What do Donny Osmond, Dizzy Gillespie, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Kenny Rogers, and Tori Amos all have in common? Paulinho Da Costa. This Rio de Janeiro-born percussionist joined his first band at the age of five. After joining Sérgio Mendes’ group, Brasil ‘77 at the age of 25, though, he moved his family to Los Angeles. An appearance on The Miracles’ #1 hit “Love Machine” in 1975 jump-started his career as a session musician. Since that inaugur…
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