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Meco
Sign in to saveDomenico Monardo (November 29, 1939 – May 26, 2023), known as Meco, was an American record producer and musician, as well as the name of his band or production team. Meco is best known for his 1977 space disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the US.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 5 February 1982
- Works
- 15
Top works
- Marmalù
- Mixtape
- Delia
- Detriti
- Rime
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1939
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
- Encounters of Every Kind1977
- Music Inspired by Star Wars1977
- Music Inspired by Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk1977
- Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band / Funk1977
- The Wizard of Oz1978
- The Wizard of Oz1978
- Moondancer1979
- Superman and Other Galactic Heroes1979
- Christmas in the Stars: Star Wars Christmas Album1980
- Empire Strikes Back (Medley)1980
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- Listeners
- 58,110
- Total plays
- 374,201
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Meco (born Domenico Monardo on November 29, 1939 in Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, USA) is a record producer and musician. He is perhaps best known for his 1977 disco version of the Star Wars theme from his album Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; both the single and album were certified platinum in the U.S. This song is popularly misattributed to "Weird Al" Yankovic on various file sharing networks. Other disco hits include "Themes from The Wizard of Oz: Over the Rainbow/We're Off to See the Wizard
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Key facts
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.name
- Meco
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.image_size
- 175
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.background
- non_vocal_instrumentalist
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.birth_name
- Domenico Monardo
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.birth_place
- Johnsonburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.death_place
- Tamarac, Florida, U.S.
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.instrument
- Trombone
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.genre
- Space disco, disco, funk, easy listening
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.occupation
- Musician, music arranger, record producer
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.years_active
- 1965–1985
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.label
- Millennium Records, Casablanca Records, RCA Records, Hip-O/MCA Records
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- United States
- Place of death
- Tamarac
- Occupation
- composer
- Instrument
- trombone
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- date of birth
- 1939-11-23
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-05-25
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Article · Italiano
Domenico Monardo, meglio conosciuto come Meco Monardo o più semplicemente Meco (Johnsonburg, 29 novembre 1939), è un musicista e produttore discografico statunitense di origini italiane. Meco Monardo viene ricordato per le sue rivisitazioni in chiave disco music di colonne sonore ispirate al franchise di Guerre stellari e per essere stato uno dei pionieri del fenomeno disco dopo aver collaborato assieme a Gloria Gaynor al brano Never Can Say Goodbye.
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