Joe Nanini
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Joe Nanini | |
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| Birth name | Oliver Joseph Nanini |
| Born | 1955 Dangerhouse, I.R.S. Records |
Oliver Joseph Nanini (1955 – December 4, 2000)[citation needed] was an American rock drummer, most famous for being the percussionist and a founding member of new wave group Wall of Voodoo[1] during their heyday in the 1980s. He was known for playing with pots, pans, and other objects. This arrangement can be seen in the motion picture Urgh! A Music War in which Wall Of Voodoo performed a live version of the song "Back In Flesh" from the Dark Continent album, and also later in the video for the hit single "Mexican Radio". Along with Stan Ridgway and Bill Noland, he left the band after their performance at the US Festival in 1983. Nanini went on to become one of the co-founders of the neo-traditional band The Lonesome Strangers and played on their first record, Lonesome Pine.
He was also the drummer for numerous 1970s
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- ^ "Joe Nanini - Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Lamcannon, via Furaffinity". Furaffinity.net. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "Wall Of Voodoo Biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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