David lebon

Oscar David Lebón (Buenos Aires, October 5, 1952) is an Argentine rock guitarist and multi-instrumentalist, for a long time (70s and 80s) considered the emblematic guitarist of the movement. He formed part of transcendental groups of Argentine rock such as Pappo's Blues (bass and rhythm guitar), Billy Bond and La Pesada del Rock and Roll (guitar), Pescado Rabioso (voice, bass and guitar), Color Humano (drums and choirs), Sui Generis (guitar), Espíritu (keyboards), Polifemo (voice, guitar and bass), Seleste (voice and guitar) and Serú Girán (voice and guitar), among others. Since 1982 he has developed a stable solo career.

The Rolling Stone magazine ranked him third on the list of The 100 Best Argentine Rock Guitarists.

Biography

Born to an Argentine father and a Chinese mother, daughter of Russian Cossacks, during his childhood he lived in the city of Ituzaingó, along with his father and three sisters. His relationship with music began when, at the age of eight, he had to leave for the United States to treat an asthma problem. His stay in that country coincided with the boom of "beatlemania" which, like the vast majority, had a decisive influence on his future. It was so that ―when he was still a minor, which did not allow him to stay in rock clubs― he was part of small groups like The Alley Cats (where he played the guitar) and The Lords of London (in charge of the drums). He was also on the brink of forming a group with drummer Carmine Appice, who soon after would be part of the legendary Beck, Bogert & amp; Appice.

After his return to Argentina at the end of the 1960s, Lebón was a regular at La Manzana, one of the few rock clubs that existed in Buenos Aires, run by Billy Bond, one of the most eccentric pioneers of music. vernacular rock. In that place he met Pappo ―another "stable" of the place, like Nacho Smilari and Héctor Starc― who in 1970 incorporated him as a bassist in the first lineup of his group Pappo's Blues, also made up of Black Amaya in drums and a fleeting step by bassist Vitico. This first formation of Pappo's Blues recorded a self-titled album in 1971, which was a notorious success, also being, according to those who had the opportunity to see and hear them, one of the best power trio of the moment.

Simultaneously, and under the pseudonym "Davies", Lebón participated as a guitarist ―with drummer Black Amaya― in the recording of the first album by Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll.

His need to be active led him to accompany the singer Carlos Bisso and then leave for Spain. There he met Pappo again, with whom he formed a fleeting group that also included Ciro Fogliatta. In reality it was an attempt to revive the group Los Gatos, but without the leader (keyboardist and composer from Rosario Litto Nebbia), which did not prosper. At the end of 1971 he was the drummer of Color Humano, a group led by Edelmiro Molinari. Together with this lineup he recorded the debut album with five songs for the Microfón label.

In 1985, 1995 and 2015 he received the Konex Award ―Diploma of Merit― as one of the five best rock singers and rock author/composer of the last decade.

Rabid Fish

David Lebón (middle, front) in Rabid Fish.

In 1972 Lebón left Color Humano and his position was filled by Rosario drummer Oscar Moro. That same year, Lebón joined the Pescado Rabioso ensemble, founded by guitarist Luis Alberto Spinetta (after spending experience with the Almendra group, very important in the history of Argentine rock). This new band ―made up of Spinetta (guitar and vocals), Carlos Cutaia (keyboards), Black Amaya (drums) and David Lebón (bassist and occasional guitarist and singer)― released an album entitled Pescado 2. Various production problems led to the separation of the band.

After the Pescado Rabioso experience, Lebón released his first solo album (David Lebón) in 1973, at the behest of Billy Bond, an album that David recorded practically alone, playing almost all the instruments. The album includes songs that he would record again years later such as "32 pots", "Dos edificios dorados" and "Hombre de mala sangre", and was co-written with his partner at the time, Liliana Lagardé (1950-), the album It was presented in September 1973 at the Teatro Ópera in Buenos Aires.

To record the album during the autumn of 73, the legend says, Billy Bond blocked the Phonalex studio for a week and got off the recording technician by presenting friends and prescribing a department.

This is something the Bondo strictly denies: at that time, Bond and Alvarez did and disposed of in Phonalex... Although Lebón touched almost all the instruments on almost all the topics, there are some guest appearances of the Bondo: Pappo (piano in "Treinta and two pots"!), Alejandro Medina (low), Isa Portugheis (battery) and a very young and dazzling then Charly García (teeled). The jazz guitarist Walter Malosetti (Javier's father, the brilliant bassist) went through the studio and Bond invited him to record a single acoustic guitar on the theme "Counted by the devil". [1]

Lebón, article on the Cinefanía website.

