Rocco DeLuca & The Burden

about

Rocco DeLuca & the Burden was a Long Beach, California-based indie rock band that originally formed as a four-piece band in late 2005. Since 2009 the band has no longer played together, though Rocco DeLuca remains a solo artist and sometimes plays with close friends in concert. "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 (born December 27, 1975 in Torrance, California) 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 h

top songs

albums

I Trust You To Kill Me

Mercy

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Mercy (Bonus Track Version)

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Rocco Deluca and The Burden: Live Session - EP

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Bus Ride - Single Of The Week

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Save Yourself - Single

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I trust you to kill me - Rocco DeLuca

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Colorful - EP

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I Trust You to Kill Me - Single

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Live Session - EP (Live)

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Monitor This - April/May 09

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