Francis “Rocco” Prestia, who performed with East Bay funk band Tower of Power for more than 30 years, died Sept. 30. He was 69 and was at a hospice center in Las Vegas.
Prestia had many health problems, and received a kidney transplant in 2014.
Tower of Power leader Emilio Castillo posted a Facebook tribute.
“As a bass player, he was unique and as a person, he was one of a kind,” Castillo wrote on Facebook. “He fought a long fight over the last 20 years and now he’s with the Lord and heaven is his home.”
Tower of Power was an integral part of Tower of Power’s funk style. His complex lines graced the groove on such songs as the 1973 hit “What Is Hip?” The playing spawned many online tributes from young acolytes who copied his style.
Prestia was a member of Tower of Power from its debut album through 1977, when substance...
Prestia had many health problems, and received a kidney transplant in 2014.
Tower of Power leader Emilio Castillo posted a Facebook tribute.
“As a bass player, he was unique and as a person, he was one of a kind,” Castillo wrote on Facebook. “He fought a long fight over the last 20 years and now he’s with the Lord and heaven is his home.”
Tower of Power was an integral part of Tower of Power’s funk style. His complex lines graced the groove on such songs as the 1973 hit “What Is Hip?” The playing spawned many online tributes from young acolytes who copied his style.
Prestia was a member of Tower of Power from its debut album through 1977, when substance...
- 10/2/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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