The City's Backyard Ep 101 LIBERTY DEVITTO from The Lords of 52nd Street Band...Billy Joel's Drummer for 30 years! We chat about the upcoming Lords of 52nd Street show at Milford Performance Center and more!

Liberty DeVittoBorn and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles back  in 1964… He never looked back since then, eventually working his way up the ranks to that coveted hot seat with Billy Joel, forming a fruitful musical bond that would span decades and bring along many hit albums along the way.Liberty is In addition to his work with Joel, DeVitto has also been an active session musician working with other big acts such as Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Roger Daltrey, Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, Bob James, Meat Loaf and many, many more.Liberty is currently playing with a multitude of artists both live and in the studio, with The Lords of 52nd St and Slim Kings among others.The country artist Liberty refers to in the end is Faith Hill when he mentions the song "This Kiss"https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-lords-of-52nd-streetthe-original-billy-joel-band-tickets-860599344807?aff=oddtdtcreatorhttps://www.libertydrums.com/pages/artist-liberty-devittohttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057593854157https://www.instagram.com/liberty_devitto/