Phillip Sampognaro (March 13, 1958 – May 3, 2021[1]), known professionally as Phil Naro, was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist, known for his participation in the hard rock bands Talas, Chain Reaction, and Coney Hatch.
When he returned to the United States, he joined the hard rock band Talas, led by bassist Billy Sheehan.
When David Lee Roth left the Van Halen line-up in the mid-1980s and became a solo act, he hired Sheehan as his bassist for his band, leading to Naro leaving Talas.
Naro then returned to Canada, where he became the lead singer of the band Coney Hatch, replacing James LaBrie, a vocalist who became popular for his work with the progressive metal group Dream Theater.
[4] Producer Eddie Kramer contacted Naro in the early 1990s and invited him to become the lead singer of the new solo band of Peter Criss, the original drummer for Kiss.