John DeFrancesco explained

"Papa" John DeFrancesco
Birth Name:	John Jasper DeFrancesco
Birth Date:	1940 9, mf=y
Origin:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Instrument:	Hammond B3
Genre:	Jazz
Occupation:	Musician
Years Active:	1960s–2024
Label:	Savant Records

"Papa" John DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey DeFrancesco and Johnny DeFrancesco.^[1] DeFrancesco died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.^[2]

Discography

• 1993: Doodlin' (Muse)
• 1995: Comin' Home (Muse)
• 1998: All In The Family (HighNote) with Joey DeFrancesco
• 2001: Hip Cake Walk (HighNote)
• 2003: Jumpin' (Savant)^[3]
• 2004: Walking Uptown (Savant)
• 2006: Desert Heat (Savant)
• 2009: Big Shot (Savant)
• 2011: A Philadelphia Story (Savant)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20111016104935/http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=6195 Biography on 'All About Jazz'
• http://www.musicweb-international.com/jazz/2006/PAPA_JOHN_DeFRANCESCO%20_SCD2075.htm Review
• http://jazztimes.com/articles/24610-big-shot-papa-john-defrancesco Article
• Papa John DeFrancesco Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2017)

Notes and References

1. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/papa-john-defrancesco-mn0000009657 Allmusic
2. Web site: 2024-07-05 . Shaun Brady . 2024-07-01 . en . "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Philly patriarch of the Hammond B-3 organ, is dead at 83 . WRTI90.1.
3. Jazz Times - Volume 33 2003 Page 62 ""TALKING TO "PAPA' JOHN DEFRANCESCO by phone from his Wilmington, Del., home seemed almost a ... Since 1981, Papa John has released six albums as leader, including this year's well named Jumpin' (Savant), which ..."