Carlos Alomar
Puerto Rican guitarist
Why Is Carlos Alomar Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Carlos Alomar is a Puerto Rican guitarist. He is best known for his work with David Bowie from the mid-1970s to the early 2000s, having played on more Bowie albums than any other musician. History The son of a Pentecostal minister, Alomar was raised in New York. From the age of ten he taught himself to play the guitar, and started playing professionally at age sixteen. In the 1960s he performed during "Amateur Hour" at the Apollo Theater, eventually joining the house band, backing Chuck Berry and many leading soul artists. Around 1968–69 he toured for eight months in James Brown's live band, eventually quitting after being docked wages for missing a musical cue. In 1969 Alomar formed a group called Listen My Brother with vocalists Luther Vandross, Fonzi Thornton , and Robin Clark. In 1969, the band played several times on Sesame Street, including on the show's pilot. That same summer, Listen My Brother also performed on the final day of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. Alomar and bandmate Clark later wed and had a daughter named Lea.
