Domingo Steven "Sunny" Ortiz was born on July 4,1952 and is an American musician best known as the longtime percussionist for Widespread Panic.
10 Facts About Domingo Ortiz
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Domingo Ortiz was born in 1952 to Victor and Faye Ortiz.
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Domingo Ortiz is of Mexican heritage and grew up in Waco, Texas.
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Domingo Ortiz played his first professional gig at the age of 15 in the 1960s at a bar with his Uncle Cruz's band.
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Domingo Ortiz's parents were initially against the idea of him performing with a rock band but came around to the idea when they learned he would be paid $35 for the performance.
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Domingo Ortiz continued to sit in with them regularly when they played in Georgia for the next couple of years before accepting their formal offer to join the band in late 1988 or early 1989.
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Domingo Ortiz has performed with them at every concert they have played since then.
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Domingo Ortiz has appeared on every album they have recorded including their debut, Space Wrangler, which was recorded shortly before he officially joined the band.
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Unlike most of his band mates, Domingo Ortiz has not performed with many other groups professionally since joining the band.
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Domingo Ortiz did perform on the late Widespread Panic guitarist Michael Houser's debut solo album Door Harp and current Widespread Panic keyboardist John Hermann's debut solo album Smiling Assassin.