Fuzek-Rossoni

“We always felt we were a bit ahead of our time, we were too folk for rock and too rock for folk but thirty-five years later our songs are as relevant and as fresh as the day that they were written”

A very popular duo in their day, Fuzek•Rossoni was formed more than thirty-five years ago. The musical chemistry was immediate and they began writing songs. In a few months they released their first recording, Living with the Fury and the Fire. This recording and the duo went onto win many awards in the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll of 1990. Together they created songs that dealt with such issues as relationships, politics and the environment. Tight harmonies and nice blends of both rhythm, lead and fingerstyle acoustic guitar were their trademark. They released a second recording Waking Up from the American Dream and also contributed to many compilations and toured extensively around the Northeast. Fuzek•Rossoni were the driving force behind the beginnings of the Rhode Island Songwriters Association and Hear In Rhode Island. After 7 years together they decided to take a break. They remained great friends but worked on independent projects. John produced and worked at music festivals before reigniting his music career and Mary Ann began a successful solo career as well as stint with Rumors Fleetwood Mac Tribute. Today they are both accomplished, busy, solo performers and also members of bands: Mary Ann-Dragon Fly Marie and Midnight Honey; John-Forever Young-Neil Young Tribute, and CatMoonShadow-Cat Stevens Tribute. They still get together to play and write music as well as the occasional live show.

Together and separately they have shared the bill with: Tom Rush, Noel Paul Stookey (Peter, Paul & Mary), Dan Fogelberg, Christopher Cross, Steve Forbert, Livingston Taylor, Paula Cole (Grammy Award Winner), The Beach Boys, Boz Scaggs, Richie Havens, Kevin Bacon & The Bacon Brothers, River Phoenix and Aleka’s Attic, The Marshall Tucker Band, Tom Rush, Don McLean, Willie Nelson, Marshall Crenshaw, John Gorka, Cheryl Wheeler, Michelle Malone, Richard Shindell, Susan Werner, Iris Dement, Christine Lavin, Aztec-Two-Step, Chris Smither, Josh Ritter, Bill Morrissey, Patti Larkin, Ellis Paul, The Neilds, Paul Geremia, James McMurtry, Jeffery Osbourne, Bill Harley (Grammy Award Winner), White Buffalo, Deer Tick, Don Henry-(Grammy Award Winner), Jules Shear-the original host of MTV’s Unplugged, Jack Hardy Fast Folk Music Magazine founder, Devonsquare,
and many more...


John Fuzek is a Rhode Island based, award winning singer-songwriter-guitarist that has been performing around the Northeast and various points in the US for close to 40 years. His folk-rock sound,unique guitar playing and vocal style has won him awards, fans and critical acclaim. John’s original songs touch on the environment, politics, social issues, history and relationships. John has performed around the Northeast and various other spots in the US at prestigious venues and festivals. Among the MANY performers he has shared the stage with are Steve Forbert, Judy Collins, Livingston Taylor, Crash Test Dummies, Paula Cole (Grammy Award Winner), and Kevin Bacon. He has recorded full length or contributed songs to ten CDs that have been heard around this country and in others as well. He twice won the honored Best Male Vocalist category in the Providence Phoenix (RI’s Largest Entertainment Weekly) Best Music Poll. A Dog’s Age was chosen by the Providence Phoenix as one of the BEST ACOUSTIC CDs in RI of 2004.In addition to his solo work, John plays with the award-winning band Forever Young- A Tribute to the Music of Neil Young. He also formed Hear In Rhode Island, a non-profit arts organization that has produced CDs, many showcases, concerts and festivals including The Rhode Island Folk Festival. Www.JohnFuzek.com

After years of touring nationally, Mary Ann has come full circle back to her songwriting roots and performing solo acoustic. She still says, “It's all about the song” and remains very active in the songwriting process. Mary Ann is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, lyricist and arranger. Her music can be characterized as urban-folk and Americana. In addition to her own recordings, others have included her songs in their projects: Timber & Nails was included in a Habitat for Humanities CD released by Notable Works; “Safe Zone” is featured in a documentary film on homelessness (NBC), and recording and touring artist Caroline Doctorow recorded “Measure My Love” on her CD Sweet to Me. Mary Ann has released eight CDs, her most recent being Edentown. Her catalog of music can be streamed on Pandora, iTunes, Spotify and many other on-line services. She is currently working on a new release of original piano compositions inspired by ballads and love songs written in the 50s. Says People Magazine, “Rossoni is not a performer who has been isolated from the world beyond music. When she sings about the ardors of hard work, she's convincing” she is able to extrapolate her personal experience into universally relevant tales. The Cleveland Times says, Rossoni has a gather-round voice that invites sympathy for the straightforward tales of hard-scrabble life a sort of distaff Bill Morrisey, she brings a warmly feminine vision to her music, a sort of home at the end of the lonely road. Her guitar playing is exceptional; it's nimble without off-putting flash as it curls around her voice like smoke from a campfire sing along. Along with her musical ventures, and never playing second fiddle, has been her passion to paint. Mary Ann is a Rhode Island School of Design graduate with a BFA in Illustration. Her paintings, much like her music, tell a story. She is a member of the noted Providence Art Club (now in it's 144th year), and shows her work regularly in group exhibitions. To learn more about Mary Ann visit www.rossoni.com


Fuzek-Rossoni Music

Newest Live video/song- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K51RrVpy7g

original music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgCbSHGTehI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysE2iq-QIrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6hBSiha31E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESJMkOmPVKI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdsdxMuykgw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvSQTywpmtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqFnoChVEdQ

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