Chip Damiani
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{{Short description|American drummer (1945–2014)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Chip Damiani
| image = Chip Damiani of the Remains 1966.jpg
| caption = Damiani in 1966
| birth_name = Rudolph Damiani
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1945|06|16}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|2|23|1945|06|16}}
| birth_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
| death_place = Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S.
| occupation = Drummer
| spouse =
| past_member_of = The Remains
}}
Rudolph "Chip" Damiani (June 16, 1945 – February 23, 2014){{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/nhregister/obituary.aspx?pid=169861646|title= Rudolph "Chip" Damiani Obituary|date=February 26, 2014|publisher=Legacy.com}} was a founding member and drummer for the mid-1960s Boston garage rock band the Remains.{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2005|title=Bubbling Under the Billboard Hot 100: 1959–2004|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn=0-89820-162-4}}{{cite web|url=http://www.theremains.com/ |title=The Remains |publisher=The Remains}}
Early life
Damiani was born in Waterbury to Rudolph, a surgeon at Waterbury Hospital, and Jeanette Long Damiani. He was raised in Wolcott, Connecticut. He was married to the late Maria Brancati Damiani{{Cite web |title=Maria Brancati Damiani Obituary (1945–2017) New Haven Register |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nhregister/name/maria-damiani-obituary?id=14326533 |access-date=June 19, 2022 |website=Legacy.com}} and was the father of Robbin, Christopher (1977–2020),{{Cite web |title=Christopher Rudolph Damiani Obituary – Visitation & Funeral Information |url=https://www.iovanne.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=17634351 |access-date=June 22, 2022 |website=www.iovanne.com |language=en-US}} and Michael.
Career
Damiani, together with his fellow students at Boston University,{{cite news|url=http://www.westportnow.com/index.php?/v2_5/comments/rudolph_chip_damiani_69/|title=Obituaries Rudolph 'Chip' Damiani, 69|date=February 25, 2014|publisher=WestportNow.com}}{{Cite web |url=http://blog.ctnews.com/culturecache/2014/02/25/chip-damiani-drummer-for-westport-rock-group-the-remains-dead-at-69/#20965101=0 |title=Chip Damiani, drummer for Westport rock group The Remains, dead at 69 |access-date=March 5, 2015 |archive-date=May 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150509221915/http://blog.ctnews.com/culturecache/2014/02/25/chip-damiani-drummer-for-westport-rock-group-the-remains-dead-at-69/#20965101=0 |url-status=dead }} singer/guitarist Barry Tashian, keyboardist Bill Briggs, and bassist Vern Miller, formed the band the Remains, in 1964.{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955–2002|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn=0-89820-155-1|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-remains-mn0000897322/biography|title = The Remains Biography, Songs, & Albums| website=AllMusic }} The band, in their finest day appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. They also were one of the opening acts for The Beatles' final U.S. tour in 1966, but this time without Damiani, who didn't think doing so was a good move for the band.{{cite news|url=http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/a_drummer_passes_on/|title=Drummer Damiani Dies At 68|date=February 25, 2014|publisher=New Haven Independent}}{{cite news|url=http://www.iovanne.com/obituary/Rudolph-Chip-Damiani/New-Haven-CT/1348044|title=Obituaries Rudolph 'Chip' Damiani|publisher=Iovanne Funeral Home, Inc.}} He was one of the few musicians who appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, NBC dance-rock show Hullabaloo and American musical variety series Shindig!. Damiani was credited on the band's 1966 album The Remains as a drummer and a backing vocalist.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-remains-mw0000313475/credits|title = The Remains – Barry & the Remains, the Remains | Credits | AllMusic| website=AllMusic }} Their two successive singles ended up outside the Billboard Hot 100 and the band, not being satisfied with their label, Epic Records, quietly auditioned for Capitol. Damiani, however, didn't show up for their upcoming single and the tour. He eventually decided to quit to go back to university, and the band, having lost their faith in commercial success, broke up. Along with Damiani, the band reunited in 1998 for a European tour, which led to a permanent reunion in 2002. Most recently, Damiani was the president of Airtite Home Improvement, Inc.
Death
Chip Damiani, New Haven, Connecticut resident, died of a massive brain hemorrhage[https://06880danwoog.com/2014/02/23/remains-drummer-chip-damiani-dies/ Remains Drummer Chip Damiani Dies] at St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury on February 23, 2014. He was 68.
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