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Rocco

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General Info

  • Genre: Indie

    Location Silverlake, Un

    Profile Views: 1331801

    Last Login: 5/25/2012

    Member Since 8/1/2005

    Website www.roccodeluca.com

    Record Label 429 Records

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    "My initial meeting with Rocco - It was pure and centered and seemed to have a sense of purpose, and I felt that there was something burning in his heart that I could be helpful to. It had that kind of truth in it that I decided to run with. I like the street corner aspect of working with Rocco, it woke up a certain part of my renegade ways I'm trying to keep alive these days. I fully believe in DeLuca. I think that he's got the power to be a contemporary troubadour, as I see it, and I hope I can be his friend for a long time, whether I am operating in the same limelight, ahead of him, behind him, in his shadow, whatever it takes, I'll be there. The one thing that I love about Rocco DeLuca is he is driven by his own heart." - Daniel Lanois Rocco Deluca was born in the winter in Southern California. Like other Angelenos he was surrounded by local literature, latino art, motorcycles, film and music. His early years were spent studying the likes of Billy Holiday and Nina Simone as well as the darker and raw Delta Blues heroes of the 1920's. At the age of seven, he taught himself to play listening to these records. By the time he was a teenager, Rocco had developed the skills and the confidence to start performing for others. For the first few years, he played only specific instruments. It wasn't until later he discovered he had a voice. Street busking, clubs, theatres and and festivals, Rocco has performed around the world many times over with his 1931 National by his side. His authentic and unusual lyric and voice has since garnered him international attention and acclaim. Rocco has had the good fortune to cross paths with and gain inspiration from various legends. John Lee Hooker gave DeLuca the opportunity to support his live shows. And later, Johnny Cash and June Carter were kind enough to invite him into their Hendersonville home, where values and excellence were displayed. Most recently, Deluca was recorded by and toured with Daniel Lanois, where he learned great lessons in work and experimentation. After extensive travel from Kingston to London to the deserts of Texas and California, Rocco has placed his recent stories into a collection called Drugs 'n Hymns. Sifting through failures, cities, friendships, and geographic shapes, Rocco conjured images that were documented live in a room no bigger than a closet, with some help from the Echo Park Jubilee Tambo Flower Unsung Heroes Choir. Drugs 'n Hymns is the culmination of detailed moments inspired by both the illuminated and the disturbed, unfolding into a drug deal that takes place during the Sacred Service- Always in conflict with salvation and sin, the cerebral and the bestial, light and shade. Rocco's love of contradiction is ever present. Inspired by 'religion', literature and experience, DeLuca takes the listener on a pilgrimage, a forever evolving search for salvation.

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  1. Rocco

    (((folkYEAH!))) presents an evening with Rocco Deluca June 06, 2012Brick and Mortar 1710 Mission Street San http://t.co/pAJiHlo9

  2. Rocco

    (((folkYEAH!))) presents an evening with Rocco Deluca June 06, 2012Brick and Mortar 1710 Mission Street San http://t.co/gk2fIaQG

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    posted an event

  4. Rocco

    May 29, 2012 Hotel Cafe 1623 Cahuenga Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90028 -8:30 http://t.co/0VGNJrG7

  5. Rocco

    Tonight! 8:30pm Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles http://t.co/QZwTPPgq

Comments

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  • Avro Avro

     Love the tracks. Caught you live at The Opera House in Toronto opening for Daniel Lanois + Black Dub. Wicked performance Rocco. Bought the cd!

    10 months ago
  • Abacay


    How do you do, Rocco!

    Just stopping by to wish you a happy day!

    Peace!
    Melany

    Want to know a secret? Have a look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfPxqbWe1W0

    and this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7an75J7zar8
       

    11 months ago
  • Rocco DeLuca Support in…

    Berlin, Berlin....YAY!!!!!!!

    11 months ago
  • Chris

    Thank you for the Fillmore set last Sunday.  Please know that you are very special.  Really liked the tune that mentions your mother and father, I think it might be called Lucky?  I hope it's on your next record.  If it weren't for you I wouldn't know anything about Dan Lanois and wouldn't have known why Neil Young called his latest record LeNoise. I will continue to come to your shows whenever you're in SF. I even flew to Cincinatti to see you once, but that was when I had money.
    All the best.

    11 months ago
  • Rocco DeLuca Support in…

    Thank you so much for the wonderful shows in London-hope to see you soon again, you are already missed.

    1 year ago
  • Jenny

    Come in France ! Come in France !!!

    1 year ago
  • The Cyborg Trio

    Thanks for becoming friends with us! We'll be on tour this spring, so look out for us! We hope you dig our music!

    1 year ago
  • Cathryn ROllIns




    Good luck best wishes always.

    1 year ago
  • Tara M Weathersby




    THX !!!

    1 year ago
  • winters warm

    listened to the album on a train ride to NYC...perfect music

    1 year ago
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