User:Zpgar/Richard Excellente

Rich Excellente (Richard Alan Excellente), multi-talented American guitarist/writer/designer was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 1, 1947. Rich Excellente was a guitarist and writer in the 70's progressive rock band "Mirthrandir". During the 1970's, Excellente co-designed the first commercially available tube amplifier distortion simulator "Hot Tubes" for Electro Harmonix, a New York City guitar effects manufacturing company. During the 1980's Excellente designed the "American Showster Chevy", a guitar which resembles the tail-fin of a 1957 Chevrolet. He was awarded 4 U.S. patents which stem from his design. Rich Excellente also has written and published a number of songs as an ASCAP writer. During the early 1980's, Excellente formed a band called "The Satellites", based out of Union, New Jersey, and produced the album "A Brand New Episode" which was manufactured by Capitol Records New Jersey pressing plant. Excellente's most recent release "The Amazing Adventures of Captain Six String", is a self produced album which Excellente played all instruments. A noteworthy fact: The album contains Booker T & The MG's classic "Green Onions".'' Originally an instrumental, Excellente's rendition contains lyrics, which he wrote.