Andrew Eborn : Jon d’Amore’s Ding-A-Ling life in the music, film and literary worlds…and elsewhere HONK IF YOU LIKE IT !
Andrew Eborn & Jon d’Amore discuss Jon d’Amore’s Ding-A-Ling life in the music, film and literary worlds…and elsewhere including The Beatles, Chuck Berry, My Ding-A-Ling, Paul McCartney, Billy Idol, Generation X, T-Rex, Marc Bolan, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Vanilla Fudge, Air Studios, World Trade Centre, New York, Honk If You Like It, and much, much more
Jon D’Amore was born and raised in Hudson County, New Jersey during the historic eras of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s…and only a tunnel ride away from midtown Manhattan. He was immediately consumed by entertainment, education, and growing up in a culture and heritage few have or will ever experience.
At 7-years old, Jon began studying the guitar, which groomed his love and knowledge of music. A seed had been planted. At 10, he wrote a story about the Civil War for a 5th grade school project that resulted in the principal transforming it into a small stapled book that was distributed throughout the county school system. Another seed had been planted.
Jon graduated school, played among the bands that proliferated the New York City, Long Island and Jersey Shore club scene, opened for touring acts, and by his mid-20s he worked as a session musician.
While touring during the 1970s, Jon was also a feature writer for New Jersey’s third largest newspaper, The Herald News, simultaneously allowing him to enjoy the best of his favorite worlds; playing rock & roll…and writing.
