Carl Giammarese – Episode 17

Carl Giammarese – Episode 17

On this episode of the Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of the Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews the very talented singer, songwriter, and founding member of The Buckingham’s, Carl Giammarese. The Buckinghams are an American pop band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1966, the band had gone on to become recognized as “The Most Listened To Band In America” by Billboard magazine charting five Top 40 hits. After over a half century, Carl and the group still continue to delight audiences around the country.

Find out more info about Carl here: http://www.carlgiammarese.com/

You can also find out more about The Buckinghams here: https://www.thebuckinghams.com/home.html

The Dick Biondi Film with Joe Farina – Episode 16

The Dick Biondi Film with Joe Farina – Episode 16

On this episode of The Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of the Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews Joseph Farina. Joe is the Director of Communications and Marketing for the upcoming Dick Biondi Film, an actor and the son of the son of the late actor Dennis Farina. We talk about the legendary Italian American disk jockey Dick Biondi, his upcoming film, and also about Joe’s father Dennis Farina.

Find out more about the Dick Biondi film here: https://www.dickbiondifilm.com/

Mark Spano – Episode 15

Mark Spano – Episode 15

On this episode of the Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of The Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews Mark Spano, a prolific writer, filmmaker, and television producer. Over the last decade, he focused his talents and energy on his family’s homeland as he wrote, directed, and produced “ Sicily: Land of Love and Strife ” a feature-length documentary.
 
You can watch his documentary on Amazon Prime Video.
Find out more information about his other films and books here: https://markspano.org/
Franke Previte & John DeNicola – Episode 14

Franke Previte & John DeNicola – Episode 14

On this episode of The Italian American Entertainment Podcast, host Vince Chiarelli, of The Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews Franke Previte & John DeNicola, the pair of Italian American Academy Award winning composers of the two iconic songs from Dirty Dancing. Garnering an astonishing 55 million in sales worldwide, the “Dirty Dancing” original soundtrack spent 18 weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album sales chart and 230 weeks in the Top 30. As one of the greatest selling soundtracks of all time, the film became an iconic classic almost as soon as it hit the theaters in 1987…33 years later the “Dirty Dancing” brand is a cultural phenomenon.
 
Get tickets to their Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Masterclass on Dec. 18th, 2020 here: https://www.rockcamp.com/masterclass.php You can interact live with Frank & John as they discuss their work on the “Dirty Dancing” Soundtrack.
 
More about Franke & John at these links:
Michela Musolino – Episode 13

Michela Musolino – Episode 13

On this episode of the Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of the Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews the great singer and entertainer Michela Musolino. Known for her fiery and passionate interpretations of both traditional and contemporary Sicilian folk and roots music, Michela turns world fusion songs into timeless pieces and infuses her vocals with the emotions of life.

Find out more about Michela at her website: https://www.michelamusolino.com/

Anastasia Lee – Episode 12

Anastasia Lee – Episode 12

On this episode of The Italian American Entertainment Podcast, Vince Chiarelli, of the Vince Chiarelli Band, interviews the great singer and performer Anastasia Lee. Anastasia performed with Josh Groban in 2011 and since then she has been crowned a Three-Time Italian Idol Winner. She has almost 10 MILLION views on YouTube and in 2016 she received her first best selling, #1 Single on Amazon “Sano e Salvo” – making the charts in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.

Follow Anastasia at the links below:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAnastasiaLee

Website: http://www.anastasialee.com/