Angelo Petraglia (born May 5, 1954) is an American record producer and songwriter. He was a member of the new wave band Face to Face and is best known for his work with Kings of Leon.
Early life
He was born in
the Bronx and grew up in Pelham, New York. His father was a janitor and his mother was a bookkeeper. By the time he'd reached the third grade, he was playing guitar, inspired by
Ricky Nelson’s brief promotional appearances at the end of Ozzie and Harriet. He studied visual art at New England College.
Songwriting career
Petraglia has produced albums and co-written songs with Kings of Leon.
He, along with
Larry Gottlieb and
Kim Richey, received a Grammy nomination as the songwriters for
Trisha Yearwood’s hit "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)". Petraglia also wrote and produced
Patty Griffin’s song "One Big Love" for her critically acclaimed record
Flaming Red (1998). "One Big Love" was later recorded by
Emmylou Harris and cut on her Grammy award-winning record
Red Dirt Girl (2000).
He also co-wrote a song on
Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album.
He has written songs for Warren Zanes (
Del Fuegos),
Peter Wolf and
Kim Richey.
He has also written songs for
Martina McBride,
Tim McGraw, The Black Keys,
Sara Evans, Lee Ann Womack, Brooks and Dunn, and
Jessica Andrews.
Petraglia performs " Why Can't I Say Goodnight" with Kim Richey, a song he wrote with Richey for Nashville. The song is performed by Sam Palladio (Gunnar) and Clare Bowen (Scarlett) in the show.
