Al Gorgoni

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Al Gorgoni (born October 11, 1939) is an American guitarist, composer, arranger and producer who became a well-known studio musician in the 1960s and 1970s. He grew up in Philadelphia and moved to The Bronx, starting guitar at age 14. His first recording work came in 1959, recording demos with Brill Building songwriters. He later played on many hit records, including The Four Seasons’ Sherry, Walk Like a Man and Big Girls Don’t Cry; Shirley Ellis’ The Name Game; The Shangri-Las’ Leader of the Pack; The Dixie Cups’ Chapel of Love; Simon & Garfunkel’s The Sound of Silence; Van Morrison’s Brown Eyed Girl; The Monkees’ I’m a Believer; Janis Ian’s At Seventeen; The Archies’ Sugar, Sugar; and Melanie’s Brand New Key.

Gorgoni worked with a wide range of artists such as Joan Baez, Blood Sweat & Tears, Bobby Darin, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Astrud Gilberto, Herbie Mann, Laura Nyro, James Taylor and B.J. Thomas. He released albums such as Gorgoni, Martin and Taylor (with Buddah/Legacy, 1972). He is married with two sons, Adam and Julian; Adam is a film composer.