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Chuck Burgi is an American drummer who was born
in Montclair, New Jersey on August
15, 1952. He is the brother of actor Richard Burgi.
Burgi has played and toured with Al Di Meola, Hall and Oates, Brand X, Rainbow (twice),
Blue
Öyster Cult,[1] Meat Loaf, Fandango
and Enrique Iglesias and has recorded with numerous other artists,
including Bon Jovi and Diana Ross.
He was a member of the band Balance with Peppy Castro, Bob Kulick, Dennis
Feldman, and noted arranger and keyboardist Doug Katsaros.
Chuck was a member of the on-stage band in the Twyla Tharp -
Billy Joel hit musical "Movin' Out" during the entire 3 1/2 year
run on Broadway.
Recent recordings include Billy Joel's live CD "12 Gardens" and
the 2007 Joel penned single, "Christmas in Fallujah", exclusive to
iTunes. Since November 2005, Chuck has been Billy Joel's drummer,
touring extensively, including 12 record breaking shows at New
York's Madison Square Garden in 2006, 2008's double night "Last
Play at Shea" and the October 2008 New York Springsteen/Joel
benefit for Barack Obama at the Hammerstein Ballroom.
References
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Seigal, Buddy. "Lightening Up the Dark Side Blue Oyster Cult Could
Take a Joke-but the Band Survived Anyway" Los Angeles
Times, 1994-09-10. p.2. section: Calendar; PART-F;
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