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Biography
Donnie Sponchia. A songwriter guitarist. Started to play at places like the Finn Hall in the very early 70's. Influenced by and still in debt to, people like Chuck Tracy, Kevin Sands, Sean Mundy, Wayne Breiland, Barry Kivinen, Fred LeClair, Jimi Kukuo, Mike Abrams, Kenny Hamm, Tommy Labelle, Tommy Sinkens, Doc Tibbles, Terry Fiorito, Tara, Billy Houston, John Jordan, Chuck Williams, Don Grashey, Wayne Faulconer, Johnny Myers, Tommy Milestone, John Winters, Rodney Brown, Gary Hare, Charles Consaul, Duke Larsen and too many others to recount. He has had his songs recorded by Tara, Doc Tibbles, Rodney Brown, Earthshine Band, David Thompson, John Winters, Wendy Jenkins, Pat Williams (aka Sean Brett) and Stoneridge.
He moved out west in the very early 90's. Today (2006) he can be found playing and writing still with works on line at various venues