Jonny Polonsky
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| Background information | |
| Born | July 10, 1973 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United states |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, organ, synthesizer, pump organ, clavinet, mellotron, harmonium, melodica, ukulele, lap steel, dobro, mandolin, mandocello, banjo, harmonica, marimba, vibraphone, xylophone, flute, bajo sexto, toy piano |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Website | www |
Jonny Polonsky (born July 10, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and record producer.
Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in suburban Wilmette, Illinois, Polonsky began writing, recording and self-releasing homemade cassettes as a teenager, under the name The Amazing Jonny Polonsky. Titles included Aw, Blow it Out Yer Ass!, Premium White American, and I Like Porn. Polonsky handed these tapes out to friends, and to musicians he admired. Using the 411 public phone records, Polonsky was able to reach and befriend musical heroes of his such as Tom Waits guitarist Marc Ribot, Circle Jerks bassist Zander Schloss, Reeves Gabrels of Tin Machine, David Bowie and The Cure, and Pixies frontman Frank Black/Black Francis.
Marc Ribot turned legendary New York composer John Zorn onto these early tapes, and Zorn invited Polonsky to play his New Jewish Music festival in 1992 at CBGB's Gallery. Polonsky's band featured Marc Ribot on guitar, Sebastian Steinberg of Soul Coughing on bass, and Sim Cain of Rollins Band on drums. Of that performance, singer Jeff Buckley (who was in attendance) was later quoted as saying, "He came to CBGB's Gallery and ripped it up...He killed 'em...The charm of it is that he's brought it into his own thing. It's a nice miniature. He does it with soul; you can tell the difference between someone who just slips into The Beatles or something and someone like him."
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