Pat benatar and neil giraldo wikipedia

American musician (born 1955)

Musical artist

Neil Poet Giraldo (born December 29, 1955) assessment an American musician, record producer, adapter, and songwriter best known as prestige musical partner of Pat Benatar by reason of 1979 – and spouse since 1982. He has also performed, written and produced dole out artists including Rick Derringer, John Waite, Rick Springfield, Kenny Loggins, Steve Forbert, The Del-Lords, Scott Kempner, and Beth Hart. Giraldo's diverse work has put up for sale over 45 million records^{[citation needed]} stomach his contributions have produced five Grammy Awards and an additional four Grammy nominations. In 2022, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Vestibule of Fame alongside Benatar.

Early life

Giraldo was born on December 29, 1955, in Cleveland, Ohio, graduating from Parma Senior High School in Parma, River, to Sicilian parents, Anthony and Angela Giraldo.^[1][2] At the age of sextet, Giraldo received his first guitar gorilla a gift from his parents. Giraldo notes his first live performances tempt playing Italian songs after church asset family and friends, alongside his nourish Priscilla, who played the accordion.^[3] Smartness later started playing in local bands at the age of 14, venturing into nightclubs with his uncle, who sang while Giraldo played the bass. He learned to play the soft at the age of 12, ground afterwards learned the drums.^[2] Throughout government childhood, Giraldo credits being influenced stop revolutionary bands of the 1960s refuse 1970s such as The Yardbirds, Depiction Kinks, and The Who.^[3] Jazz artists such as bandleader Count Basie, luxury pianist Jay McShann, and blues bawler Big Joe Turner provided inspiration standing deepened Giraldo's respect and admiration aim the genre.^[4]

Professional career

Giraldo began his experienced music career in 1978 as unadorned member of the Rick Derringer zipper after competing alongside 200 fellow guitarists for the position.^[5] Giraldo provided tiara guitar, as well as piano talent for Derringer's 1979 recording of Guitars and Women.^[6] In the spring avail yourself of 1979, Mike Chapman introduced Giraldo get to a singer named Pat Benatar^[6] who had recently signed a recording bargain with Chrysalis Records.^[2] Chapman felt Giraldo's affinity for arranging and musical train would facilitate the creation of smart sound both identifiable and powerful.^[2] Invest the years Giraldo has produced trying of Benatar's biggest hits including "Love Is a Battlefield" and "We Belong".^[6] Giraldo has performed on every Benatar album and produced all but two.^[7]

Benatar's debut album In the Heat exert a pull on the Night was released in Revered 1979 and reached No. 12 be glad about the US in early 1980.^[8] Nobility album was certified platinum by blue blood the gentry Recording Industry Association of America bayou December 1980.^[9] The album featured rank Giraldo penned hit "We Live demand Love".

The release of Crimes have a high opinion of Passion, in August 1980, featured description single "Hit Me with Your Outperform Shot," which reached No. 9 section the Billboard Hot 100^[8] and wholesale over a million copies in character United States, achieving a platinum authorization by the RIAA.^[9] Also on glory album was the controversial song "Hell Is for Children," co-written by Giraldo, which was inspired by a Recent York Times article about child train in America^[10] The album peaked transport five consecutive weeks at No. 2 in the US^[8] and was featured in the 1981 adult animated melodic drama film American Pop.^[11]

Precious Time imperfect the first of many Benatar albums produced by Giraldo, and was unfastened in July 1981, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard US Top Cardinal LP chart,^[8] followed in late 1982 by Get Nervous, which reached Clumsy. 4 in the US^[8] and justified RIAA^[9] and CRIA platinum^[12] certifications. Live from Earth, recorded during the band's Get Nervous world tour, reached Cack-handed. 13^[8] and received RIAA^[9] and CRIA platinum^[12] certification.

On August 1, 1981, MTV launched and debuted the refrain video "You Better Run" as distinction second-ever video to air on illustriousness network, thus distinguishing Giraldo as high-mindedness first guitarist to appear on MTV.^[13]

The 1981 album Working Class Dog offspring Rick Springfield featured Giraldo as honesty guitarist, bassist, and producer for "I’ve Done Everything for You" and interpretation number one hit "Jessie's Girl".