At that same time he collaborated almost constantly playing guitar as a guest in Sui Generis (Charly García and Nito Mestre's band) and keyboards in the symphonic group Espíritu, in addition to participating as a singer on two songs on the second solo album by Claudio Gabis.

In 1974 he formed the ensemble Līlā, a group with orientalist devotional characteristics, together with Carola and Carlos Cutaia, with whom he released a single: "Amanece la verdad / Ah Maharaj Ji", currently unavailable, although Lebón only participates in the second theme, which can be found in his compilation Obras cumbres of 2002.

He also participated in the second version of La Biblia (the legendary Vox Dei album), where the musicians of Billy Bond and La Pesada del Rock and Roll together with the Buenos Aires Musical Ensemble Aires reversed the album. Similarly, he returned to Pappo's Blues (as rhythm guitar), to record Pappo's Blues Volume 4 .

Polyphemus

The Russian Lebon in 1977.

Almost towards the end of 1975 he created Polifemo, a pure rock and roll band, with Juan Rodríguez (drums) and Rinaldo Rafanelli (electric bass), both from Sui Generis. In 1976, after the presentation of their album Polifemo, specialized critics were very hard on them, which marked their decline. «I left Polifemo with the intention of not putting together any group, wanting to travel - Lebón admitted in an interview -, before Charly suggested that we do it together. The only type of Polyphemus with whom I continued to understand [...] was Juan Rodríguez. He asked me what I was going to do and I wanted to keep playing. At the same time, I was with two guys who were from the mission, I liked how they played. We played in some recitals and [...] people went crazy, because I had come out of something that was having stopped playing for me ».

With this, his new group, Lebón began to grow as a musician because, as he himself admitted, he "began to like listening to other instruments, even letting them play." Together with Rodríguez, the musicians from the mission and various guests (Pino Marrone and Aníbal Kerpel, among others), David Lebón formed Seleste. This group, with good prospects, was momentarily interrupted when Lebón joined Charly García in Brazil in the Serú Girán project.

Serú Girán

Between 1978 and 1982 he was a member of Serú Girán together with Charly García, Pedro Aznar and Oscar Moro. Serú Girán has been considered one of the most important and transcendent groups in the history of Argentine Rock. In it he was distinguished as best guitarist for five consecutive years. After Charly García, he was the one who composed the most for the group. It is in Bicicleta (1980) where his work as a composer and vocalist stands out the most.

Soloist

The musician in 1980.

In 1980 he released his second solo album: Nayla. This album, which had many postponements due to her daughter's accident, was originally going to be a double disc, but no company accepted it. "It doesn't even Yes record double discs," they even told him.^{[citation needed]} He had no choice, then, but to select the best songs ―some new, others from his old group Seleste― and record it with Aznar, Moro, Rinaldo Rafanelli, and Diego Rapoport.

Starting in 1982, with Serú Girán already separated, his production as a soloist increased, with a string of albums. These are:

• Time is fast (1982), in which he touched all the instruments and included the homonymous theme, "Time without dreams" and "Don't trust your luck", besides having the participation of Diego Rapoport in a couple of themes and a cover illustrated by Luis Alberto Spinetta;
• I'll always be there. (1983), with successful themes such as "The Rock of the Bad Boys" and "I want to give you my love";
• Undress (1984), a homage to the Rock, of which "The Rock of Prison" stands out, "What is happening to you, Argentina", "32 pots" and "Do it with me today";
• If anything's worth, with songs like "Everyone in a room" or "And if it's worth anything" (1985);
• 7 × 7 (1986), with topics that were highlighted as "I can feel it";
• and I can never reach you. (1987).

In 1987 he collaborated with Charly García on his LP Parte de la religión, where he recorded the guitar solos on the songs “Adela en el carrousel” and “Buscando un simbolo de paz”. In 1989, he published Contacts, which he defined as “a personal meeting between mind, body and soul to achieve the balance that improves my relationship with the world, people and my Creator”.^{[ citation required]} In 1991 he released Nuevas manñas, an artistic co-production with Julio Presas that includes songs of shared authorship, recorded in the United States with the collaboration of Pedro Aznar. The album, in which Lebón took on a more pop sound and without so many guitars, went practically unnoticed.

Serú Girán (reunion)

At the end of 1992 the reunion of Serú Girán took place. They released one studio album and two live. They made a successful tour, in terms of public appeal, as well as in terms of musical quality. They later disbanded.

