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{{Short description|American blues musician}} {{Infobox musical artist |name = Rod Piazza |image = HoneyAndRodPiazzaOct152007.jpg |caption = Rod Piazza with Honey at the Legendary Rhythm & Blues Cruise, 2007 |image_size = |birth_name = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|12|18}} |birth_place =[[Riverside, California]], [[United States]] |origin = |years_active = 1967–present |instrument = [[Harmonica]], [[Human voice|vocals]] |genre = [[Blues]] |label = [[Bluesway Records|ABC-Bluesway]], Murray Brothers, [[Black Top Records|Black Top]], Tone-Cool, [[Delta Groove Productions|Delta Groove]] |website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20020725095543/http://www.themightyflyers.com/ The Mighty Flyers' website] }} '''Rod Piazza''' (born December 18, 1947,<ref name=official>{{cite web|url=http://www.themightyflyers.com/history.htm |title=Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers - official website |website=Themightyflyers.com |date=1947-12-18 |access-date=2015-10-06 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313115906/http://themightyflyers.com/index2.htm/ |archivedate= 13 March 2016}}</ref> [[Riverside, California|Riverside]], [[California]]) is an American [[blues]] [[harmonica]] player and [[singing|singer]].<ref name="LarkinBlues">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Blues]]|editor=[[Colin Larkin (writer)|Colin Larkin]]|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-673-1|page=292}}</ref> He has been playing with his band '''The Mighty Flyers''', which he formed with his pianist wife [[Honey Piazza]], since 1980.<ref name=amg>{{cite web|author=Cub Koda|author-link=Cub Koda|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rod-piazza-mn0000293614/biography |title=Rod Piazza | Biography & History |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=1947-12-18 |access-date=2015-10-06}}</ref> Their [[boogie]] sound combines the styles of [[jump blues]], [[West Coast blues]] and [[Chicago blues]]. [[Image:Rod-Piazza.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rod Piazza.]] [[Image:Rod-Piazza_honey.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Rod and Honey Piazza.]]
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