THE N.R.G. BAND:

This band formed in 1986 with Steve Johnstad on vocals, Rudy Sarzo on Bass, Tommy Aldridge on drums, Lanny Cordola on guitar, Phil Wolf on keys. They existed only for a few months, the band had written well over a dozen songs. The following video is from their first of only a handful of showcases performed in 1986. N.R.G. eventually disbanded.

N.R.G. 1ST SHOWCASE "GOTTA GET BACK TO YOU":
(Special Thanks to Steve " Zeus " Johnstad (COUSINHEAVY) for this video)






CORDOLA BIOGRAPHY by Conradi & Cordola @ cheznobby.tripod.com/id6.htm:

Producer/conceptualist/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Lanny Cordola started his musical sojourn with MCA recording artist Giuffria, a mid-80's hard rock outfit that charted a couple of singles and slipped into heavy MTV rotation. Giuffria eventually blossomed into House of Lords, the first band to sign a deal with Kiss' Gene Simmons and his eponymous record label, distributed through RCA. After almost two years on the road with HOL, Cordola has gone on to write, produce and perform on over fifty albums of considerable variety and breadth. Along the way, he has worked with such formidable talents as Ozzy Osbourne, Steve Perry, Carole King, the Beach Boys, Patti Austin, Slash and Duff McKagan (of Guns N' Roses), Poe, Chicago, REO Speedwagon, Black Oak Arkansas, the Cult, Toto, supermodel Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Denny Laine (of Wings), Spencer Davis, Vanilla Fudge, Little Richard, Jack Bruce, Etta James, Sammy Davis Jr. and the Dust Brothers - the production team who've worked with Beck and the Rolling Stones.

The new millennium has seen Cordola forge alliances with such performers as Atlantic recording artist Beth Hart, SX10 (featuring Sen Dog of Cypress Hill), Grammy-nominated vocalist Everlast, and Capitol recording artists Kottonmouth Kings. Lanny recently spearheaded production on a Bruce Springsteen tribute record. Mike Love (the Beach Boys), Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco), the Persuasions, Grammy-nominated blues singer Little Milton, and rock legend Ronnie Spector are just a handful of the artists who appear on the album. Prior to that, Cordola co-produced (with DJ Muggs of Cypress Hill) the Latin hip hop guru Mellow Man Ace CD, "From The Darkness To The Light." Along with his production duties, Cordola has remixed a number of songs by such artists as Bob Marley, Berlin, Tiffany, Missing Persons and Cherie Currie (of the Runaways). He has also co-written six songs to be included on the upcoming Mr. Big album, "Actual Size."

Cordola is heavily involved in scoring films, just completing work on two new pictures: Pauley Shore's "You'll Never Weiz In This Town" with cameos by Sean Penn, Ben Stiller, Whoopi Goldberg, Dr. Dre, Tom Sizemore and Tommy Lee; and "Now You Know" starring Kevin Smith and Jeff Anderson ("Clerks," "Dogma," etc.).

Cordola also just completed producing "Hollywood Zen" by Aztec Circus featuring Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, the Cult), as well as the self-titled release by Like Hell, a Minneapolis band, with guest performances from members of the Pixies and Queens of the Stone Age.

Cordola has been in production work for Sen Dog's (Cypress Hill) solo debut; a role in "2001 Maniacs," a feature film starring Gene Simmons and Robert Englund; a collaboration with Ray Manzarek (The Doors); and work on a fourth solo album.

LANNY CORDOLA PERFORMING AT THE JOSHUA TREE INN (Courtesy of Phantastico):



Discography:

