Bruce Conte was born in Sanger, and grew up in Fresno, California USA.
10 Facts About Bruce Conte
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Conte and his cousin Victor Conte began playing in a 'family' rhythm and blues band as junior high school students in the early 1960s.
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In 1969 Bruce Conte moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and joined The Loading Zone, who shared rehearsal halls with, and regularly opened shows for, Tower of Power.
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Bruce Conte contributed backing vocals, as well as a number of songs to these albums both as sole and co-writer.
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Bruce Conte's lead playing is mostly in an expanded blues style often using blues, pentatonic and Dorian mode scales.
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In 2006 Bruce Conte rejoined Tower of Power, touring with the band for 14 months, before moving to Cebu in the Philippines.
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Bruce Conte's guitar throughout nearly his entire period with Tower of Power was a 1957 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.
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Bruce Conte performed primarily using the neck pick-up and played the guitar so much that he wore through the pickup cover.
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Bruce Conte used Vox wah wah and MXR Phase 90 effects pedals.
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Bruce Conte died on August 8,2021, after being diagnosed with leukemia.