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Happy Thanksgiving. Peace and love, The Chiaravalles.
Nothing better!❤️
Writing a new lyric…
Nice to be with these 2! No news for a few days!☮️❤️
Coming soon….
Sad day but I’m especially sad for my daughter and granddaughter as well as my wife and my mom and my daughter in laws…. all the women I know and love. This country re-elected a convicted felon, twice impeached, 4 time indicted chaotic narcissist. I don’t know how to comfort them with any logic.
If you’re still undecided…
Make a difference! Vote!
Thoroughly enjoyed ELO last night! Jeff Lynne’s voice was in top form. The band and arrangements were stellar. Such a great set list. All the great music he’s given us!
Since I was a kid I’ve always celebrated each Beatles’ birthday. I still do. Oct 9 is John Lennon’s. His music is as beautiful now as it ever was if not more so. He continues to inspire me. ☮️❤️to John.
I'm excited to announce that one week from today, 10/15/2024, my new single "When It Comes To Love" featuring Chuck Sabatino will be out on digital. Chuck and I wrote and recorded this back in the 90s and I recently re-produced and remixed it. Chuck delivers a stellar lead vocal on this! We are also thrilled to have the amazing Mark Douthit guest on saxophone. Stay tuned!
Just watched this great documentary on the making of Tom Petty’s Wildflowers album. Super good! It’s on Peacock now.
Always an honor to be on Kei Hirata’s favorite lists! My cover album Chiaro Destino is still available on CD at https://berniechiaravallestore.company.site/CHIARO-DESTINO-CD-p671671078
A true legend has passed. 💔☮️
New control space setup.
Happy Daughters Day to my beautiful girl Rachel! I love you so much!❤️❤️❤️
On September 22, 1991 I married the love of my life Gail Chiaravalle. 33 years ago this wonderful woman showed me what true love was. My love for grows stronger each day. She gave me 2 beautiful children. She supports and encourages me consistently and puts up with me. I love you with all my heart Gail! The best is yet to come.❤️❤️❤️
Dynamic Duo! @drmojo66 @fender
COVID and Flu shots… check, check ✔️✔️
I want to wish our sweet daughter in law Abigail a very happy birthday! And thank you for our angels! We love you, Bernie and Gail.
My babies!❤️❤️❤️
Never forget.☮️
Night out with my girls!❤️
This has become my favorite acoustic guitar I own. Epiphone Texan. Plays and records beautifully!
Working on a song today that only this keyboard had the right sound I was hearing in my head. I bought this DX7 in 1984. 40 years ago! What!? Wrote a lot of songs on it!
Bass for the day. 1988 Fender/Squire Jazz Bass (made in Japan). Still a great bass after all these years when I bought it new 36 years ago!
Adding guitar textures to a new song. @rickenbackerofficial
Still my #1. 2006 Gibson ES335. Amazing guitar that felt like home from day 2. #gibson
A favorite photo… with the New York skyline in the background with Michael McDonald. Thanks Matt Luneau for the photo!
James Taylor soundcheck at the Democrat convention. Sounds amazing!
My sweet angels!❤️
Tracking with my Duesey today. Great guitar!
Finishing up vocals and a mix on a brand new song.
New song in progress…
Recording bass and drums on a new song.
This is simply beautiful!❤️
Sad to say goodbye to my friend Nineyear. Best tour manager ever. He always took care of me and my family and of course Michael and the band. I’m glad he’s at peace.
My sweet babies FaceTimed me this morning. Best way to start my day!❤️❤️❤️
Thank you President Biden for your service and putting country before party. Well done sir!
Thinking of my Dad on his birthday. He would be 91 today. He was a smart man and I miss him often. A proud Italian who loved his family.❤️
I’m feeling very honored today for receiving this lovely award (Telly Awards) for a project I was involved with my friend Doug Reid (Augustwolf Productions). My contribution was really writing the piece of music “In Our Hands Now”, while Doug is the mastermind behind the beautiful video creation. It was a very nice collaboration. I also want to thank Oleh Andrievsky for the additional guitar parts.
Beautiful summer evening in Franklin, TN.
Happy birthday Ringo! Your groove continues to inspire me!☮️❤️
Happy 4th!☮️❤️
Studio is a mess when I’m deep into a project! But that’s good!
Handsome guy.❤️
Yikes! It be hot in TN!
Forever my hero! Happy birthday Paul McCartney. June 18, 1942. ☮️❤️
Honored to be a dad to these 2 amazing people! Best thing ever!❤️❤️❤️
Happy Father’s Day to all! This is my Dad and I many moons ago.❤️
Julian just chillin’.❤️
Weekend concert for my grandkids!❤️❤️❤️
Recording with the Beatle vibe today!
A couple of my friends shared the brilliant Stax Records documentary currently on HBO/Max. I just finished watching it and I highly recommend it! I learned a lot about the history of a revolutionary music company that gave us some our best music. Booker T and MGs, Otis Redding, Carla Thomas, The Staple Singers, Isaac Hayes and so many more! So good!
