Johnette Napolitano was born on Jonette L Napolitano; September 22,1957 and is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde.
17 Facts About Johnette Napolitano
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Johnette Napolitano was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the eldest of five children in an Italian American family.
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Johnette Napolitano's parents recognized their daughter possessed musical talent when, as a child, she was able to play "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" on piano by ear.
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In 1986, Napolitano co-founded Concrete Blonde with guitarist James Mankey.
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Johnette Napolitano has recorded as a solo artist, with the albums Sketchbook, Sketchbook 2, Scarred, and Sketchbook 3.
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Johnette Napolitano is one of several vocalists featured on the 1996 album No Talking, Just Head, by The Heads, including the single "Damage I've Done".
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Johnette Napolitano was the primary vocalist for The Head's only concert tour.
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Johnette Napolitano composes music for films and works as a gallery artist, specializing in working with discarded and reclaimed materials.
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Johnette Napolitano has contributed music to many films, including the 2006 Australian film Candy, and "Suicide Note" from Underworld.
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In 1996, Johnette Napolitano produced an album by Australian group In Vivo.
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Johnette Napolitano collaborated with Danny Lohner on the horror film Dead Silence.
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Johnette Napolitano contributed vocals to an album by John Trudell, and performs backing vocals in "Struck a Nerve" by Bad Religion on the Recipe For Hate album.
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Johnette Napolitano performed the main vocals on the score of the Australian film West, written and directed by Daniel Krige.
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Johnette Napolitano performed the duet "My Little Problem" with Paul Westerberg on The Replacements "All Shook Down" release.
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Johnette Napolitano provided vocals on the track "I Am Where it Takes Me" by metal band Black Light Burns.
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Johnette Napolitano is credited as co-writer of the Ashes Divide song "Too Late".
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Johnette Napolitano wrote and sang, with Steve Wynn, the song "Conspiracy of the Heart" included in the Steve Wynn's album Kerosene Man.