Fred Beato (born 1952) is a Cuban-American musician known for being one of the participants of
Operation Peter Pan, owner of Beato Bags and drummer of Beato Band with former
Ambrosia
In the ancient Greek mythology, Greek myths, ambrosia (, ) is the food or drink of the Greek gods, and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Mount Olympus, Olympus by do ...
singer
David Pack
David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician best known as co-founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia (band), Ambrosia in the 1970s and 80s. Pack wrote and sang most of Ambrosia’s biggest h ...
.
Early life
After the Cuban Revolution in January 1959, many Cubans feared that the government would take their children away from them, which caused many Cubans, like Fred’s parents, to send their child to the United States under the US government sponsored program “Operation Peter Pan”.
Career
Music
Symbols of Tyme
In high school, Fred formed a rock band with his Torrance High School classmates and former Ambrosia front-man David Pack. They would later win the national Battle of The Bands in 1968, held in Atlantic City, NJ. In 2017,
Beato Band
In 2016, Fred Beato reunited with
David Pack
David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician best known as co-founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia (band), Ambrosia in the 1970s and 80s. Pack wrote and sang most of Ambrosia’s biggest h ...
to form Beato Band and recorded an album ''Beato Band''.
Fredy Boy
Fred Assembled a band Fredy Boy to record the album ''Tail of the Shark''. Musicians on the record include “Tom Croucier, Grammy Winner Raul Pineda, guitar maven Jeff Kollman and the legendary
Joe Porcaro
Joseph Thomas Porcaro (April 29, 1930 – July 6, 2020) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography Personal life
The Porcaro family is, on the paternal side, originally from San Luca, an Aspromonte village in the province of Reggio Calabria. Joe ...
, just to name a few. (In addition to all that, while at Capitol Fred worked with renowned engineer/producer and 23 time Grammy Winner,
Al Schmitt, who mixed several of the tracks on the record).”
Business
Fred Beato is the owner of Beato Bags that manufactures and distributes bags to transport musical equipment. Fred also endorses Canopus drums.
Discography
* 2016 - Beato Band
* 2017 - Fredy Boy - ''Tail of the Shark''
See also
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David Pack
David Robert Pack (born July 15, 1952) is an American singer and musician best known as co-founder, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the rock band Ambrosia (band), Ambrosia in the 1970s and 80s. Pack wrote and sang most of Ambrosia’s biggest h ...
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Ambrosia
In the ancient Greek mythology, Greek myths, ambrosia (, ) is the food or drink of the Greek gods, and is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Mount Olympus, Olympus by do ...
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Joe Porcaro
Joseph Thomas Porcaro (April 29, 1930 – July 6, 2020) was an American jazz drummer.
Biography Personal life
The Porcaro family is, on the paternal side, originally from San Luca, an Aspromonte village in the province of Reggio Calabria. Joe ...
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Operation Peter Pan
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Cuban-Americans
References
External links
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* https://shop.beatobags.com
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1952 births
American musicians of Cuban descent
Living people