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Background. Destri is of Italian descent. 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.
JD: We were doing really well, I was making some good money, but Eileen, my wife, God bless her, said, "Get out of this, you're really sad." And I was. I went to England and I started producing records and doing remixes, and I did a bunch of remixes with people like Prince, one for INXS.
Destri now lives in Windsor Terrace with his wife Roberta, son James, and daughter Rienna and works full time as a drug counselor/therapist at the outpatient recovery center Carnegie Hill Institute in New York City.
- April 13, 1954
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Jun 27, 2018 · The Girl in the Back tells Davis-Chanin’s story, from The Student Teachers to mingling with rock and roll royalty. While The Student Teachers never struck it big, they generated interest from Blondie keyboardist Jimmy Destri, and Destri took a personal, romantic interest in Davis-Chanin herself.
Jimmy Destri grew up in Brooklyn, New York, and has spent his entire 55 years in the city. He currently resides in Windsor Terrace with his wife, Roberta, his 12-year-old son James (from his first wife, Eileen), and his 4-year-old daughter, Rienne.
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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.
