John Platania is a session musician, guitar player, and record producer.
17 Facts About John Platania
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John Platania was born in 1948 in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley, in Ulster County, near Woodstock.
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John Platania co-wrote two songs with Morrison, on his compilation album of out-takes The Philosopher's Stone, as well as playing guitar on several of the tracks on disc one.
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In 2006, John Platania again reunited with Van Morrison, touring on Morrison's "Pay the Devil" tour and continued playing with the Van Morrison band in 2008.
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John Platania appeared with Morrison in the Austin City Limits film that was made for television and shown in November 2006 on the CMT television channel.
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John Platania played guitar on several of the tracks on the March 2008 release of Morrison's thirty-third studio album Keep It Simple.
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John Platania again played guitar on several of the tracks on the September 2016 release of Morrison's thirty-sixth studio album Keep Me Singing.
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In 1976, John Platania formed a band in Los Angeles called Giants.
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In 2002, Platania released his solo debut Lucky Dog, a collaboration with cartoon artist Elwood H Smith.
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In 2007, John Platania released his second and predominately instrumental CD entitled 'Blues Waltzes and Badland Borders'.
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John Platania played on numerous albums for Chip Taylor, songwriter of "Wild Thing" and "Angel of the Morning" and from 1974 through 1982, he recorded and or performed with Randy Newman, Bonnie Raitt, Natalie Merchant and Judy Collins.
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John Platania began working with Don McLean in 1981 playing as his accompanist on every US, Canadian and overseas tour until 1996.
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John Platania has never been on any records with Don McLean, only on the road.
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John Platania was a completely reliable, fantastically inspired, hard-working, funny and wise human being.
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John Platania has worked as a producer on six albums for Guy Davis.
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John Platania has worked with Davis on songs for tribute CDs to Charley Patton and Nick Lowe.
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John Platania composed the music for Sail Production's stage version of Harriet Tubman, which toured the United States during Black History Month.