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He played keyboards in the rock band Blondie, and was one of the principal songwriters for the band along with Chris Stein and Deborah Harry. He rejoined Blondie in 1997. Destri ceased touring with the band in 2004, but remained an official member for several more years.
James Destri, soprannominato Jimmy Destri (Brooklyn, 13 aprile 1954), è un tastierista statunitense, componente del gruppo Blondie con Chris Stein e Deborah Harry, oltre ad esserne il principale autore di canzoni. Nonostante abbia smesso di andare in tour nel 2004, è ancora ufficialmente componente del gruppo.
To fill out their sound, they recruited keyboard player Jimmy Destri in November 1975. The band signed with Private Stock Records and released their first single "X-Offender" in June 1976, while their debut album, Blondie, was issued in December 1976.
Destri, originator of the band's unique punk-pop synth sound and writer/lyricist of half of the band's catalog -- including three of the band's seven #1 hits, "Atomic", "Picture This" and the group's meteoric 1999 comeback song "Maria" -- and a 25 year drug addict, is now clean, sober and using his talents to cure other addicts.
25 lug 2006 · News about Jimmy Destri, keyboardist and songwriter for the rock band Blondie, from the Official Blondie Web Site (www.blondie.net). Email Jimmy at jimmydestri at dhbis dot com. Archives
James J. Destri (Born 1954) is best known as keyboardist and occasional songwriter for the iconic New Wave band Blondie.
Drummer Clem Burke and keyboard player Jimmy Destri joined in 1975. The band played the fabled New York downtown circuit of CBGB's, Max's Kansas City and Mothers, amassing a major following before recording their first album Blondie in 1976 for the Private Stock label.