Lebón had two years of musical silence, which he was present in gossip magazines for his comings and goings with the former model Pata Villanueva. In 1995 he returned to the stage, first with the Tribute to Carlos Gardel organized by the Ministry of Culture and Multimedios América, and later, accompanied by Daniel Castro (bass) and Daniel Colombres (drums), he performed a journey through his extensive career. That year he settled in the province of Mendoza; while, in 1995 he also recorded a studio version at his home in Mendoza Mágico , together with Vadalá, Fontana, Morelli and Arróm. This disc (actually a demo) never went on sale, although it circulates in pirated editions. There are many songs sung in English, since Lebón composes most of his songs in that language, and then he turns them into Spanish.

In 1999 he appeared at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires, to review the most important songs of his career, accompanied by a young band, and the participation of musicians from Divididos, La Mississippi, Los Ratones Paranoicos and Los Caballeros de la Quema, plus a section of bronzes. The show was recorded on the album Live at the Teatro Coliseo , his first live album, released that same year.

In 2002 David released Yo lo soñé, in 2007 a joint live album with his ex-partner Pedro Aznar (consisting of 2 CDs), and in 2009, the album Déjà vu. In 2016 he published Supreme Meeting , with great success.

Style

His guitar playing style is purely blues and rock, with strong influences from B. B. King, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page. Lebón defines himself as a non-professional and self-taught musician, in both senses: as a musician uncontaminated by show-business, but at the same time undisciplined and intuitive in creation.

Throughout his career he joined many groups, and he did so playing the four base instruments: guitar, bass, drums and keyboards, although he has always been noted for his feeling for playing the electric guitar (which is his instrument). by definition) and by his voice. In the celebration for the 199th anniversary of the May Revolution, on May 24, 2009, Lebón participated playing the solo of "Adela en el carrousel", by Charly García, as he did in the study song.

Equipment

Although at certain times, he was reluctant to talk about his instruments, he is a great user of Gibson guitars: Throughout his career he used many signature models (Gibson Les Paul. Les Paul Custom, SG, Flying V, ES -347, Lucille).

In the 1970s I generally used Gibson Les Paul and Les Paul Custom guitars. in his early days he used a Geloso recorder to obtain distortion, a trick also used by Claudio Gabis from Manal and Kay Galiffi from Los Gatos, among others.

On the album "Nayla" from 1980 he also used an Ibanez Flying V type which can be seen on the inner sleeve of the album, and begins his relationship with Mesa Boogie amplifiers. In Seru Giran he will also use Mesa Boogie amps with the following guitars: Gibson ES 347, Ibanez George Benson, Ibanez Flying V type and occasionally a Fender Stratocaster. He used no effects except a Boss volume pedal, a Cry Baby wah wah and sometimes a Boss CE-2 chorus.

This setup would stay strong until the late '80s, when he started using a Kramer Baretta guitar.

In the 90s he started using Crate amps and a Gibson Lucille as his main guitar.

In addition to the Lucille, he currently uses a Gibson Les Paul Studio and a Gibson SG, and Cluster pedals.

Despite having been a bass player for Pescado Rabioso, he never bought a bass, using a Standel brand model at the time.

Personal life

His first wife, and mother of his first child, was Liliana Lagardé, with whom he formally composed the songs for his first solo album. He currently lives in the United States. In October 2021, his daughter Tayda, a musician and tattoo artist, died there, who had been biologically born as a male and was transitioning to change her gender.

His second wife was María Peselj, mother of three of his children: Niklas Andersson Peselj (guitarist), Panchi Lebón (drummer) and Nayla Lebón (lyric singer). His third wife, mother of his last daughter Hannah, was Claudia Dorda, a psychologist and former manager of the musician in the late 1980s.

He became romantically involved with well-known figures such as singers Silvina Garré and Celeste Carballo^{[citation required]} in the mid-1980s, and models Ginette Reynal and Pata Villanueva, with the latter at the beginning of the 1990s. Until 2010 Lebón was a couple with the singer Hilda Lizarazu. Currently^[when?] he is in a relationship with Patricia Oviedo, manager of Lebon himself and Marcela Morelo.

In an interview conducted by Iván Noble for Canal (á), Lebón recounted that in 1976 he was kidnapped and tortured by the Triple A (Argentine Anti-Communist Alliance).

Despite his Russian nickname, commonly used to refer to Jews in Argentina, neither Lebón is a Jewish surname nor does the musician profess that religion. Lebón is a follower of guru Maharaj Ji.

Discography

García, Moro, Lebón and Aznar joined Serú Girán

David Lebón in 2013.

Pappo's Blues

• Pappo's Blues Volume 1 (1971).
• Pappo's Blues Volume 4 (1973).

