Wednesday Auguest 4, 2010 Welcomes Joe Cantafio Show #105

His voice is has been a part of Americana since the late 70’s, heard on TV and radio commercials singing the praises of Shasta, McDonalds, Betty Crocker, Huffy Bikes and New Balance Shoes, to name a few.
He performed on “American Bandstand,” and was the music director of “Dick Clark’s Good Ol’ Rock and Roll Show” at the age of twenty-two touring with countless others.
His tribute to the Vietnam Soldier, a song he wrote called “They’re All Not On The Wall,” reached out nationally and received rave reviews. “Brave Warrior” a song he wrote when his cousin Ryan J Cantafio, USMC was killed in action in November 2004 has touched a nation.
After the tragedy of September 11th, Cantafio wrote a three-hour solo effort and toured with the firefighters of New York’s Engine Company 55. His “Let Freedom Sing” tour went coast-to-coast receiving critical acclaim. Sometimes the show went five hours, without a break! Cantafio said; “During the ‘Let Freedom SingTour,’ I was in awe and honored to be standing with New York’s bravest, firefighters who put it on the line at a time when the world was watching and needing a real hero. The brave men of FDNY Engine Company 55 are those heroes.”
In 2004 Cantafio toured Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Africa and UAE with his new band, The 101st Rock Division. A highlight of the tour was performing American “rock and roll” on the steps of Saddam Hussein’s Baghdad Palace.
In October of 2004, Joe Cantafio received the 2004 American Patriot Award” from the National Exchange Club.
Joe Cantafio continues to perform with his band and as a soloist as he tours US Military bases, VA Hospitals, schools, colleges, conventions and concert venues and he tells his incredible story through his music.
Cantafio and The 101st Rock Division are planning a USO tour to Iraq, Afghanistan and other places where are American troops are defending freedom in November, 2010.