PRHMUSIC & ART
THIS MAILMAN DELIVERS HIS DEBUT CD by BOB WAGNER
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or Johnny Pompo a/k/a Johnny Pescatore, music is not just a sideline, it’s a passion. While growing up in South Philly at 10th & McKean, Pompo ingested a steady diet of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin who inspired him to take up playing the guitar. Over the years, he has quietly continued to develop his craft, infusing his style with many diverse genres of music including funk, country and folk while dreaming of one day taking the time to record his own CD of original material. Inspired by the John Lennon lyric, “Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans,” Pompo finally stopped dreaming and started writing and recording. He completed this CD as a promise to himself and is now ready to share it with you, the South Philly people who inspired it.
PRH) Most people do not enter the music business at age 45. Why a CD and why now? JP) (Laughs) Well, I have always been involved in music one way or another, listening to, playing guitar, piano and singing. Through the years, I’ve played in numerous cover bands, the last one being the
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