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Pino Palladino

real name Giuseppe Henry Palladino

Cardiff, United Kingdom · b. 1957-10-17

Pino Palladino is credited on 2,083 releases across 568 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1980–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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2,083

Credits

568

Albums

5

Decades active

1,125

In collections

Biography

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Welsh bass player, songwriter and producer, born 17 October 1957, Cardiff, Wales, UK. Began playing guitar at age 14, and bass guitar at 17. Became a renowned session player in the early 1980s. Recorded and performed with artists as diverse as Gary Numan, Paul Young, De La Soul, Pete Townshend, Chaka Khan, D'Angelo, Jeff Beck and many others. Joined The Who's touring band after the death of John Entwistle on the eve of the band's 2002 U.S. tour, and played with the group until 2016.
Spouse of Maz Palladino; father of Rocco Palladino, Giancarla Palladino and Fabiana Palladino.

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Credited work

2,083 releases · 568 albums · active 1980–2025

  • Performance · 3,730
  • Other credits · 64
  • Production · 62
  • Engineering · 1

Studios: The Town House · The Farm · Air Studios · A&M Studios

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