Died On This Date (March 24, 2010) John Ciambotti / Bassist For Clover; Played With Elvis Costello
themusicsover 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.
Bill Graham was a world famous concert promoter who played a key part in the growth of ’60s American rock ‘n roll. As a Jewish child born in Berlin, Graham barely escaped the Nazis by being placed in an orphanage by his mother. Fortunately, that orphanage relocated him to France before the Halocaust. Graham moved to New York City where he received his schooling after which he served in the Korean War and eventually ended up in San Francisco. In 1965, he landed his first show businees job, managing the San Francisco Mime Troupe which lead to him booking and promoting shows at the Fillmore Auditorium. Graham had a knack for finding acts that appealed to the city’s growing counter-culture scene and in doing so helped the scene itself grow. Some of the acts he featured in those early years were