HOW
JOHN ELEFANTE’S STORY GOES
an interview by Aimee Herd
For those not familiar with John Elefante, his vast expanse of work in producing, musicianship, and even owning a label, includes 3 multi-platinum albums, numerous Dove Awards, four Grammys, and 10 Grammy nominations. And it really all began when he auditioned for stellar progressive rock band KANSAS in 1981. Interestingly enough, he’d only been in his own family’s band prior to that, but he landed the part of lead vocalist, beating out other seasoned singers such as Sammy Hagar. After discussing great Italian food for a while (listen, when Italians from back east have a conversation, it usually does involve the subject of food at some point), we moved onto John’s newly released solo album “On My Way to the Sun.”
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