Joey Mazzola
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| Joey Mazzola | |
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| Birth name | Joseph Mazzola |
| Born | 0 December 1962 Detroit, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Rockabilly |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Label(s) | Bloodshot Records |
| Associated acts | Sponge, The Detroit Cobras, Crud, Loudhouse |
Joseph "Joey" Mazzola (born 1962 in Detroit, Michigan in the United States) is a guitarist, songwriter and is probably best known as a founding member of the American rock band Sponge. He is currently a member of The Detroit Cobras.
[edit] Forming Sponge
Joey Mazzola, a Detroit native, spent five of the hardest years of his life on the Los Angeles club circuit. When he decided to return home he hooked up with Vinnie Dombroksi, with whom he had played earlier in his career. Almost a year after the Loudhouse breakup (Vinnie and the Gaar's original band), around the end of 1992, Mazzola sat in on a jam session above a Detroit drugstore with Dombroski and the Cross brothers, Tim & Gaar. The four clicked and Sponge was formed. Since Sponge had already formed before actually finding a singer, Dombroksi filled in at the mike temporarily, but so impressed the Mazzola & the Gaars that they agreed to make him the singer. With the addition of drummer Jimmy Paluzzi, Sponge was born.
[edit] Joining The Detroit Cobras
After leaving sponge, Joe played in a few different bands around Detroit, including Crud with Vinnie Dombrowski. Eventually he joined the up and coming Detroit Cobras, truly fitting into the bluesy rockabilly sound the Cobras were know for.
[edit] Personal
Joe has a daughter, Rose "Casper" Mazzola, who currently lives in Florida. She is a musician in her own right, having been a member of The Distillers.
