Jimmi Accardi is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, and bandleader. His background includes touring as lead guitarist
for Chubby Checker, Eddy Dixon, and Mickey Dolenz and Davey Jones of The Monkees; session guitarist for Rupert Holmes;
and recording with Harry Nilsson. His credits include two albums on Columbia Records and original songs in the
Billboard charts.
With his band Jimmi Accardi and The Wild Cats, he recorded many original rock & roll /
rockabilly / jump blues tunes. His latest band is Jimmi Accardi and The Action Zone. Jimmi brings a lot of excitement
to his live shows, switching deftly from moving, heartfelt ballads to knockout rock and roll. His soulful vocals
and inspiring guitar solos take the show to another level. CDs and reviews follow.
"I was going around looking for records that I liked, old rhythm and blues, and I kind of bought everything there is
that I could find. I wanted to hear more! So we had to write them. . . ." Interview with
Jimmi.
Jimmi shows off his blues chops with 21 killer originals.
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Guitar Slinger
Original instrumentals from 15 different guitars, each with a different tone
quality and style. Rock, blues, jazz, swing, psychedelia. iTunes BUY CD
Jimmi Accardi's Crazy Christmas Party
Upbeat Christmas songs from the traditional to the satirical,
with some great originals. Some sweet, some naughty. A compilation of Christmas songs from various artists
Jimmi produced, recorded with, or co-wrote songs with. Humorous parodies, interesting originals, creative
versions of classics.
Blues! Blues! Blues! Great catchy blues songs, true blues groove with tons of excellent
guitar playing, everything from classic slide to killer riffs you never heard before. Blues originals from the
songwriting team of Jagger / Mancini / Accardi, with Jimmi Accardi's distinctive guitar solo style.
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Action Packed!
Jimmi Accardi and The Action Zone take a memorable journey down a diverse musical road that is filled with delightful surprises. And like any good
journey, you want to repeat it over and over. iTunes BUY CD
Live at The Nevada Theatre
Jimmi Accardi and The Action Zone showcase their original music in a benefit concert
for KVMR-FM in Nevada City, California. iTunes BUY CD
This single is a simple heartfelt romantic rock and roll love song. iTunes
Good Rockin' Tonight
This CD showcases exciting live performances of classic rock and roll, rockabilly,
and blues songs sung by Jimmi and backed up by his band The Wild Cats. This is the companion CD to "Live
Jive!", the collection of live originals. These are tried and true rockers that always get the crowd going.
From nightclubs to festivals to concert halls to county fairs, here's a hard working band rockin' out.
Everybody knows when these musicians show up, there'll be "good rockin' tonight!". iTunes BUY CD
Cry Of The Wild Guitar
Jimmi goes wild in the studio! This instrumental guitar CD shows what happens
when Jimmi stretches the strings - and the limits of his imagination - late at night in inspired and uninhibited
improvisation. iTunes BUY CD
Live Jive!
This high energy CD is all live performances of Jimmi with his band - lots of great guitar
playing, jumpin' and jivin' with The Wild Cats. If you have been to Jimmi's live shows, you may have been in the
audience. It includes a song written spontaneously while performing on New Year's Eve, with noisemakers of the New
Year's revelers sounding in the background - and other spontaneous moments on stage. iTunes BUY CD
Rockin' and Jumpin'
Original rock and roll, rockabilly, and jump blues tunes. Jimmi's vocals and lead guitar
are accompanied by his band The Wild Cats. "Jimmi has a great voice, he plays a mean guitar, and his band The
Wild Cats are absolutely a rockin' band to reckon with. . . . I really dig Jimmi's uptempo blues licks." -- Marijn
Raaijmakers, BlackCat Rockabilly Europe iTunes iTunes BUY CD
Rockabilly Blues
Authentic heartfelt rockabilly, all original tunes. Jimmi gets real real gone. . . .
"that warm feeling of tube amps, reel-to-reel tape, and a small studio on the back streets of Memphis."
- Steve Cagle, New Soul Revival
"Elegant in vintage simplicity . . ." - D.C. Larson, Rockabilly Magazine iTunes iTunes BUY CD
Rhythm and Blues
Rhythm & Blues that moves you!"Seventeen original tracks, which show off his talents as a songwriter,
as well as an accomplished musician. They are many excellent songs here, but I especially enjoyed 'Good To Me,' 'Rockin'
On Down The Road' and 'I Can't Get Enough Of Your Love'. The album closes with the instrumental 'Go', a rocking track to
get anyone up and dancing, with The Wildcats' brass section in top form." - Steve Nicholson, Blues Matters
"A master
of 50's based pop music. . . . a compelling package this writer can heartily recommend. . . . it sure is a lot of fun." - Brian Augustine, Sierra Blues Society
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Songs of the Gold Rush
This album of Country Rock / Folk / Americana music by Jimmi Accardi on the 1849 California Gold Rush tells the tale of one
prospector's quest for riches and what he learned along the way. These songs tell the stories of the 49ers, who risked life
and happiness to find gold in the far-away land of California. There are mentions of the historic mining towns of the
California Gold Rush of 1849 - Placerville, Sutter's Mill, San Francisco - and some of the famous characters of the Gold
Rush. Tales of hope, struggle, suffering, love left behind, and the ever-present bugs make these characters vivid and real.
The music composed and arranged by award-winning songwriter Jimmi Accardi. iTunesiTunes BUY CD
On The Gold Rush Trail
"Put on your Stetson hat and head out on the Gold Rush
Trail . . . when the sun starts to sink, we'll tell tales around the campfire as we dry our boots and wolf down some beans and
bacon. These are songs that will warm your heart,bring back the spirit of the Old West, and perhaps remind you of your own
adventures off the beaten path." - Maybelline Gibson iTunes BUY CD
"Jimmi Accardi is no paint-by-numbers retro rocker. He obviously studied the rockabilly style with all of its nuances and
subtleties, and turned out an album that stands up respectably to the original music. Jimmi evokes a much truer sound with his
instrumentation and delivery than groups who cashed in on the rockabilly craze of the 80's (Stray Cats, Blasters, etc.). With
the swing band revival well beyond saturation, Jimmi may lead the way for a rockabilly rebirth in the new millenium. The album
jumpstarts with the instrumental "Rollin' On Home." The party tune "Dance My Blues Away" and Jimmi's soulful vocals on
"Promises of Love" are standouts. Instrumental tracks are sprinkled throughout, with "Real Real Gone" being so faithful to
vintage rockabilly that listeners will be hard pressed to tell the difference. The songs clock in around 2 minutes in length
in true rockabilly fashion. Overall, the album has that warm feeling of tube amps, reel-to-reel tape, and a small studio on
the back streets of Memphis. Had the late Carl Perkins lived just a few more years to hear this, he would have undoubtedly
embraced Jimmi Accardi as a kindred musical spirit." - Steve Cagle, New Soul Revival
Songs For Teenage Lovers 
Blues Monster 
Guitar Slinger 
Jimmi Accardi's Crazy Christmas Party 
Lovesick James 
Action Packed! 
Live at The Nevada Theatre 
Light In The Darkness 
You're The One That I Love
Good Rockin' Tonight 
Cry Of The Wild Guitar 
Live Jive! 
Rockin' and Jumpin'
Rockabilly Blues
Rhythm and Blues
Songs of the Gold Rush
On The Gold Rush Trail
Thinking of You