Joe Vescovi (1 January 1949 – 28 November 2014) was an Italian progressive rock keyboard player, considered as one of the prominent musicians of the 1970s Italian progressive rock scene, best known for his work in bands The Trip and Dik Dik.
[1] A self-proclaimed imitator of Keith Emerson, Vescovi was popular for his histrionic stage presence and eccentric clothing as much as for his virtuoso keyboard playing.
[2][3] Vescovi is often called the leader of The Trip, both because of the heavy influence of his keyboard playing style on the sound of the band and his frontman role in live performances.
[3] This became more true after Pino Sinnone left and was replaced in 1972 by Furio Chirico, the band became a trio, orienting their styles towards more progressive rock.
He also collaborated with Umberto Tozzi and founded two minor bands of his own, Tarrot [sic], who were hired by ex-Premiata Forneria Marconi Franz Di Cioccio to play the musical score for the 1982 film Attila flagello di Dio, and Night Fudge.