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Meco

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Listen to Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Star Wars Theme / Cantina BandMeco
Listen to The Empire Strikes Back Medley: Darth Vader/Yoda's Theme by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Empire Strikes Back Medley: Darth Vader/Yoda's ThemeMeco
Listen to Medley: Star Wars (12" Version) by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Medley: Star Wars (12" Version)Meco
Listen to Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band (12" Disco Mix) by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band (12" Disco Mix)Meco
Listen to Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band (DJ Version) by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Star Wars Theme / Cantina Band (DJ Version)Meco
Listen to Munchkinland by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
MunchkinlandMeco
Listen to Meco's Theme/3 W. 57 by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Meco's Theme/3 W. 57Meco
Listen to Other Galactic Funk by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Other Galactic FunkMeco
Listen to The Empire Strikes Back by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
The Empire Strikes BackMeco
Listen to Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead by Meco, see lyrics, music video & more!
Ding-Dong! The Witch Is DeadMeco

Latest Release

Listen to Resta - Single by Tino Rao & Meco
ALBUMResta - SingleTino Rao & Meco

More albums from Meco

Listen to Star Wars Party by Meco
ALBUMStar Wars PartyMeco
Listen to Hooked on Instrumentals by Meco
ALBUMHooked on InstrumentalsMeco
Listen to Music From Star Trek And The Black Hole by Meco
ALBUMMusic From Star Trek And The Black HoleMeco
Listen to Moondancer by Meco
ALBUMMoondancerMeco
Listen to Encounters Of Every Kind by Meco
ALBUMEncounters Of Every KindMeco
Listen to Meco Plays The Wizard Of Oz by Meco
ALBUMMeco Plays The Wizard Of OzMeco
Listen to Superman And Other Galactic Heroes by Meco
ALBUMSuperman And Other Galactic HeroesMeco
Listen to Music Inspired By Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk by Meco
ALBUMMusic Inspired By Star Wars and Other Galactic FunkMeco

About Meco

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Hometown
Johnsonburg, PA, United States
Born
November 29, 1939
Genre
Pop
Producer and studio musician Meco marked a confluence of the two dominant pop-culture preoccupations of the late '70s, shooting to fame on the heels of a chart-topping disco rendition of the theme to Star Wars. Born Meco Monardo in Johnsonburg, PA in 1939, he took up the trombone at the age of nine, and later earned a scholarship to the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, NY. There Meco formed a jazz trio with fellow students Chuck Mangione and Ron Carter, later enlisting with the West Point Army Band. From 1965 to 1974, Meco worked as a studio player, and also landed a number of arranging gigs, most notably on Tommy James' "Crystal Blue Persuasion." He additionally arranged and performed the music on a series of television commercials. Meco's breakthrough arrived in 1974 when he co-produced the Gloria Gaynor smash "Never Can Say Goodbye," followed by the Carol Douglas masterpiece "Doctor's Orders." In 1977, Meco saw the George Lucas film Star Wars on the day of its release and quickly became obsessed, seeing the picture numerous times; while admiring producer John Williams' score, he felt the music lacked commercial possibilities, and soon contacted Casablanca Records chief Neil Bogart about the possibility of a disco version. Working with veteran Broadway arranger Harold Wheeler, Meco recorded Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk; soon the first single, "Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band," rose to number one. Although he recorded similar music inspired by films including The Wizard of Oz and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Meco remained most closely associated with Star Wars, even recording a highly successful Christmas album based on the movie; he retired from music in 1985, later working as a commodities broker in Florida. ~ Jason Ankeny

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