``The Sopranos''' Uncle Junior Sings ``Hits;'' Dominic Chianese to Issue Debut CD on Madacy, June 5.Entertainment Editors NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 1, 2001 Dominic Chianese Dominic Chianese (pronounced Key-ah-nes-e) (born February 24, 1931 in The Bronx, New York City, New York) is perhaps best known for his role as Junior Soprano on the HBO TV series, The Sopranos, a role that netted him two Emmy Award nominations. , who plays the "Soprano" crew's crusty patriarch, Uncle Junior, on HBO's smash series, shows his softer side with a collection of traditional, popular and original tunes on his debut CD, "Hits." The disc will be released through Suite 102, a division of the Montreal-based Madacy Label Group and is due in stores June 5. "Hits" is produced by Dub Cornett For the place in England, see . The cornett, cornetto or zink is an early wind instrument, dating from the Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque periods. It was used in what are now called alta capellas or wind ensembles. (Lucinda Williams
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The multi-talented Chianese displays his own songwriting skills on three original tracks: "A Typical New Yorker," "Love is Real" and "True Love Still On My Mind." "I thought about pursuing a career in music after seeing the girls go crazy at a Frank Sinatra concert, but I didn't think my father would approve," Chianese said of his long-delayed recording debut. "I'm thrilled to finally be able to record some of the songs that have meant so much to me." A New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of native, Chianese is best known for his role as Corrado "Junior" Soprano on HBO's Mob-inspired hit series "The Sopranos." He credits his love of music to childhood memories of his grandfather and namesake, Domenico, who used to sing favorite Neapolitan songs a cappella and who took young Dominic to concerts in their Bronx neighborhood. The son and grandson of tradesmen who specialized in stone masonry and brick, Chianese, who plays guitar, knew early on that he wanted to perform, and once toyed with the idea of becoming a professional musician. He began his acting career in 1952, and performed in dramas and musicals at regional theaters, including a national tour in Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado mikado (mĭkä`dō), a former title of the emperor of Japan used chiefly in the English language. " and "Patience." His Broadway appearances include David Mamet's "Water Engine," Archibald MacLeslie's "Scratch," and "The Rose Tattoo." He launched his film career in 1971 with roles in "Fuzz," "The Godfather, Part II," "Dog Day Afternoon," "Q & A," "And Justice For All," "All The President's Men," "Second Sight" and "If Lucy Fell." His other television credits include "Law & Order," "Beacon Hill," "Kojak" and "Dark Shadows." About Madacy Label Group: Suite 102 is a unit of the newly established Madacy Label Group, a division of Madacy Entertainment Group, whose operations include artist development, concept development and established artist and label distribution. The division maintains the company's Suite 102, Relentless Records, Relentless Nashville and Bongo Boy labels under its umbrella. Madacy Entertainment Group is a full-service entertainment company, ranked as the No. 1 independently distributed label in North America. With headquarters in Montreal, the company licenses, markets and distributes music, video, DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and customized corporate entertainment premiums through its offices throughout North America, Europe and Latin America. Madacy Entertainment Group is a member company of North Coast Entertainment, a subsidiary of Handleman Co. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :HDL (Hardware Description Language) A language used to describe the functions of an electronic circuit for documentation, simulation or logic synthesis (or all three). Although many proprietary HDLs have been developed, Verilog and VHDL are the major standards. ). Note to editors: For more information, to request artwork, CDs or interviews, contact The Baker/Northrop Media Group, Sheryl Northrop, 818/986-5200, ext. 221. |
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