Happy 3rd birthday to my precious Winnie! I love you forever!❤️😘🎉🎂🎈🎁
I’m excited to announce that I have finished my ‘covers’ album entitled “Chiaro Destino” (clear destiny). I’ve been working on this project for the better part of 5 years and it contains 14 songs by artists that influenced me greatly starting out as a musician and songwriter. It will be available on CD, download and streaming to be released in June 2024. Stay tuned for details and samples soon!
Invaded by space cicadas.
I found this photo from 2018 when David Sandborn and his lovely partner Alice came to see Michael and us play. What an honor to meet him. Such a nice guy and needless to say a legend. RIP David.☮️❤️
Happy Mother’s Day and thank you @abi_adventurer for these 2 beautiful grandchildren! ❤️
Lovely day at the park with our beautiful granddaughter Winnie.❤️
Wishing my wonderful mom Doris a very happy birthday today! Thank you for all you do for us. Love you!❤️
They’re back!
Watching the remastered Let It Be movie. Great to see it again in fine form.
Mock up of my new CD/album soon to be released. I’m excited to share this collection of 14 songs nearly 5 years in the making. Stay tuned for more info…☮️
Wishing my son Adam a very happy birthday today! I love the person you are… a loving son, husband and father and extremely talented. I’m honored to be your dad. Love you!❤️
Winnie enjoying her cake pop!❤️
Updated pedal board.
Recording with this one today. My ‘67 Epiphone Casino I bought back in 1994 after the Nothridge Quake. Brilliant guitar!
A very happy birthday to my incredible daughter Rachel! So proud to be your daddio! Love you more!❤️
Our irises decided to fully bloom this year. Yay Spring!🌹
Still my number 1! This guitar just gets me!
Going waaaay back! Michael McDonald performs with Bernie Chiaravalle (Guitar & Vocals). George Perilli (Drums), Chuck Sabatino (Keybards & Vocals), Chazz Frichtel (Bass & Vocals) and Tim Heintz (Keyboards) on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1990.
Winnie girl working in her garden.❤️❤️❤️
The Allman Brothers were such a great band. I was so influenced by them and in particular Dickey Betts. Ramblin’ Man is a beautiful song. The vocals, chord changes and guitar styles totally changed things for me as a kid learning to play. Rest in peace Dickey.☮️❤️
Recording ‘Harrison’ style slide guitar parts through this 1950’s Rickenbacker M88 vintage amp (given to me by my brother in law Stephen Leland). Sounds great! Playing my 2009 single coil SG. Tone!
She still takes my breath away.❤️
Over the past few years while writing, recording and producing songs and doing sessions I’ve been working on an album of ‘cover’ songs by artists that inspired me to become a musician and songwriter. I recorded literally dozens of songs by artists like The Beatles (of course), Stevie Wonder, The Stones, Buffalo Springfield, The Byrds, CSNY, David Crosby, Linda Ronstadt, Joni Mitchell, Todd Rundgren, Jimi Hendrix and many more. It’s coming together finally and I plan to release it this summer. It’s me giving thanks to the great artists that inspired me as a young kid starting out and who all still influence me to this day. More news on the release date soon. peace, BC
Always a sweet memory for me on Easter. My two kids who are now adults. Can you guess who the bunny is?
Happy Easter!☮️❤️
I love recording with this fine trio of acoustics! They all have their own “color”. #gibson, #epiphone, #cubase
Wishing my brother Bill a very happy birthday today! Love you brother.☮️❤️
Using my 1964 Gibson B25 on a session today. Small body but big sound! Bought it on the road in Salt Lake City back in the early 90s. Really love this guitar!
Sunday morning art session with my girl.❤️
Happy birthday to George Harrison. Still a huge inspiration to so many!☮️❤️
Happy birthday Michael! Hope it’s a great one!☮️❤️
Sweet little Julian. ❤️❤️❤️
Be on the watch for new my new single "Be A Better Man" that will drop the Wednesday Feb 7, 2024. It'll be available to stream and download. Thanks to my brother @billchiaravalle for the beautiful graphics!
Came across this photo of my dear friend Michael Byrnes and myself playing at the 1st Haight Street Fair in San Francisco in 1978. We played to a crowd of 100,000 people that day I’m told! Check out my Travis Bean guitar I had at the time and Michael’s keyboard rig! And the speakers behind us were given to us by The Grateful Dead’s drummer Mickey Hart who was producing our band Logos. Those speakers were from the Dead’s infamous PA system! Mickey mixed sound for us that day. Great memories! Thanks to Ed Perlstein for the great photo!
Just watched The Greatest Night in Pop documentary on Netflix. Really good! Great behind the scenes look at the making of We Are the World.👍☮️❤️
New song in production!
Honoring an American hero today on his birthday. Martin Luther King.☮️
Precious time with my precious grandchildren.❤️
Just watched Killers of the Flower Moon on Apple +. Great movie on the true story. Great acting and direction.
I just picked up this new Epiphone Texan. I absolutely love it! It plays and sounds as good as my Gibson J45 honestly. Thank you to Sweetwater for finding me a great guitar and setting it up so great!
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