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Bruce Gowdy
Bruce Gowdy is an American guitarist, best known for his work with World Trade, and Unruly Child. Biography Gowdy was a founding member of World Trade with Billy Sherwood and Guy Allison. He later formed Unruly Child with Allison. He was also a member of Stone Fury and has worked with musician Mercedes. He also produced Glenn Hughes' ''From Now On...'' album from 1994. He toured with the Japanese rock star Eikichi Yazawa for over a decade. He was also in a futuristic space themed show band called Halyx in Disneyland Park, California in the early 80's, for which he played lead guitar and composed original songs. Discography with Stone Fury * ''Burns Like a Star'' (1984) * ''Let Them Talk'' (1986) with World Trade * ''World Trade'' (1989) * ''Euphoria'' (1995) * ''Unify'' (2017) with Unruly Child * ''Unruly Child'' (1992) * ''Tormented'' (1995) * ''Waiting for the Sun'' (1998) * ''UCIII'' (2003) * ''Worlds Collide'' (2010) * ''Down the Rabbit Hole'' (2014) * ''Can't Go Home' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Trade (band)
World Trade is a U.S. progressive rock band that features Billy Sherwood on bass and vocals and Bruce Gowdy on guitar. Yes's Chris Squire performed as a guest on their second album, ''Euphoria''. History The band was formed with Sherwood on lead vocals and bass, Gowdy on guitars, Guy Allison on keyboards and Mark T. Williams on drums. World Trade evolved from an earlier band, Lodgic, featuring Sherwood and Allison. Their 1989 eponymous debut was co-produced by Keith Olsen. A second album followed in 1995 on Magna Carta Records, with Williams being replaced by Jay Schellen. The album was produced by Sherwood. The band's sound had similarities to 1980s Yes and the album included two Chris Squire Experiment tracks with Squire making uncredited contributions on backing vocals. Because of the similarity between the two bands, Sherwood and Gowdy briefly worked together with Yes after vocalist Jon Anderson and guitarist/vocalist Trevor Rabin left the band. However, both returne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unruly Child
Unruly Child is an American hard rock band, founded in 1991. Band members Principal members * Marcie Free – lead vocals (1991-1992, 2010-present) * Bruce Gowdy – guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals (1991-1992, 1998-2003, 2010-present) * Larry Antonino – bass (1991-1992, 2010-present) * Jay Schellen – drums (1991-1992, 1998-2002, 2010-present) * Guy Allison – keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, vocals (1991-1992, 1998-2003, 2010-present) Former members * Kelly Hansen – lead vocals, guitar (1998-2002) * Ricky Phillips – bass (1998-2002) * Phillip Bardowell – lead vocals (2002-2003) Discography Studio albums *''Unruly Child'' (1992) *''Tormented'' (1995) as Marcie Free *''Waiting for the Sun'' (1998) *''UCIII'' (2003) *''Worlds Collide'' (2010) *''Down the Rabbit Hole'' (2014) *''Can't Go Home'' (2017) *''Big Blue World'' (2019) *''Our Glass House'' (2020) Live albums *''Unhinged Live from Milan'' (2018) Compilation albums *''The Basement Demos'' (2002) Box set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sherwood
William Wyman Sherwood (born March 14, 1965) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, record producer and mixing engineer. He is best known for his tenures in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes as guitarist and keyboardist from 1997 to 2000 and as bassist since 2015, following the death of original bassist Chris Squire. He is known for working with former and current Yes members on other projects as well. In addition to his involvement with Yes, Sherwood is the frontman of progressive rock groups World Trade (band), World Trade, Circa (band), Circa and formerly Lodgic. In 2017, he joined Asia (band), Asia after the death of original singer and bassist John Wetton. Outside of these bands, Sherwood has worked as a producer since the 1990s, most notably on tribute albums dedicated to Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Queen (band), Queen and many others. He is also a solo artist, having released ten studio albums to date. Early life Sherwood was born on March ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Allison
