Born and raised in New York City, USA… Liberty’s drumming journey began at the tender age of 14, when he was first inspired to play after watching the now world famous Ed Sullivan performance by the Beatles back in 1964… He never looked back since then, eventually working his way up the ranks to that coveted hot seat with Billy Joel, forming a fruitful musical bond that would span decades and bring along many hit albums along the way.
Liberty is In addition to his work with Joel, DeVitto has also been an active session musician working with other big acts such as Carly Simon, Phoebe Snow, Karen Carpenter, Stevie Nicks, Rick Wakeman, Bob James and Meat Loaf.
Liberty is currently playing with a multitude of artists both live and in the studio, with Slim Kings amongst others.
Liberty has also performed with Billy Joel, Karen Carpenter, Steve Nicks, The Beach Boys, Meat Loaf, Rick Wakeman, Elton John, Carly Simon, Mick Jones, John Babcock, NYC Hit Squad, Billy J. Kramer, Mitch Ryder, Mitch Ryder, Richie Supa, Topper, Mylon LeFevre.
Curently performing with:
The Slim Kings
The Lords of 52nd Street
References:
The Lords of 52nd Street
The Slim Kings
The full lowdown (Wikipedia)
In 2003, Liberty DeVitto signed on as an official supporter of Little Kids Rock, a nonprofit organization that provides free musical instruments and instruction to children in underserved public schools throughout the U.S.A. Liberty has personally delivered instruments to children in the program, performed at benefit events for the cause, and sits on the organization’s Honorary Board of Directors