Billy Bond and The Heavy of Rock and Roll

• Billy Bond and La Pesada del Rock and Roll (1971).
• Buenos Aires Blus (1972).
• Billy Bond and La Pesada del Rock and Roll Volume 4 (1973).

Human Color

• Human color (1972).

Rabid Fish

• Fish 2 (1973).

Līlā

• It dawns the truth / Ah Maharaj Ji (simple, 1975).

Polyphemus

• Polifemo (1976).
• Volume 2 (1977).

Billy Bond and the Jets

• Billy Bond and the Jets (1978).

Serú Girán

• Serú Girán (1978).
• The fat of the capitals (1979).
• Bike (1980).
• Peperina (1981).
• Don't cry for me, Argentina (1982).
• Seru '92 (1992).
• Live l (1993).
• Live. (1993).
• I don't want to go so crazy. (2000).

Aznar / Lebon

• Aznar / Lebon Volume 1 (2007).
• Aznar / Lebon Volume 2 (2007).

Soloist

• David Lebón (1973).
• Nayla (1980).
• Time is fast (1982).
• I'll always be there. (1983).
• Undress (1984).
• If anything's worth (1985).
• 7 × 7 (1986).
• I can never reach you. (1987).
• Contacts (1989).
• New mornings (1991).
• Live at the Coliseum Theatre (1999).
• I dreamed it. (2002).
• Déjà vu (2009).
• Supreme meeting (2016).
• Lebón & Co. (2019).
• Co. 2 (2022).

Compiled

• Several authors: Music prohibited for older (various artists; includes the unpublished theme of David Lebón "As in the tunnel", 1980).
• Chronicle (1986).
• The album (1988).
• Let go rock and roll (includes 7 × 7 " I can never reach you. in one CD, 1992).
• Summits (2002).

Other selected contributions

• Several authors: Acustic! (1972).
• Sui Generis: Winter confessions (1973).
• Sui Generis: Small anecdotes on institutions (1974).
• Several authors: The Bible (1974).
• Claudio Gabis: Claudio Gabis (1974).
• Charly García: Music of the soul (1980).
• Nito Mestre: 20/10 (1981).
• Charly García: Angelic pubs (1982).
• Luis Alberto Spinetta: Kamikaze (1982).
• Celeste Carballo: I get mad every day. (1982).
• Luis Alberto Spinetta: Mondo di cromo (1983).
• Moro-Satragni (1983).
• B.B. Muñoz: 59 minutes of life (1983).
• Green dwarfs: The Green Enanites (1984).
• Bus: Bus (1984).
• Piero: How generous you are, my land (1985).
• Charly García: Part of religion (1987).
• The Chanchos: The Chanchos (1988).
• Fito Páez: Third world (1990).
• Tango ferocious (sound band of the film, 1992).
• Oscar Kreimer: If you don't know me yet (1992).
• Homage to Sumo: Fuck You (1995).
• Tribute to Carlos Gardel (1995).
• Alejandro Lerner: Go back to start (1997).
• Alejandro Lerner: Vivo (1999).
• Condor Crux (sound band of the film, 2000).
• Julia Zenko: The essentials (2003).
• Several authors: To the master with affection: a tribute to Spinetta (2006).
• The Rancheros: Song without time (2007).
• Javier Calamaro: This minute. (2010).
• El Negro García López: This time invite the Black (2010).
• Birds flying (sound band of the film, 2010).
• Luis Alberto Spinetta: Spinetta and the Eternal Banking (2010).

Participation in groups, as a professional, according to the year

• 1970: Pappo's Blues.
• 1971: Pappo's Blues (bajista), Los Gatos (single and bassist) in Spain, Billy Bond and La Pesada del Rock and Roll (guitarrista).
• 1972: Human (baterist), Rabid (bajist) Fish.
• 1973: Rabid fish (bajist), Pappo's Blues (rithmic bully).
• 1974: Lila (guitarrist), Spirit (tecladist), Sui Generis (electronic screen).
• 1975: Sui Generis (electronic screen), Polifemo (guitarrist).
• 1976: Polifemo (guitarrist).
• 1977: Seleste, The Band of Love
• 1978: Serú Girán.
• 1979: Serú Girán.
• 1980: Serú Girán, Seleste (new version), soloist.
• 1981: Serú Girán.
• 1982: Serú Girán, soloist.
• 1983-1992: soloist.
• 1992: Serú Girán
• 1993: Serú Girán
• 1993 to this day: soloist

Filmography as an interpreter

• 1973: Until the sun goes down (with Rabid Fish).
• 1983: Buenos Aires Rock (with Hector Starc).
• 1995: Peperina (with Serú Girán).