Christian pop/rock songs musically influenced by The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Procol Harum, Lennon/McCartney, Brian Wilson, Badfinger, ELO, Burt Bacharach, Motown, and others.

18 MP3 Songs in this album (68:55) !
Related styles: SPIRITUAL: Christian Rock, SPIRITUAL: Contemporary Christian

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Artist biography:
Born and raised in Manhattan, Ronnie D'Addario started playing guitar in 1965 at the age of ten. He began singing and playing, including bass guitar, professionally in 1972. He grew up listening to 1960s pop music. He has played guitar with Tommy Makem, of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem fame, during the eighties and nineties, in concert, recordings, TV shows, and the stage.

Ronnie lives in Hicksville, N.Y. (Long Island), with his wife, Susan, a neuropsychologist, and two sons, Brian, eleven, and Michael, age nine. Brian currently plays "Flounder" in "The Little Mermaid" on Broadway and is featured singing "She's in Love" on the original cast album.

Brian is featured on this album, singing lead on a Christmas song written by Ronnie entitled, "One Day," with Michael and Ronnie providing the harmonies. Michael played the role of "Bert" in "All My Sons" on Broadway, which starred Katie Holmes, Diane Weist, John Lithgow, and Patrick Wilson. Michael also played "Charles Adams" in the HBO mini series, "John Adams," starring Paul Giamotti and Laura Linney.

This album, "God's Won Me Over" is a result of Ron's work at Kellenberg Memorial High School, a Catholic school in Uniondale NY, where he is the Director of Technical Services, handling all audio and video requirements of the school. "It's the same kind of pop/rock stuff I've always written, but with Christian lyrics. As a songwriter, you're always influenced by your surroundings and it's a nice thing that the school does for both the students and myself. We produce one or two CDs a year. The kids write and sing songs as well and we help them develop their talents in our recording studio".

On this album, Ronnie has written all the songs except four. Tracks 13 & 15 are by Procol Harum, track 14 is by Matthew Fisher, former Procol organist, and track 16 is by John Lennon.

Ronnie's credits include an appearance on the Rosie O'Donnell Show, TV commercial jingles, and six PBS shows with Tommy Makem (where he performed with Judy Collins and Eric Weissberg of "Dueling Banjos" fame). He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Guinness Fleadh at Randall's Island, Lisner Auditorium, Wash. DC, and Mechanic's Hall, Worcester, MA. Ronnie also produced the album, "Live At the Irish Pavilion," a favorite among Makem fans, and has produced several other artists, including Morning Star, Mary O'Dowd, Danny Quinn, and The Irish Mist. Ronnie has his own original and classic rock band called "The Rock Club."

His song, "Falling for Love," was recorded by The Carpenters in 1981.
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Read the Reviews for the children's album: TRY OUT A SONG
By: Ronnie D'Addario
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A 2001 Parents' Choice Recommended Award winner.
Rave reviews by "Parents Guide" and "Cahner's School Library Journal" and Tommy Makem. Children's album of all original catchy pop/rock songs. Fun and sensitive. Often message driven.

Reviews:
Ronnie D'Addario has written and produced a delightful children's album. Although children will respond to the music and rhythms, this is also a family CD. The lyrics are especially supportive of basic principles of living with others that parents try to instill in their children. The songs reinforce these principles. "Mine," for example, addresses sharing of toys. All of the texts address issues in the comfort zone of everyday living. The music is truly engaging and wonderfully well performed.
Parent's Guide, Reviewed by Charlotte Collins, Dean, Shenandoah University's Conservatory

"First rate children's album. Catchy melodies and clever lyrics will engage the parents as well as the kids."
-Tommy Makem, The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem

"Music and lyrics are truly beautiful, soothing, witty, and should prove to be very popular with little ones."
-Arleene Sweet, Parent's Guide

"Well-sung, well-crafted lyrics gently and knowledgeably give voice to children's concerns, everyday experiences and discoveries. D'Addario's lullaby is one of the loveliest I've heard."
-2001 Parents' Choice Recommended Award Winner, Lynne Heffley, Parents' Choice

Themes: bedtime, the playground, sharing, concepts, etc. Often message driven. "Bicycles Everywhere" tells us that "more bikes and less pollution are needed, to a tune that perfectly imitates the feeling of a lazy Sunday bike ride. "Our Town Music Store" will be a welcome addition to any librarian's programming box, with it's opportunities for participation and repetition. Teachers may find "Opposites and Rhymes" a useful way to introduce those concepts. This pleasent album will make a fine additional purchase for music collections.
(Cahners) School Library Journal, Kathleen Kelly Macmillan