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His father was a novelist who also wrote screenplays and eventually advertising copy to support his family while his mother was a housewife. He has a sister, Donna Destri, who is also a singer and did backing vocals for Blondie and Jimmy's own solo record. Destri grew up in Boro Park and was raised in his grandmother's house.
Sep 19, 2020 · Their dissolution at the end of the disco-punk era was much more complicated. Advertisement. Around the time of the breakup, the band had everything going for them. Following their success in the late 1970s, lead singer Debbie Harry and keyboardist Jimmy Destri both released solo albums.
Jul 15, 2021 · Adopted as a child, she survived being in a coma as a result of pneumonia, escaped an abusive relationship in her 20s, fled to New York, became a driver for the New York Dolls, worked as a BBC...
Jun 15, 2024 · Blondie in 1976: (from left) Gary Valentine, Clem Burke, Debbie Harry, Chris Stein and Jimmy Destri (Image credit: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) We’re going to talk about the new, the old and as much of the complete picture as we can.
Harry also reunited with Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri for a cover of Otis Blackwell's "Don't Be Cruel" for the 1995 album Brace Yourself! A Tribute to Otis Blackwell.
Interview with Jimmy Destri. by Katrina Fox for the Official Blondie Web Site. Sydney, Australia, August 2003. KF: How did you get into the music business? JD: I'm from a musical family. My uncle - my mother's youngest brother - was the drummer for a late 50s early 60s rock band called Joey Dee & the Starlighters who had a hit record in America.
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