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Bocci
& The Badboys - The musical
histories of the members of Bocci
and the Badboys are as extensive as
the history of the Asbury Park music
scene itself. Asbury Park born-and
bred keyboardist Tony Amato, a.k.a.
"Boccigalupe," has been a
member of almost every band that was
part of the 1970’s Asbury Park
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around the Stone Pony, the Fastlane,
the Upstage Coffee House and other
clubs, that same scene gave
then-budding musicians like Bruce
Springsteen, Southside Johnny, and
later, Jon Bon Jovi a chance to hone
their skills before rising to
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All
of the members of Bocci and
the Badboys are veterans of
hundreds of gigs in dark,
smokey bars where sometimes
the audience amounts to a
handful of people. Through
it all, they’ve honed
their chops to the point
that they know how to work
together well on stage and
in the studio. The results
of their studio efforts are
available on the band’s
new, independently produced
album, "It's My Turn
Now" on Atlantis
Records. Recorded at
Shorefire Recording Studios
in Long Branch last year,
fans of the band are already
clamoring for a follow-up
album.
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Boccigalupe
- Lead Vocals &
Keyboards . Born in Asbury
Park, New Jersey, he is
truly an Asbury musician and
the baby of the Upstage
Gang, which included
Springsteen, Little Steven
Van Zandt, Southside Johnny
and most of the E Street
Band. At age 21 he was
ready, he got together with
some of the local boys and
it became the legendary
Asbury band
"Cahoots".
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Cahoots
was, Boccigalupe, Little
John Luraschi, Steve
Schreager, Mike Scialfa,
(Patti's brother) Tommy
Labella, (ya, the little sax
player from 10,000 Maniac’s
) John Oser and George
Theiss (we all know him,
from The Castiles.) Cahoots
managed to get a record deal
from Columbia with help from
Bruce and John Landau, but
ego's went flying and the
band broke up. How fitting
this is. All the
Asbury Boys together again.
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