on this record, I sung & played a lot of stuff but i was lucky to also have on
Guitars: Steve Hunter / Bass: Sting , Glen Matlock / Drums: Stewart Copeland, Manu Katche, Chris Musto, Abdelouab Abrit / Keyboards: J-max, Stephane Gregoire / Drum Programming : Yves Fredj Aouizerate & Serge Veneruso / Vocals: Fedora Padovani, Stephanie Benoffi & Zoe Nolane
the flying padovani's finally meet john lee hooker and set up a band with serge gainsbourg... and they hope that nick drake, grandaddy, radiohead, the velvet underground, link wray will also join, they hope also that ennio morrecone, henry mancini,west montgomery and peter green, justin adams, the cure and johnny cash, rachid taha and johnny thunders, eric satie and jimi hendrix, janis joplin and william orbit, the doors and t-bone walker, the clash and otis redding, steve cropper and mick green, jeff beck and ray charles, miles davis and marvin gaye, aretha franklin and cher and all our friends will come and jam with us. just tell us!
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Ch 11. The Early Days of the Police - part 1
January 1977. I have met Stewart Copeland, a drummer that wants to start a 3 piece band. we need a bass player. well, just like every other band. A guy he saw playing in newcastle, Sting, is in London. well......
Ch 11. The Early Days of the Police - part 2
So, now the band did truly exist. Sting couldn't really see what the whole punk scene was all about. but, we carried on rehearsing and got ready to record the first Police singe, 'Fall out' and 'Nothing achieving'...
Ch 12. The Police are Ready
The band was ready. We were rehearsing steadily at Stewart's place. We needed to play. Miles had an idea... Bringing american bands in the UK. One of them was Cherry Vanilla and she needed a rhythm section to go on the road in England...
Ch 17. The Band Splits Up - part 1
To be honest, it's not easy. Sting and I are at Paul's flat. We had just come back from recording ' Visions of the night' with John Cale at Bazza's studios. It had been hell.. And he wants to tell me something...
Ch 17. The Band Splits Up - part 2
Sting! What ? I know you want to tell me something...
Sting and I had been sitting in Paul' flat, discussing the session we just did for 'visions of the night' with John Cale and the future of the band... I had felt it for a while...
Ch 40. Coming Full Circle - part 1
2003. I am in the studio in paris working on my new album ' à croire que c'était pour la vie' with yves aouizerate and serge veneruso. "Stewart Copeland would be perfect on drums for Welcome Home", said Yves. "Good idea! I will call him", I answered ......
WATCH HERE
(OR CLICK ON THE PIC BELOW) THE TEASER FOR THE MOVIE 'ROCK AND ROLL... OF CORSE' THAT I AM WORKING ON.I HOPE IT LL WORK FOR YOU! LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. HENRY FOR MORE INFO, GO TO A BLOG I HAVE CREATED http://henrypadovani.over-blog.com/ .
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HENRY PADOVANI. A biography.
In December 1976, Henry Padovani lands in London, with the idea of spending 2 weeks. He will not leave. In january 1977, with Stewart Copeland and Sting, he sets up the band The Police . Meetings, rehearsals, tours, hard times and split after Andy Summers arrival and a short venture as a quartet. In his stride, he joins Wayne county and the electric chairs , then with Chris Musto and Paul SLack sets up the flying padovanis , and plays with everyone that goes on a stage, from Pete Townsend to Kim Wilde , From The Jam to The Pretenders.
In 1984, Henry Padovani joins IRS Records, Miles Copeland's label with whom they launch REM, The Cramps, The Lords of The New Church amongst others. In 1994, he becomes Zucchero's manager who goes and sell more than 10 millions albums during their 5 years collaboration.
After 2 years of sabbatical, rest and reflections, in 2002, he decides to take up his guitar again and writes the music for director Jean Henri Meunier "La vie comme elle va" produced by Jacques Perrin. This movie will obtain the SCAM AWARD for the best creation documentary in 2004. In 2003, he starts to write and record at home a series of songs for an album.
In 2004, he starts the recording of the album "A croire que c'était pour la vie" (When you believe it was forever) produced by Yves Aouizerate where he sings and surrounds himself with his fellow musicians Sting, Stewart Copeland, Manu Katché, Steve Hunter, Glen Matlock, Chris Musto and others.
In autumn 2004, he opens a web site, www.henrypadovani.com
and hurried up by the surfers of the Police community, starts to write real life stories on the birth and the life of the legendary band as well as his life during the blessed period of the London New Wave.
In 2005, Henry finishes the recording of the album "à croire que c'était pour la vie
", finishes the writing of his musical adventures, past and present, which now constitute a book "Secret Police Man", collaborates on the production of a road movie directed by Jean Henri Meunier illustrating the 15 songs on the album.
He continues to write songs and manages to write and record music for Jean Henri Meunier's new movie "Ici Najac,à vous la terre (Najac speaking, over to you the Earth) to be released on the 31st of may 2006. The movie was part of the Cannes film festival official selection 2006!!!! And so the two of them will climb the red carpetted stairs wearing smokings!
Henry Padovani has started to play dates by himself, solo on electric guitar., sometimes with his friend Mickey Blow. on blues harp.. you can see him also with the flying padovanis . and plans to do the summer festivals with them, and other dates in france, you can also see him sing and play with his friends from Shelby., michel and lionel, and he has just joined Sting, Stewart and Andy 2 nights on stage at the Stade de France .for a rocking ' next to you' on the 28th and 29th of september in front of 160,000 screaming fans.
I couldnt but miss all that Rock and Roll. (Secret Police Man)
Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing.
As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven.
Peace
Michael
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