Don Mancuso
Don Mancuso (born March 26, 1955 in Rochester, New York) is an American rock music guitarist and songwriter best known for his role as the guitarist/co-writer for the rock band Black Sheep as well as The Lou Gramm Band and The Voice of Foreigner. He also has a successful solo career and continues to work with Phil Naro on DDrive. He also is working with Regi Hendrix on his first solo effort. Don Mancuso
Biography
Pre Solo
Mancuso attended Greece Olympia High School in Rochester, New York and graduated with the class of 1973. He attended The College Of Marin for music and graduated from Monroe Community College with an AAS degree in Electronics Engineering in 1988.
Mancuso began his music career playing guitar in Black Sheep. After the release of the band's self-titled Black Sheep and Encouraging Words, Don continued to write and record with groups such as Cheater, Lou Gramm Band, Johnny Smoke, The Park Ave Band, Phil Naro and Celtic Fire.
The Lou Gramm Band
In 2004, Don was asked to join his former Black Sheep bandmate (and former Foreigner frontman) Lou Gramm in his new Lou Gramm Band, which also included another Black Sheep alumnus, Bruce Turgon. The band plays old Foreigner hits as well as Lou Gramm Band material and released a Christian rock release, which Don wrote half the music to.
Discography
Solo Albums
- Now You See It: 1999
- DDRIVE: 2004
- No Strings Attached EP Melodic Revolution Records (2011) http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/donmancuso
- It's Christmas featuring Lou Gramm Single Melodic Revolutions Records (2013) http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/donmancuso2
Other Albums/DVD's
- Black Sheep Black Sheep Capitol Records (1975)
- Encoouraging Words Black Sheep Capitol Records (1976)
- Ten Cent Love AffairIndie Cheater (1985)
- Ready or Not Lou Gramm Atlantic Records (1987)
- Bridge Red Heart Indie (1997)
- Into Your Life Tom Passamonti Indie (1998)
- Crime Don't Pay Yet Indie Johnny Smoke (1999)
- Flames Of Eviction: Celtic Fire Indie (2001)
- Jessi Hamilton Jessi Hamilton Indie (2002)
- Jessi Hamilton Indie (2005)
- Don Mancuso's DDRIVE GFI Records (2004)
- DDRIVE Straight Up The Middle Melodic Revolutions Records (2006)
- The Lou Gramm Band Spectra Records/North America-Frontiers Records/Europe & Asia (2009)
- DDRIVE 3D includes full color 3D art, poster & glasses Melodic Revolutions Records (2010)
- No Strings Attached EP Melodic Revolutions Records (2011)
- It's Christmas Single Melodic Revolutions Records (2012)
- DDrive Critical Mass Melodic Revolutions Records (2013)
- Lisa Gee & the 422 Love & Hate Indie (2013)
- DDrive Intermission EP Melodic Revolutions Records (2014)
- PFP Paul Fisher Project Beginners Luck Indie (2014)
- Don Mancuso & DDrive Live at The Rochester International Jazz Festival DVD Indie (2014)