Fred Costello

♦ Starting this month, we’ll be concentrating on our Costello Music operation, located in the world famous House Of Guitars. Besides our music studios we have a school band instrument rental business there. For those of you who have not been to this famous store, it's home to an estimated 30,000 to 40,000 guitars and a million albums, CDs and tapes. It could be successfully argued that the House of Guitars is the best-known independent record store in the country, after being the subject of admiring profiles by both People magazine and The Wall Street Journal. Among the rock stars who have shopped there include Aerosmith, Peter Gabriel, Brian Setzer, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guns & Roses, Sheryl Crow, Ozzy Osbourne and the list goes on and on.

♦ Where Are Former Rochesterians? David Marinelli and his vocalist wife Patty Powers, after a brief return to Rochester, are back in Las Vegas playing the lounges... Vocalist Jay Capozzi is living and performing in Arizona… Gene Cornish is living In New Jersey and doing a reunion tour with the “Rascals”… Jazz guitarist Dave Frackenpohl, who played on my “Blues Backstage” CD, is keeping very busy playing in the Atlanta area. Popular vocalist Kimberly Westcott, is living and singing in St. Louis... Guitarist Tom Duell is playing in San Jose, CA… Drummer Charles Ruggiero, is playing gigs in both Los Angeles and New York... Saxophonist Frank DeRosa is retired in Arizona…Drummer Val Columbo is living and playing in the south Florida area… Drummer Tom Melito is living and playing in New Jersey…Drummer Rocky Pisani is retired and living in the St. Pete area… Debbie Chamberlain, who sang in this area during the 1970’s and ‘80’s, is performing in the Palm Springs area... Drummer Dick “Lefty” Lapaglia is living in N. Carolina… Saxophonist Scott Mayo is In LA and has been musical director for Dancing With The Stars and Better Call Saul.

Quote Of The Month: "tWhen she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano." Bob Hope

"Blues Backstage" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks" Book $20.00 (includes shipping)

TO ORDER FRED’S CD or BOOK BY MAIL:

Mail to:
Costello Music
P.O. Box 25176
Rochester, NY 14625

“Anthology” CD:
$15.00 (includes shipping)

“Blues Backstage” CD:
$15.00 (includes shipping)

“A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks” Book:
$ 20.00 (includes shipping)

"Blues Backstage" CD $15.00 (includes shipping)

"A Lifetime Of Nightclubs & Ballparks" Book $ 20.00 (includes shipping)