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Published: Dec. 29, 2020, 3:30 p.m.

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What can I saw about the Licatas? Jimmy and Tony are two of the nicest people you could ever meet. And two of the most talented performers to hear.  Not only did I have the pleasure of interviewing them a few weeks ago, I\'ve seen them grow up performing.  During this podcast, I had the pleasure of  having them perform two songs on the show. One is an original \\u2013 Rainbow for Rain, and the other is a cover of Don\\u2019t be Cruel.

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Jimmy and Tony talk about their start at Coffee Gallery in Alta Dena, California, at an open mike, going on to being an opening act to being the headliners. Especially impressive when you consider how young they are!

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Jimmy went on to study communication in England and Tony went to Musician\\u2019s Institute  and studied audio engineering.

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Their website is: thelicatabrothers.com, instagram, twitter and Facebook other social media: @thelicatabrothers and of course Amazon, Spotify, and wherever you can find music.

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Since the Covid lockdown, Tony and Jimmy have been posting zoom appearances. Check out their Facebook and get on the mailing list \\u2013 you won\\u2019t be disappointed.

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Also, shout outs to our late friend, Duane Thorin, and our living friends, Larry Wines (who introduced me to the Licatas), Bea Broda and Bob Stane at Coffee Gallery Backstage.

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Their biography is as follows: (taken from the website).

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As a sidenote - their website shows photos of Jimmy and Tony starting out.  They were so young and the talent just shown through.  

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The Licata Brothers, Jimmy and Tony, are a growing musical phenomenon in Southern California. And \\u201cgrowing\\u201d is the only word for it. Jimmy, born July 14, 1997 and Tony, November 30, 2000, began making melodious music together about the time that they could walk. Introduced by their parents to a wide range of musical styles, from Classical to Classic Americana and Pop, the brothers took to all the styles like bees to honey. Jimmy proved to be a guitar prodigy by the time he was 11, whipping out Jimmy Page like licks that blew everyone who heard him away.  Meanwhile Tony could do a mean imitation of AC/DC\\u2019s Brian Johnson at age 10 and was already turning into something of a tunesmith.  They are both multi-instrumentalists and display the confidence of old pros on stage.  One admiring veteran dubbed them \\u201cThe New Traditionalists\\u201d because they see the value in the great river of music that has been flowing since before they were born, and are eager to jump right in.

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Their collaboration began in earnest around 2010. With the unflagging support of their parents and the wise guidance of local songwriters, musicians and performers, they began to develop a style that showed a deep admiration for the many musical masters that had come before them.  Now 21 and 17, they have \\u201cthat sibling thing\\u201d one associates with the Everly Brothers.  They seem at times to be two guitar playing vocalists occupying one soul, and they result is nothing less than astounding. The Licata Brothers have been regularly thrilling audiences with a unique combination of heartfelt vocals, infectious acoustic guitar and a multi-lingual song catalog that spans the past 100 years. Their 2015 four-song debut CD \\u201cGrizzly Bear\\u201d, a tribute to some beloved tunes from the 1920s and 1960s, has received rave reviews. This was followed up in the summer of 2016 with \\u201cGift for the Soul\\u201d, an intimate and powerfully-uplifting series of original acoustic guitar and vocal arrangements set to prayers found in the Sacred Writings of the Baha\\u2019i Faith. The Licata Brothers\\u2019 clever performing and arranging skills have been on display at numerous venues throughout the Southland, and now, with a new CD set to come out in the summer of 2021, they are poised to become what they have always been at heart:  Musical Citizens of the World.

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