Big Treehouse Records -Artists

Joe Potenza, bass

Credits
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Bass Guitar on:
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The Rules Have Changed

Song Of Love

Loves Me, Loves Me Not

Syncopated City

Love In Action

Blue Lightning

She Walks In Three-Four Time

What It Is

No Matter What

This Is What They Call Love?

A Taste Of Your Love

Sushi Sue

Few That Know Me Well

mmmBuh-Bye

Bone Cold Night

Can't Get To You

Do Me In Again

Wrong Side Of The Door

Getting Nothing But Old

Helping Hand (both versions)

Dreaming Out Loud

Good Time Tonight

Dr. Yazoo

Blues For Everyone

Dealer's Choice

Nice Girl
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Joe Potenza
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Website:
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Cover of The Kim Trusty Band's CD "Live At Chan's" Click for the Kim Trusty Band web site.

Photo of Joe Potenza on stage at Chan's with The Kim Trusty Band. ©2001

Second photo of Joe Potenza on stage at Chan's with The Kim Trusty Band. ©2001

Joe on stage at Chan's with The Kim Trusty Band
©2001 KimTrusty.com
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.    Ed: There aren't many musicians in the Rhode Island area who haven't heard of the formidable bass prowess of Joe Potenza. His reputation as one of the best around is well deserved.
   I'll never forget the first day I met Joe. It had been a long series of auditions to replace an outgoing bass player. We had heard about 3 others that day, and each one was a little weaker than the one before. We were starting to wonder if we would have to settle for someone we really didn't want. But when Joe plugged in and started warming up, it took about 3 notes for the rest of us to just look at each other and smile. We had our man, and we couldn't believe our luck. Finally we could get back to the business of making music.
   Since that good-old-day about 22 years ago, I have worked with Joe in several bands, and on various other projects. Joe was the first musician I called on to talk about my CD project. As soon as Joe said "yes," I knew I had a solid foundation to build on.
   Joe Potenza's musicianship, enthusiasm, versatility, creativity, sense of humor, and incredible energy are legendary, and I can tell you that my recordings would not have come out quite as right to my ears without Joe, his able hands, and his creative input. Just listen! You'll hear what I mean. Top shelf.
   So, thanks, Joe. Keep up the great work.

Joe Potenza
Has Worked With:
. Bourbon Renewal
Tanoose
The Shamblers
Contact
Sons of Bark
Far Too Many Wedding Bands
Maryann Rossoni
Mike Metheney
Alan Dawson
Frank Potenza
Sherman Ferguson
Steve Dubois
The Kim Trusty Band .

Joe's Favorite Ed Rashed songs on that Long List:
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Few That Know Me Well
Song Of Love
Love In Action
She Walks In Three-Four Time
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Ed's Favorite Joe Potenza bass tracks:
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Love In Action
A Taste Of Your Love
Syncopated City
Few That Know Me Well
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Joe's Most Vivid Memory Of Working In Wedding Bands: .
A wedding at a high-end local country club where the two families broke out in a huge brawl. The first of 20 peace officers that showed up in riot gear walked past the band and said "Boy, you guys must really suck." It took over 2 hours to quell the brawl.
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A series of special pages at BigTreehouse.com that honor the individual musicians, engineers, and artists who lent their special talents to the project of making the CDs "Big Book Of Love" and "Wrong Side Of The Door" by Ed Rashed, and our way of saying thanks to them. -Ed Rashed, Big Treehouse Records.