<p>Rocco (Roc) Monaco grew up in an Italian neighborhood on the west side of Chicago listening to the great Italian crooners like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Jerry Vale, Tony Bennett, Perry Como, Al Martino and Louis Prima. Raised in an Italian family by a single father and grandmother, he spent a lot of time with his father, who owned stacks of eight-track tapes from all of these artists. After spending many years working in business and raising a family Roc has returned to his passion for music and the dream of singing the music he enjoys so much.</p>