Richie Cannata

Richie Cannata
Richie Cannata in March 2021
Richie Cannata in March 2021
Background information
Born (1949-03-03) March 3, 1949 (age 75)[1][2]
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
OriginLong Island, New York, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • producer
  • studio owner
Instruments

Richie Cannata (born March 3, 1949) is an American music producer, saxophonist, keyboardist and studio owner. He is most notable for playing saxophone in Billy Joel's band alongside Liberty DeVitto, Russell Javors, and Doug Stegmeyer. After leaving the band in 1981,[3] he opened Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York. Artists including Celine Dion, Billy Joel, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have recorded in Cannata's studio. Cannata also worked with The Beach Boys for most of the 1990s, touring and occasionally recording with them during this period.

  1. ^ "Cannata's birthday celebration". Themondaynightjam.com.
  2. ^ "Richie Cannata". IMDb.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel. "Clive Davis, Billy Joel's Band Among Long Island Music Hall of Fame Inductees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 March 2017.