When Ed was only 5 years old he returned from church with his mom and dad. He went into the basement and began playing the songs he just heard on an emeny organ his grandfather had just given him. This prompted his parents to find an old upright piano for 20.00 and get Ed some formal lessons. Before he was 9, Ed was playing Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart. But then something amazing happened that changed many of us forever. The Beatles.

Ed knew then that's what he wanted to do. When he was 11, he was playing local C.Y.O. church dances and junior high school mixers with anyone who could play. Finding few of those kids around, he started a band with his younger brothers.  They could always make rehearsals.  With Rich on guitar and bass and Ken on drums, Ed took the lead vocals, as his voice was the most mature. Ed still has his 1st keyboard  to this day. A farfisa organ in remarkable condition.

Through high school, Ed played in 2 or 3 different bands a year covering bands like the Beatles, Stones, Allman brothers, Humble Pie, Deep Purple, and eventually Yes, and ELP. By now Ed's voice was becoming stronger as was his playing. That's all we did back then. We'd jam every day after school, into the night until dad went to bed. Our parents were great. They encouraged us. We stayed out of trouble and they knew where we were. Kind of. On the weekends, we'd have 20 or 30 kids coming and going listening to us.

After high school, Ed hooked up with local cover band Sapphire, out of the Danbury area. Ed quickly hit it off with Jim Edelman, the bands drummer. Playing 6 nights a week, with only Mondays off, Ed  took a leave of absence from the family construction business, and roomed with Jim. The band was high power, high energy, playing the tri-state area with bands like the Good Rats, and Twisted Sister. Ed was now singing  a complete set of Zeppelin, as well as bands like Journey, Deep Purple, the Cars and Cheap Trick.

The late 70's brought in disco, which changed the bar scene.  Along with the drinking age going up to 21, and the dreaded DJ!  Ed got married and had a family to support. Enter the wedding band era and a band called Horizon. Playing 4 weddings every weekend, and reunited with brother Ken on drums, at least the cash was flowing. For 16 years Ed was a frustrated musician.

In 1996, Ed had finally had it. After calling it quits, Ed took some time to weigh his options. Unfortunately, before making any decision, a construction accident pinned Ed under a Rock crusher. The broken ribs were not the problem. The left hand was smashed and pinned, breaking and shattering the bones of 3 fingers. For the 1st time in 30 years Ed was without a band. The bigger problem was if he could ever play again. The doctors and plastic surgeons said no. But Ed's style of playing was compared to a sledge hammer anyway, so let the left hand bang out the chords and the right hand can be pretty. Needless to say, when the bandages came off, therapy started on the piano.

Ed soon called long time friend and drummer, Jim Januski. Ed played the last 10 years in Horizon with Chris Kalufus on guitar. He was a perfect fit. Then came Tim Olander on Bass, and Out of the Blue was formed. Playing classic rock covers as well as original material, they hit the local scene again. Ed still plays occasionally with them today.