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Stella Castellucci

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http://www.harpiststella.com/

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Genre

Music, Memoir

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September 2016

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Stella was born in Los Angeles, California in 1930. Growing up with a musician father, Louis Castellucci, she wanted to continue his legacy by becoming a musician herself. So, it is not a wonder that she has always been inclined to study and learn music.

In 1953, she joined Peggy Lee’s touring jazz group. She worked closely with Peggy in a collaboration project on the 1958 Decca release, Sea Shells. She also appeared on many of Peggy Lee’s albums including Songs in An Intimate Style, Style (Decca, 1954), Black Coffee (Decca, 1956), Dream Street (Decca, 1957), The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957), Jump for Joy (Capitol, 1958), Pretty Eyes (Capitol, 1960), and Christmas Carousel (Capitol, 1960). So, as you read Stella’s tale, you will also learn the ...more

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Playing with a Paragon

A First and Lasting Journey of Music with the Wonderful Peggy Lee

Stella Castellucci accompanies me often which I deem an honor and a pleasure. She is a truly fine musician . . . and has a quick sense of how the singer would like to interpret the song. All of the improvisation is Stella’s . . . the lovely surf sounds and oriental flavor are particularly nice, I think.

—Peggy Lee, Sea She

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	Diving Deep for Sea Shells by Stella Castellucci (Goodreads Author), Edgar Amaya (Goodreads Author) (With) 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An approach to jazz and popular music for harp 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars