Sully Erna, vocalista dos Godsmack, faz hoje 56 anos

        

Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 7, 1968) is the American vocalist and guitarist for the American heavy metal band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, percussionist and pianist, performing these on albums and at live shows. He was ranked 47th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader.

       

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Sully Erna, vocalista dos Godsmack, nasceu há 55 anos

        

Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 7, 1968) is the American vocalist and guitarist for the American heavy metal band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, percussionist and pianist, performing these on albums and at live shows. He was ranked 47th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader.

 

Early life

Sully Erna was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He began playing drums at the age of three. His father, Salvatore Erna Sr., was a trumpet player from Sicily and would rehearse in the basement where Sully would watch. His great-uncle was a famous composer in Sicily. At the age of 11, Erna discovered that it was easier for him to listen to something and play it than read sheet music. He stopped taking lessons and practiced at home, rehearsing to records by Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, Motörhead, and Rush.

 

Musical career

At 14, Dave Vose became Erna's new instructor. He signed his first record deal in 1993 with a band called Strip Mind. Their debut album What's in Your Mouth sold fewer than 50,000 units. Some of the band members (mainly the singer) and Erna didn't get along, and Erna was booted out. They split-up shortly after.

In Godsmack concerts, Erna plays the bongos and a large drum set, staging a drumming duel known as "Batalla de los Tambores" with drummer Shannon Larkin. This battle has become a staple of the band's live show. He is also a harmonica player as present on the Godsmack song "Shine Down".

In 2010, Erna released his first solo album Avalon. The album took seven years to complete and differed stylistically from Godsmack. Erna wrapped up his acoustic tour with one final show at The House of Blues in Las Vegas, Nevada on June 28.

Erna has also worked with his local music scene. In April 2005, he participated in New Hampshire's Battle of the Bands Competition. The winner (a band called Zion who hails from Salem) had the opportunity to record a demo at Erna's California studio.

       

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Sully Erna, vocalista dos Godsmack, faz hoje 54 anos

        

Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 7, 1968) is the American vocalist and guitarist for the American heavy metal band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, percussionist and pianist, performing these on albums and at live shows. He was ranked 47th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader.

       

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Sully Erna, vocalista dos Godsmack, faz hoje 53 anos

 

   

Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 7, 1968) is the American vocalist and guitarist for the American heavy metal band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, percussionist and pianist, performing these on albums and at live shows. He was ranked 47th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader.

   

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Sully Erna, o vocalista da banda Godsmack, faz hoje cinquenta anos

Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (Lawrence, Massachusetts, February 7, 1968) is the American vocalist and guitarist for the American heavy metal band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, percussionist and pianist, performing these on albums and at live shows. He was ranked 47th in the Top 100 Heavy Metal Vocalists by Hit Parader.

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Sully Erna, dos Godsmack, nasceu há 44 anos

Salvator Paul "Sully" Erna (nascido em 7 de fevereiro, 1968 em Lawrence, Massachusetts), é o vocalista e compositor principal da banda de heavy metal/hard rock Godsmack. Erna toca guitarra e bateria, ambos em álbuns e durante shows ao vivo, alem de já ter demonstrado, também, saber tocar piano excelentemente. Ele ficou no top 100 dos melhores vocalistas de heavy metal num inquérito de 2006 da revista Hit Parader, adquirindo o 47º lugar.

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Sully Erna participated in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event in which he made a brief appearance on the ESPN broadcast of the event; it was mentioned that he was the last of the celebrity entries. He finished in 713th out of 8,773 earning him $17,730.
Erna also played in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event. After the elimination of Tobey Maguire, Erna was the final celebrity remaining. He placed in 237th out of a field of 6,358, earning $45,422. To complement his placing at the World Series of Poker, he placed 2nd in a preliminary event at Bellagio's 5 Diamond World Poker Classic, where he lost to J.C Tran but earned $307,325 as a consolation.
Sully also competed in the 2007 VH1 Celebrity Rock and Roll Tournament with Ace Frehley, Vinnie Paul, Scott Ian, and Dusty Hill. Erna took second, losing to Scott Ian of Anthrax.


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Erna is a practicing Wiccan. His religion influences some of his songwriting to include the song "Spiral." It is commonly misbelieved that the song "Voodoo" is about his religious beliefs, but truly it is based on the movie "The Serpent and the Rainbow." He has stated publicly, however, that he "didn't want to be the poster boy for witchcraft", and does not necessarily capitalize on his religion for providing fame to the band. In fact, the issue of his religious beliefs never comes up unless he is asked in an interview. Godsmack guitarist Tony Rombola has even stated in interviews that Erna is the only religious member of the band.

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