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John Nitzinger, a Texas legend,
has been a worldwide force behind rock and roll since the ‘70’s. His song writing style is unique
and diversified. He is known
for his contribution to the development of the signature sound of “Texas
Rock and Blues”.
Proof of his Texas legendary
status, Nitzinger was one of the first four artists to be inducted into
Buddy Magazine’s Texas Tornado’s Hall of Fame in 1978, “as a Texas Tornado
of Guitar, one of the best musicians in Texas, perhaps in the
world.” During the ‘70’s, John wrote half
of five albums with the rock band, Bloodrock. He was awarded a Gold Album from
Capitol Records for “Bloodrock 2” and was soon signed to Capitol on a solo
venture. Two classics were
released; the self titled “Nitzinger” and “Nitzinger One Foot In
History”. The hit
single “Louisiana Cockfight” is considered to be a
classic. John took to touring his solo
albums and shared the stage with legendary artists such as, Leon Russell,
BB King, Sly & The Family Stone and Freddie King. Moving on internationally, he
performed at the Mar Y Sol International Pop Festival in Puerto Rico with
world renowned artists such as The Allman Brothers Band, Alice Cooper, BB
King, The J. Geils Band, The Mahavishnu Orchestra with John McLaughlin,
Emerson Lake & Palmer, among others. John’s classic, “Jelly Roll Blues”
stole the show and became an instant hit for Atlantic
Records. In 1976, John signed with
20th Century Fox and music mogul, Russ Regan to produce
Nitzinger’s album, “Live Better Electrically”. This album reached the charts with
two hit singles, “Are You With Me” and “Yellow
Dog”. In 1980, Carl Palmer broke away
from Emerson Lake and Palmer to form a new group, 1PM, which included John
as a major song writer and guitarist. They signed to Areola Europe
Records and released the single “Dynamite”, increasing John’s popularity
in the overseas market. In 1982, John joined forces with
Alice Cooper on the “Special Forces” international and USA tours as
guitarist. After touring,
John wrote, with Alice Cooper, the album “Zipper Catches Skin”. The album was released on Warner
Bros. Records featuring John’s “I Like Girls”, a great success in Europe
and Asia. With his return from the road,
John released an album on the label of Record Heaven, “Going Back To
Texas”. This album contains thirteen of his classic songs such as,
“Louisiana Cockfight”, “Jelly Roll Blues”, “Yellow Dog”, “L.A. Texas Boy”,
and “Control”. In 2010, John hit the road again for a brief European tour performing again at the Annual Sweden Rock Festival as well as appearing on television, radio and at exclusive club dates. Due to popular demand, another European tour is in the near future. He is currently teaching in his home town
of Fort Worth, Texas, stressing to his students the importance of
a clean life, free of drugs and alcohol. Contact: nitzinger@nitzinger.com
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