John Sweeney

about

Born in Yonkers NY, educated in catholic schools, ( Regis H.S., Manhattan College) ... in 1960 John Sweeney founded and trained the popular Eastchester-based group, "The Knight Riders" , whose other alumnus and junior member , Billy Vera, wrote the world's top karaoke song. After working with the Earls at the Peppermint Lounge, the multiracial Richard Levister trio and entertaining troops on USO tours to Bermuda, & Greenland with piano great Nick Oliva and comedy master Lenny Rush ( then Lenny Wayne), developing and perfecting a dynamic black-influenced style later to become known as "Blue Eyed Soul", After working such NYC "in crowd" spots as The Metropole & Trude Heller's with saxophone legend David Gross, Sweeney did an army stint in Oklahoma, where he gigged with Roger Tillotson , Jesse Ed Davis, and Blues great Little Johnny Taylor, as well as doing what he does best--founding & training a fine show band called "The Greensleeves" with Tulsa legends Don Duca, Bobby Villareal, Larry Hall, Dale Hawkins, & of course, Dann Yankee of Carpetbaggers fame, before returning to NYC in 1967, to join the Pilgrims, an officially sanctioned Young Rascals clone group, (his drummer was married to Dino Danelli's sister). Seeking more mainstream musical challenges, Sweeney joined the very tall horn band Big River with Saturday Night Live bassist Tom Wolk, was briefly sought by the young Steve Tallarico to join what eventually became Aerosmith (but refused), travelled to L.A. under Larry

top songs

albums

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Throw A Penny To The Minstrel

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Here's A (Film) Song! ® (You Might Have Missed) Vol. 6

Spread the Love

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he who dreamt it

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Teenage Madman

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Liminal Spaces

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Parade Of Broken Hearts® Vol 5

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Seafoam Jungle

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Micropolis

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World War V

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Here's A Song!® (You Might Have Missed) Vol 9

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Parade Of Broken Hearts, Vol. 4- "A Little Game"

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