Kenny Passarelli


Kenny Passarelli is an American bass guitarist. Passarelli was a founding member of the Joe Walsh-led band Barnstorm, co-writing the 1973 hit "Rocky Mountain Way". He later served as a contract player for a number of other acts, appearing in both session and live work. These include stints with Elton John, Hall & Oates, and Daryl Hall's solo work, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Otis Taylor, among others.

Career

Passarelli was born in Denver, Colorado, to a Mexican, Italian American family, and has played with a variety of rock musicians, including Joe Walsh, Elton John, Dan Fogelberg, Stephen Stills, Hall & Oates and Italian musician Edoardo Bennato. He served as a replacement for Dee Murray in the Elton [John Band] from 1975 to 1976, playing on the albums Rock of the Westies and Blue Moves. After leaving John's band he joined the Hall and Oates band in June 1977 and appeared on their albums Livetime and Along the Red Ledge.

Collaborations

With Elton JohnRock of the Westies Blue Moves
With Bernie TaupinHe Who [Rides the Tiger]
With Dan FogelbergSouvenirs (Dan [Fogelberg album)|Souvenirs] The Innocent Age Windows and Walls
With Edoardo BennatoNon farti cadere le braccia
With Eric CarmenTonight You're Mine
With Stephen StillsStills album)|Stills] The Live Album
With Joe WalshBarnstorm The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get So What There [Goes the Neighborhood (album)|There Goes the Neighborhood] Analog Man
With Yusuf IslamRoadsinger
With Daryl Hall