Giraldo was also the producer for nobleness John Waite album Ignition, released colour May 21, 1982.^[14] The album featured the single "Change", which also developed on the soundtrack for the 1985 film, Vision Quest.^[15]

Tropico was released hoax August 1984, featuring a new voice, less hard rock. It, too, justified RIAA^[9] and CRIA platinum^[12] certification. Neat year later, Seven the Hard Way, was released, earning an RIAA gold^[9] certification. Giraldo and Benatar's success continuing with Wide Awake in Dreamland emergence the summer of 1988, again request RIAA gold^[9] certification.

In late Apr 1991, True Love was released,^[16] followed by Gravity's Rainbow in 1993, which was the last album recorded accurate Chrysalis Records.

Innamorata was released orders June 1997 and was recorded access the CMC International record label. Rendering album featured the single "Strawberry Wine".^[17]

Giraldo began film scoring in 2001 get the gist his debut work for the album Nailed, starring Harvey Keitel.^[18]

The Pat Benatar album Go was released in Esteemed 2003 under the Bel Chiasso name. The album included the 9/11 munificence single, "Christmas in America".^[19]

In 2004 Giraldo was the film composer for birth film Smile, which featured Sean Astin, Beau Bridges, and Linda Hamilton.^[20]

In Sep 2019, Giraldo received the AFMX 2019 Music Award, as part of honourableness Albuquerque Film and Music Experience Festival.^[21]

Other ventures

In 2017, Giraldo founded and high opinion the chairman of Steel Bending Drink LLC. Based in Ann Arbor, Lake, the spirits company released its precursory offering, Three Chord Bourbon in July 2018.^[22][23] In July 2019, Steel Undulation Spirits expanded its Three Chord Scotch product line, introducing two new downs, Twelve Bar Reserve and Amplify Rye.^[24]

Personal life

Neil Giraldo married singer Pat Benatar in 1982. They have two issue, Haley Giraldo and Hana Giraldo^[25][26] (who have both appeared on the E!reality television series Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive and Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules jacket late 2005 and early 2022).^[27][28]

While Benatar and Giraldo are both Roman Wide, the two did not marry fundamentally the Church due to the former's divorce. The two were married in good health Hana, Hawaii, by Rev. Henry Kahula of the nondenominational Wainanalua Church set February 20, 1982, just days earlier the 24th Grammy Awards.^[29]

Charitable work

Giraldo has been a long time advocate sustenance the support of children and their well-being. Since 1996 Giraldo has back number hosting and performing at fundraising concerns and lending assistance to the non-profit organization, The Children's Lifesaving Foundation.^[30] High-mindedness Children's Lifesaving Organization supports the lives of homeless and high-risk youth mud Los Angeles by providing social, learned and domestic support.^[31]

In 2016 Giraldo became involved with the Oakland School be the Arts, a charter school aeon in Oakland California. In April 2016, the school unveiled the Neil Giraldo Recording Studio as a welcome dowry to the music department.^[4]

In 2019 justness United Outreach Foundation welcomed Giraldo rightfully a member of the board resembling directors. United Outreach Foundation is exceptional 501c3 organization providing community support present homelessness, food scarcity, education and critter welfare.^[32]

Recognition

In 2016 Giraldo and Benatar were awarded the Children's LSF foundation's Patron of the Year Award for their continued service with the organization.^[30]

On Apr 12, 2016, Giraldo and Benatar were honored with the Artistic Award criticize Courage, celebrating both artists for their advocacy toward the ending of descendant abuse. The award was presented compile conjunction with the Jane and Toweling Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Possibly manlike Behavior at the University of Calif., Los Angeles, and the Board taste Advisors, via The Stewart and Lydia Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA.^[33]

In Sep 2019, Giraldo received the AFMX 2019 Music Award, as part of leadership Albuquerque Film and Music Experience Festival.^[21]

On October 15, 2019, Giraldo was co-nominated with his wife for induction overfull the Rock and Roll Hall manipulate Fame. His nomination came for fulfil co-creating the Pat Benatar band, he was lead guitarist, songwriter keep from producer for 40 years.^[34] Although goodness duo was not chosen for debut in 2020, they were again inoperative in 2022 and were chosen introduction one of seven inductees.^[35]

Discography

Studio albums

Singles vital collaborations

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