1. Guiffria "Silk & Steel" (MCA 1986);
2. Shout "It Won't Be Long" (Frontline 1988);
3. House Of Lords, "House Of Lords" (RCA, 1988)
4. Shout, "In Your Face" (Frontline, 1989)
5. Bill Ward, "Ward One: Along The Way" (Chameleon, 1990)
6. Sam Kinison, "Leader Of The Banned" (Warner Bros., 1990)
7. Doro Pesch, "Doro" (Polygram, 1990)
8. Tamplin & Friends,"An Axe To Grind" (Intense, 1990)
9. Lanny Cordola, "Electric Warrior/Acoustic Saint" (Intense, 1991)
10. Ransom (Producer), "Soul Asylum" (Intense, 1992)
11. John Stamos & The Beach Boys, "Forever" (single) (Brother, 1992)
12. Magdallan, "Big Bang" (Intense, 1992)
13. Liason, "Hard Hitter" (Frontline, 1992)
14. Jon Gibson, "Forever Friends" (Frontline, 1992)
15. Lanny Cordola,"Of Riffs And Symphonies (ERG, 1992)
16. Guitar On The Edge, Compilation (Legato, 1992)
17. Shack of Peasants, "Classic Blues, Vol. 1" (Metro One, 1993)
18. Magdalen, "Revolution Mind" (ERG, 1993)
19. Uthanda,"Believe" (ERG, 1993)
20. Vesta Williams,"Vesta Williams" (A & M, 1993)
21. Shack Of Peasants, "Gospel Blues, Vol. 2" (Metro One, 1993)
22. Blues For The Child (Frontline, 1993)
23. Shades Of Blue, "Shades Of Blue" (Frontline, 1994)
24. Magdalen, "The Dirt" (Frontline, 1994)
25. Panarama Ramblers,"Return To Hamilton County" (Benson, 1995)
26. Carol Huston,"Grace" (Graceland, 1995)
27. Reggae Worship, "Volume Two" (Frontline, 1995)
28. Jazz Trio, "Trinity Sessions" (Frontline 1995)
29. Reggae Worship, "Volume Three" (Graceland, 1995)
30. Teddy Andreas, "Innocent Loser" (Samsung, 1996)
31. Chaos Is The Poetry, "Chaos Is The Poetry" (Alarma, 1996)
32. CMC's (Producer), "Everyday Death Sentence" (Alarma, 1996)
33. Everyday Life (Producer) ,"Disgruntled" (Alarma, 1996)
34. Honey, "Honey" (Samsung, 1996)
35. Symbiotica, "Symbiotica" (Alarma, 1997)
36. Poe, "Great Expectations" (Atlantic, 1997)
37. Odd Man Out, "Odd Man Out" (Samsung, 1998)
38. Patti Austin, "Patty Austin" (Samsung, 1998)
39. Lanny Cordola, "Salvation Medicine Show" (Frontline, 1998)
40. Antonio Nadir, "Antonio Nadir" (Espanol, 1998)
41. Pat Torpey, "Odd Man Out" (Video Arts, 1998)
42. Various Artists (Producer), "New Friends In Low Places" (Cleopatra, 1999)
43. Rebecca Romijn-Stamos (Producer), "Darling Nikki" (Cleopatra, 1999)
44. Bob Marley (Remix Producer), "African Herbman (Cleopatra, 1999)
45. FrontLine Assembly w/ Tiffany (Producer), "New Year's Day" (Cleopatra, 1999)
46. Missing Persons (Producer), "Walking In L.A. (Cleopatra, 1999)
47. Black Oak Arkansas (Producer), "The Wild Bunch" (Cleopatra, 1999)
48. Dr. John, "The Next Hex" (Cleopatra, 1999)
49. Sen Dog (of Cypress Hill), "The Wanton Song (Cleopatra, 1999)
50. Terri Nunn (of Berlin), "Sex" (Cleopatra, 1999)
51. Beth Hart, "By Her" (Atlantic, 1999)
52. SX10 Featuring Sen Dog (Producer),"Mad Dog American"(Latin Thug,2000)
53. Mellow Man Ace (Producer), "From The Darkness Into The Light(X-Ray, 2000)
54. Cherie Currie, "For Your Eyes Only" (Cleopatra, 2000)
55. Tribute To Bruce Springsteen, "Made In The U.S.A." (Cleopatra, 2001)
56. Arsyn, "Degeneration" (Mass Appeal, 2001)
57. Mr. Big, "Actual Size" (Atlantic, 2001)
58. Aztec Circus, "Hollywood Zen" (Earthlink, 2002)
59. Freddie Cannon, "Palisades Park" (Ace, 2002)
60. Dave Coulier, "Dave Coulier" (Full House, 2002)
61. Hideki (Siam Shade), "Hideki" (Fuji Pacific, 2002)

More INFO to come.........