Philadelphia Born & Raised.

Philly Joe is originally from Philadelphia and has been performing for more than 25 years. He has performed live with local Philly artists including The Show Stoppers (Ain't Nothin' but a House Party), The Carl Holms Investigation, Johnny Alton, The Gentle Persuasion and Archie Bells Backup Band (Tighten Up & Strategy). While touring with The Gentle Persuasion, they opened for Kool & the Gang and BB King in the early 70's. As a young man living in South Philly, Philly Joe studied guitar with such greats as Pat Martino, Dennis Sandoli and Joe Federico also studied west coast funk with good friend Jeff Tamelier of "Tower of Power". He is influenced by Jazz/Fusion, R&B and of course Funk & lots of Soul.