Leroy Gomez is an American, native of Cape Cod, Mass. At age 14, he formed his own band, and later joined the group “Tavarez” , and with them toured the USA, Canada, and then on to Europe. First stop: Italy with Tavarez.Leroy Loved Italy so much that he decided to leave Tavarez to stay in Europe and see the rest of this new found land. He went to Paris, where very quickly he became one of the top session saxophone players and vocalists. He worked with many great artists, among them : Gilbert Becaud , Claude Francois , Patrick Juvet , and many more. He played saxophone on the Elton John's famous album “Yellow Brick Road” His first success was a single “Here We Go Round” which was an instant hit in France, Europe and Latin America. Then came his world wide success Santa Esmeralda “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood” Before “Saterday Night Fever” and the Bee-Gees and “Thriller” from Michael Jackson, Santa Esmeralda Leroy Gomez broke the record of album sales with 15 million LPs sold within a few months. To date more than 25 million have been sold. Santa Esmeralda “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood” is No 1 Disco hit in the world with 48 Gold albums and 42 platinum. Twice elected best live show in Europe by the Federation of European press, awarded the “Mask of Success”. Winner of 6 Cash Box and Billboard awards in the USA. The First foreign artist ever to be presented the “Gondola D'Oro” at the Venice Music Festival Leroy Gomez is also a songwriter, with the Hit song “You're My Everything” to add to his list of credits. “Santa Esmeralda”- Leroy Gomez is a great disco sound to which the whole planet has danced. Presently Leroy is touring the world with his new show and preparing a new album. "Santa Esmeralda" is proudly presented by Valley of the STARZ LLC and STARVEST Mgt. |
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