Pino Palladino | |
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 Palladino performing withthe Who in 2008 | |
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| Birth name | Giuseppe Henry Palladino |
| Born | (1957-10-17)17 October 1957 (age 67) Cardiff, Wales |
| Origin | Finchley, London, England |
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| Instrument | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1974–present |
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Giuseppe Henry "Pino"Palladino (born 17 October 1957) is a Welsh musician, songwriter, and record producer. Asession bassist, he has played bass for a number of acts such asthe Who,[1] theJohn Mayer Trio,Gary Numan,Paul Young,Don Henley,David Gilmour,Go West,Tears for Fears,Nine Inch Nails,Jeff Beck,Adele andD'Angelo.[2]
The son of a Welsh mother and Italian father (fromCampobasso),[3] Giuseppe Henry Palladino[4] was born inCardiff on 17 October 1957. He attended a Catholic school. He began playing guitar at age 14 and bass guitar at 17. He bought his firstfretless bass one year later, playing mostly R&B, funk and reggae with a rock and roll backbeat.[5]
Pino Palladino was drawn toMotown and jazz at an early age, and took classical guitar lessons. He likedLed Zeppelin andYes and started a rock band.[6]
In 1982, Palladino recorded withGary Numan on the albumI, Assassin. Following this, he was asked to contribute toPaul Young's debut album. Young's cover version of "Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)" byMarvin Gaye became a hit in Europe, and Palladino subsequently joined Young's band, the Royal family. He received offers to record withJoan Armatrading,Go West, andDavid Gilmour. He cites as early influencesJames Jamerson,Danny Thompson, andNorman Watt-Roy and also admiresJaco Pastorius,Stanley Clarke,Bootsy Collins,Larry Graham,Michael Henderson,Anthony Jackson,Marcus Miller, andRocco Prestia.[7]
In 1988/89, Palladino played on theDon Henley albumThe End of the Innocence on three tracks, including the single "New York Minute". In 1989 he participating in the recording ofRyuichi Sakamoto's albumBeauty,[8][9] and was part of the lineup who played with the Japanese musician at theHammersmith Odeon in 1991.[10]
In 1990, he played on Mike Lindup's first solo album,Changes, withDominic Miller on guitar andManu Katché on drums.[11] In 1991, he joinedthe Law withPaul Rodgers, formerly ofBad Company, and drummerKenney Jones, who succeededKeith Moon in the Who after Moon died, and recorded the albumThe Law.
In the 1990s, Palladino alternated between fretless bass and fretted 4-string and 6-string bass. He played withMelissa Etheridge,Richard Wright,Elton John, andEric Clapton.
In 1999, he began working withRichard Ashcroft ofthe Verve on Ashcroft's debut solo album,Alone With Everybody.[12]
Also in the late 1990s, Palladino and the neo-soul artistD'Angelo developed a connection over their mutual love ofMotown and other classicsoul music. Palladino then became active in theSoulquarians, playing on the majority of their discography and serving as a member ofthe Soultronics touring band that supported D'Angelo'sVoodoo tour.[13][14]
Palladino played withSimon and Garfunkel on their Old Friends reunion tour from 2003 to 2004.[15]
Afterthe Who's bassistJohn Entwistle died the night before the start oftheir first tour in two years, Palladino became the band's bass guitarist on tour. In 2006, he joined the remaining band members on their first album in twenty-four years,Endless Wire. He played with the Who at theSuper Bowl XLIV half-time show in 2010 withSimon Townshend on guitar,Zak Starkey on drums, andJohn "Rabbit" Bundrick on keyboards. In 2012, he toured with the Who on theirQuadrophenia revival. He stopped touring with the Who in 2016, but is still occasionally involved in studio sessions, appearing on their 2019 album titledWho.
Palladino metSteve Jordan in the mid-1980s while both were working assession musicians, which blossomed into a friendship. Jordan credits Palladino's apparent ability to "feel" changes in music, through melodies, basslines, and an embrace of genres of nearly every kind. According to Jordan, he had planned to meet up withJohn Mayer andWillie Weeks in January 2005 to performTsunami Aid: A Concert of Hope for victims of the tsunami that struck southeast Asia. Weeks was unable to make the performance, and Jordan suggested Palladino, who had heard some of Mayer's work and was willing to come. Beginning a set that included the Jimi Hendrix song "Bold as Love", the three found a chemistry together. They recorded an album and toured as a trio.[15]
Palladino and Jordan released the albumTry!, on 22 November 2005. The eleven-track live album includes cover versions of "Wait Until Tomorrow" by Jimi Hendrix and "I Got a Woman" by Ray Charles, two songs from Mayer's albumHeavier Things, and new songs by Mayer. In addition, Mayer, Palladino, and Jordan are credited as songwriters on three songs: "Good Love Is on the Way", "Vultures", and "Try!".[16] Palladino appeared on Mayer's third albumContinuum, fourth albumBattle Studies and seventh albumThe Search for Everything.
In March and April 2006, Palladino toured withJeff Beck and played withJ. J. Cale, and Eric Clapton on their 2006 albumThe Road to Escondido. In 2009, he formed a trio with keyboardistPhilippe Saisse andSimon Phillips.
In January 2011, he entered the studio with D'Angelo to finish recordingBlack Messiah.[17] In 2013, he played on theNine Inch Nails albumHesitation Marks and was a member ofthe touring band. Additionally, he co-producedJosé James' albumNo Beginning No End (2013).[18]
In 2024, he appeared onII Most Wanted, the third single off ofBeyoncé's album,Cowboy Carter, additionally featuringMiley Cyrus.[19]
Palladino is noted for his use of thefretless bass on many albums. While it was typical for abass in a commercial track to have a rather generic sound and stay "playing the low notes", Palladino preferred a different sound, combining fretless tone with anoctaver effect, and basslines that frequently added chords, lead lines, and counter-melodies in the higher range of the instrument. Typical of this style was his playing on Paul Young's "Wherever I Lay My Hat". His equipment at that time included a fretless 1979Music Man StingRay Bass andBoss octave pedal (OC-2).
From the 1990s onward, Palladino has leaned mainly towards aFender Precision Bass. He used his 1963 Sunburst Fender Precision onVoodoo, using heavy gauge LaBella strings (tuned down to DGCF), a foam mute, and anAmpeg B-15 amplifier. He has also playedFender Jaguar Bass,Lakland Jazz Bass, andLarry Graham Signature JJ-4B Bass.
The Fender Pino Palladino Signature Precision Bass is modeled after two of Pino's Fender Precision Basses. The body features faded fiesta red paint over desert sand paint, based on Palladino's 1961 Precision Bass, while the neck shape and round-lam rosewood fretboard are based on his 1963 sunburst Precision Bass.[20]
In 1992, Pino married Marilyn "Maz" Roberts, a member of Paul Young's vocal group, the Fabulous Wealthy Tarts. They have three children: Fabiana, Giancarla, and Rocco, who are all involved in the music industry.[21]
WithDavid Knopfler
WithDon Henley
WithGo West
WithElton John
WithJohn Mayer
WithJeff Beck
WithD'Angelo
WithThe Gaddabouts
WithThe Who
WithPaul Young
WithEric Clapton
WithEd Sheeran
With others
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