and U.S. It embodies soulful singing and playing in a way that is genuine to every generation." "The blues is always with us because it is a simple, powerful genre that speaks to the heart and soul.
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