John Ciambotti
DOB Unknown – March 24, 2010
John Ciambotti was a respected bass player who, as part of the ’70s group Clover, played in Elvis Costello’s band for the recording of My Aim is True. Clover formed in 1967, and while building a San Francisco following, it served as a launching pad for the likes of Huey Lewis and Jeff Porcaro. In 1977, the group was hired to back Costello on what would be his much-lauded debut album. When Clover broke up in 1978, Ciambotti went on to be one of the industry’s most reliable session players. He has played on landmark recordings by the likes of Carlene Carter, John Prine and Lucinda Williams. In recent years, Ciambotti worked as a chiropractor and holistic healer specializing on musicians. On March 24, John Ciambotti, age 67, died of an apparent abdominal aneurysm.
