- Joey DeFrancesco was born on April 10, 1971 in Springfield, Pennsylvania, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Moonlight Serenade (2009), Riding Giants (2004) and One Take: My Funny Valentine (2004). He was married to Gloria. He died on August 25, 2022 in the USA.
- SpouseGloria(? - August 25, 2022) (his death, 2 children)
- Was only 10 when he played his first professional gig, at Gert's Cocktail Lounge on South Street, which held a jam session every Monday night, in Philadelphia.
- Learned how to play the organ starting at age four from his father and later the prominent organists Trudy Pitts and Shirley Scott.
- His father, known as "Papa" John DeFrancesco, played organ on the Philadelphia jazz scene; his grandfather and namesake, Joseph DeFrancesco, had played saxophone and clarinet during the swing era of the 1930s, in upstate New York. His older brother, Johnny, is a blues guitarist.
- Released more than 30 albums, his first at the age of 17 on Columbia Records.
- Brought the Hammond B-3 organ back into the jazz mainstream in the early 1990s, reigning as its preeminent ace for more than 30 years.
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