Guy Allison (born April 23, 1959) is an American musician. He was the touring keyboardist for the Doobie Brothers from 1996 to 2015 and was featured on their 2000 release ''Sibling Rivalry''. Biography His first record deal was signed with a band called Lodgic on A&M Records in 1985. This band included Michael Sherwood, Billy Sherwood, Jimmy Haun and Gary Starnes. The band was discovered by the 80's group Toto and was subsequently produced by Toto members David Paich and Steve Porcaro (also credited are Greg Ladanyi and Tom Knox). Although the album ''Nomadic Sands'' failed to chart in the U.S., the first single ''Lonely Man'' was featured in the movie '' Prince of Bel Air'', starring Mark Harmon & Kirstie Alley. In 1987, Allison was selected by Patrick Moraz to fill the second keyboardist chair for the Moody Blues, a position he held until 1990. While touring with the Moodies he was a member of World Trade signed to Polygram Records. Recording their progressive se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stone Fury
Stone Fury was an American rock band, active from 1984 to 1986. History Lenny Wolf and Bruce Gowdy met in 1983 to found Stone Fury. Their debut album, ''Burns Like a Star'', was released on MCA Records the following year, "to strong critical reaction but, surprisingly, precious few sales," although it has even invited comparisons to Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968. The group comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound, they are ci ... since. Their only single "Break Down the Wall", taken from the album, peaked at No. 47 in the US rock chart in 1984. Their sophomore effort, ''Let Them Talk'', also saw only limited success. Consequently, the band split up: Wolf went back to his native Germany to return to the US with his new band Kingdom Come in 1987. Gowdy went on to work with World Trade. Discography Studio albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glenn Hughes (British Musician)
Glenn Hughes (born 21 August 1951) is an English bassist and singer, best known for playing bass and performing vocals in funk rock band Trapeze and in the Mk. III and IV line-ups of Deep Purple, as well as briefly fronting Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s. He is known by fans as "The Voice of Rock" due to his soulful and wide-ranging singing voice. In addition to being an active session musician, Hughes also maintains a notable solo career. He currently fronts the supergroups Black Country Communion and The Dead Daisies, and fronted California Breed from 2013 to 2015. In 2016, Hughes was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Deep Purple. Early life Hughes was born in Cannock, Staffordshire, England, on 21 August 1951. He fronted Finders Keepers in the 1960s as bassist/vocalist, as well as the British funk rock band Trapeze. Hughes was bassist and lead vocalist for the first three Trapeze albums, released between 1970 and 1972. He also credited with contri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikichi Yazawa
is a Japanese singer-songwriter, and a prominent figure in Japanese popular music. Yoko Yazawa of The Generous is his daughter. He has been nicknamed as Ei-chan (永ちゃん), Boss or The King of Rock. Biography Sources: 1949-1967: Early Life on Hiroshima Eikichi Yazawa was born in Hiroshima, on September 14, 1949. His father was cycle shop owner but died of radiation sickness when Eikichi was 2nd grade of elementary school. His mother disappeared, leaving her husband and son when Eikichi was 3 years old. He mainly raised by his paternal grandmother in poverty until his graduation from high school. Undergoing bullying like being threw a cake at his face, he started to think "being big", which allows him to alive through poverty and bullying. When he was in middle high school, he was getting interested in listening to music like The Ventures and The Beatles, which leads him to being a rock musician. He started to learn playing guitar, and on the New Year's Day of 1968, he com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halyx
Halyx (pronounced ''HAY-licks'') was a short-lived science fiction themed rock band developed by Disneyland Records that performed at Tomorrowland in Disneyland in 1981 at the Space Stage. They played only for one summer before the event was closed on September 11, 1981. History In the early 1980s, a team at Disneyland Records, which included executive Gary Krisel, Jymn Magon and Mike Post, wanted to experiment with creating a rock band. After the success of ''Star Wars (film), Star Wars'' (1977) and its second installment ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980), the team devised a concept of an intergalactic rock band that was a cross between Van Halen or Kiss (band), Kiss and ''Star Wars''. They decided that Tomorrowland would be an appropriate venue for their debut as the venue would also be a testing ground for potential music releases. The names Strike and Starfire were suggested, with Starfire making it into concept art for the band, but it was decided to go with Halyx instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel (