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Trying to straighten his hair, Eddie got the chemical mixture wrong and made a huge mess. With no better options, he just shaved it all off.  It looked cool, so he left it that way.  In doing so, Eddie acquired a lifelong nickname and became the namesake of "the Cleanhead look" for musicians.

 

   



With a career spanning decades and over 50 albums to his credit, Pete is a musical living legend in his home town of New Orleans, where they've commemorated him with a life-sized statue.

July 3rd, Pete Fountain's Birthday.

 


 

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4 Cleanheads
Liza Minelli Band
(Rick Cutler, Bill Washer, Frank Perowsky & Dale Kirkland)
Mozayik
(Eddy Bourjolly, Gashford Guillaume, Welmyr Jean-Pierre & Markcus Schartz)
SF Jazz Collective
(Joshua Redman, Miguel Zenon, Nicholas Payton & Eric Harland)

3 Cleanheads
Apollo Theater House Band
(Onree Gill, Matt Oestricher & Ralph Rolle)
Bluemen Group
(The original 3 guys and all offspring, subs, etc.)
Bucktown Allstars
(Reid Wick, Steve Alfonso, Wes Raymond)
Cintron 
(Edgardo Cintron, Rocco DePersia & Michael Pedesin)
Cridenz
(Jean Schwartz, Marco Mazzini, Marcello Orlandini)
East Coast Band
(Frank Abel, Wayne Wofford, Randy London)
The Eggs Over Easy Horns
(Pat Bianco, Mark Opas, Pete Levin)
thEROGINNISSZONE
(Carlton Romillie, Rod Youngs & Roger Inniss)
John Esposito Trio
(John Esposito, Ira Coleman & Peter O'Brien)
The Funk Brothers
(Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones, Johnny Griffith)
Mario Biondi's High Five Quintet
(Mario Biondi, Nerio Poggi & Alessandro Magnanini)
Moodswing
(Pat Bianco, Don Gardner & Pete Levin)
Paul Simon's Graceland Band
(Isaac Mtshali, Ray Phiri, Vusi Khumalo)
Perfect Chaos
(Panu Heikkinen, Janne Karjalainen & Aki Häkkinen)
Peter Gabriel's "Us" Tour band
(Tony Levin, Ged Lynch, David Rhodes)
Right Said Fred
(Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass & Matthias "Maze" Meusel)
Robert Sack Band
(Henning Stumm, Stephan Hendrix, Robert Sack)
SF Jazz Collective (Robin Eubanks, Eric Harland, Miguel Zenon)
Steve Smith's Jazz Legacy
(Baron Browne, Walt Weiskopf & Steve Smith)
Take 6
(Claude McKnight, Joey Kibble & Alvin Chea)
Woodstock All-Stars
(Daniel A. Weiss, Tony Levin, Pete Levin)


Curious about instrumental headcounts in the gallery?  Me too.
(The math doesn't work because double and triple instrument credits confuse the totals - not to mention confusing me.)

472 Vocalists
466 Guitar
316 Drums
305 Bass
132 Keyboards
129 Sax
  89 Percussion
  74 Piano
  51 Producers
  47 Trumpet
  42 Composers
  28 Engineers
  22 Trombone
  22 Flute
  19 Chapman Stick
  18 Harmonica
  13 Violin
    9 Organ
    8 Mandolin
    5 Accordion
    4 Banjo
    4 Conductors
    3 Tuba
    3 Bagpipes
    3 French Horn
    3 Clarinet
    2 Sitar
    1 Euphonium
    1 Harpsichord
    1 Lap Steel
    1 Oud
    1 Ukulele
    1 Vibraphone
    1 Xylophone
    0 Viola

Q:  Why do you think there are such high numbers of Cleanhead singers and guitar players?
A:  Maybe it helps them get babes.  Doesn't work for me, but you might want to try it.

Q:  Given the hairstyle constant of the Cleanhead demographic group, does the graph curve showing the diminishing numbers for each instrument of choice reflect any significant artistic, cultural or socio-economic trends?
A:  Beats me!

 

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~ RECENT ADDITIONS ~

4/6/13: Massimiliano Allosio, Levi Barcourt, Jon Berger, Gerald Cannon, Alvin Carter Jr., Edwin Cedeno, Harry Filkin, Ian Goldrich, Gordy Berry Jr., Ali Jackson, Kwame Henry Jones, Obi Kaye, Thomas Kirkpatrick, Joel Krauss, Dave Lobenstein, Mike Markowitz, Johnny Mennonna, Mike Merrifield, Bjorn Patrik Pfeiffer, Tom Scalzo, Franklin Vanderbilt, Yakov Yavno
3/11/13: Ernest Lorenzo Bell, Otis Brown III, Fabrizio Brua, Sterling Campbell, Joe Carter, Ben Coltrane, Monte Croft, Eli Degibri, Jeff Fuller, Biambu Darius Garrett, Craig Haynes, Marc Hochlerin, Brad Hubbard, Kari Ikonen, Virgil Jones, Michael Olatuja, Raymond Portante, Enildo Rasúa, Steve Scales, Terell Stafford, Marcus Strickland, Curtis Taylor, Darryl Yokley
2/17/13: James Cammack, King David, Oscar Ferrara, Boyan Hristov, Kenneth John, Kirk Nurock, Marty O'Shea, Maceo Parker, Pat Seals, Stevan Swann, Jon Wikstrom
01/29/13: Francesco Benotti, Jeff Hairston, Caleton Holmes, Tris Imboden, Carlo Marrale, Dave Mason, Michael Neal, Tom Prasada-Rao, Joakim Rolandsson, Jean Carsten Andreas Schwartz, David Stanoch, Cliff Sutton, Vigo Ettore
01/14/13: Frank Abel, Mason Bell, Allen Cox, Bobby Deitch, Mark Feltham, Ken Frizzell, Bip Gismondi, Clarence Hines, Ben Kaufman, Vusi Khulmalo, Randy London, Dee Lucas, Albert Mazibuko, Isaac Mtshali, Jabulani Mwelase, Ray Phiri, Sasha Pushkin, Ken Ulansey, Wayne Wofford Sr.
10/31/12: Michael Addiego, Peppy Castro, Ritchie DeCarlo, Patrick William Firth, Chris Gipson, Robert Charles Griggs, Sal Grillo, Frank Ingrao, Avzal "Tigerheart" Ismail, Calvin X. Jones, Kevin Burroughs Neeley, Jeffrey Sypher, Frank Ventresca, Derron Walker
9/10/12: Steve Alfonso, Ted Curson, Greg Felise, Bill Goodwin, Jeff Gurner, Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson, Tony Lewis, Tony Lewis, Jermaine Paul, Joe Piteo, Wes Raymond, Eric Revis, Carlos Valdez, Reid Wick

 

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Any gig I do where there's another Cleanhead in the band means a photo-op.
Even better if there are multiple Cleanheads!
(The rule is that I have to be in it, so please don't send me photos.)


 Pete Simpson (Blue Men) & Pete

Pete, David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel), Tony Levin
Uncasville, CT

Pete, John Menegon, Harvey Sorgen

Chris Pasin, Pete

Betty MacDonald crashes a Cleanhead photo-op!
Stuart Breed (Art Garfunkle), Pete, Ira Coleman (Herbie Hancock)
Kleinert/James Gallery. Woodstock, NY

Dario Caraceno, Pete

Abe Speller, Pete, Pat Bianco.  Ramsey, NJ

Pete, Dave Anderson

Jay Anderson, Pete, Steve Slagel    The Falcon - Marlboro, NY

Peter O'brien, Mark Marshall, Pete   Kingston, NY

Mark Sganga, Pete, Photographer Pahaka September, Pat Bianco, Don Gardner.  Franklin Lakes, NJ

Pete, drummer Ruperto Ifil, bassist Bruce Wolfeil.
Keegan Ales.  Kingston, NY

Steve Adelson, Pete, Omar Hakim

Pete & Curtis Winchester  (Curtis Winchester Band).   Pleasantville, NY

Michael Levine & Pete.  Remote Control Prod., Santa Monica, CA

Stuart Breed (Art Garfunkle), Pete, Ira Coleman (Herbie Hancock). 
Kleinert/James Gallery. Woodstock, NY

Ken Gorka (Bitter End), Dennis Cotton (Savoy Brown), Pete.
The Bitter End, New York City

Pete, Bruce Wolfeil (Big Stuff), Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel)
Woodstock, NY

Pete, Adam Nussbaum (Dave Liebman), Jay Anderson (Joe Lovano)
New Paltz, NY

Pete, Danny Louis (Gov't Mule)
Rhinebeck, NY

Pete, Rackalam Bob Moses (Gary Burton)
Berklee School.  Boston, MA

Pete, Lenny White (Chick Corea), Dennis Chambers (David Sanborn)
New York, NY

Luther Rix (Tommy), Eric Lawrence (Levon Helm), Tony Senatore (Mary's Magnet), Andy Rothstein, Pete, Steve Jankowski (Blood, Sweat & Tears) 
Andy Rothstein Band.  Belmar, NJ

Arne Wendt (Bernie Worrell), Pete, Pat Bianco (Mood Swing)
Franklin Lakes, NJ

Pete, John Esposito
Woodstock, NY

Pat Bianco (Mood Swing), Pete, Peter O'Brien (Orleans)
Franklin Lakes, NJ
  
Mark Sganga, Don Gardner, Pete
Sugarloaf, Maine

Pete, Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), Dan Weiss (Joan Osborne)
Stewart House.  Athens, NY

Pete, Tony Levin, Lino Vairetti
Naples, Italy  2005

Stuart Breed (Art Garfunkle), Pete
Woodstock, NY

Pete, Pete Hopkinson (Petey Hop Band)
Kingston, NY

Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel), David Rhodes (Peter Gabriel), Pete, Ged Lynch (Peter Gabriel)
Foxwoods.  Ledyard, CT

Ted Orr (George Clinton), Peter O'Brien (Orleans), Pete
Rich Syracuse on top
Joyous Lake.  Woodstock, NY

Pete, Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel)
Zurich, Switzerland

Pete, Nate Thierrien (Berklee School)
Berklee School.  Boston, MA

Pat Bianco, Marc Opas, Pete
Carnegie Deli video shoot   New York, NY  1999

Pete, Don Gardner, Mark Sganga
Tappan, NY  2010

Nino Antonacci (owner, promoter), Pete
Moody Jazz.  Foggia, Italy

Pete, Phil Ciganer (owner, promoter)
Towne Crier.  Pawling, NY

Michele Ruffoni (owner, promoter), Pete
Osteria Vineria San Giovanni. Valtellina, Italy

Pete, promoter/club owner Tony G, Pat Bianco
Tony G's    S.Hackensack, NJ

Pete & Pete poster
Valtellina, Italy

Laura Passera (promoter), Pete, Pete Poster
Stradella, Italy
   
     

Bald and proud of it - a mystery

Touring Europe and the U.S. in 2006, the Tony Levin Band played a club on Elba Island, Italy and discovered this sign above the liquor storage room, which is not even in a public area.  Roughly translated it means "I'm bald and I'm proud of it."  We never found out who put it there or when or why - the current owner has plenty of hair.

 

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