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Jun 9, 2020 · Neil Giraldo looks back on an amazing career, from “Jessie’s Girl” to “Heartbreaker.”. (Image credit: Medios y Media/Getty Images) Neil Giraldo has a peculiar way of pronouncing the word guitar. He calls the instrument a git -tar, with a hard emphasis on the first syllable.
He toured with Derringer in support of the 1978 album, If I Weren’t So Romantic I’d Shoot You, and played keyboards on 1979’s Guitars and Women. Later that year, Rick Newman, proprietor of the Catch A Rising Star comedy club, offered Giraldo the chance to assemble a band to back a new vocalist he was pitching to major labels.
Giraldo began his professional music career in 1978 as a member of the Rick Derringer band after competing alongside 200 fellow guitarists for the position. Giraldo provided his guitar, as well as piano skills for Derringer's 1979 recording of Guitars and Women.
Jul 7, 2013 · Dear Guitar Hero: Neil Giraldo Talks B.C. Rich Eagles, "Jessie's Girl," Jeff Beck, Producing and More. He’s married to Pat Benatar and has played guitar on every one of her records, but what Guitar World readers really want to know is …. Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run” was the second music video ever played on MTV.
Jun 22, 2023 · Based solely on his euphoric solo on Rick Springfield’s 1981 smash Jessie’s Girl, Giraldo should qualify as one of the all-time greats, yet year after year he’s rarely mentioned – make that never – on any guitar-centric “best” lists.
Apr 16, 2014 · On March 31, 2014, Premier Guitar’s John Bohlinger met with guitar great Neil “Spyder” Giraldo before a gig with his wife, Pat Benatar. Giraldo walked us through his epic career odyssey and answered questions from fans on our Facebook page.
Crimes of Passion (Songwriter, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals) *Grammy Winner 1981 Rick Springfield Working Class Dog, “Jessie’s Girl,” “I’ve Done Everything for You” (Producer, Guitars) *Grammy Winner
