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F. Leone

I began my life as a musician playing acoustic bass. Some bands I worked and/or traveled with include David "Fathead" Newman, Hank Crawford, Louis Hayes, and a number of other established players in Dallas and NYC. In 1988 I moved to Nashville and was signed to several publishers as a profesional songwriter.

For the last few years I have been living in rural Jackson County, Tennessee, continuing to write songs but have backed out of the commercial music business and pursue this as an avocation.

Gear

Seveal acoustic guitars (best is a Lowden) and banjos (including a fretless handmade instrument).

Cumbancha Presents Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars' "Libation"

Source: Press Junkie PR
March 2, 2014

Africa’s most inspirational band, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars, celebrates ten years together with its finest album to date. Libation’s “around-the-campfire” intimacy, honest soulfulness, and technical prowess reveal how far the group has come while remaining true to its roots. Produced by Chris Velan and mixed by Iestyn Polson, known for his work with David Gray, Patti Smith and David Bowie, Libation embodies the contagious joy, optimism in the face of struggle and love for their fellow man that has ...
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Performance / Tour

Bombino & Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars Now Touring Across North America

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
August 9, 2012

Summer isn't over yet. Bombino and Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are each touring now across the US & Canada and chances are one or both will be performing near you. Here's a guide to upcoming shows. Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars August 11: Pasadena, CA: Levitt Pavilion: FREE August 12: Tidewater, OR: Beloved Festival August 14: Seattle, WA: The Triple Door August 15: Seattle, WA: The Triple Door August ...
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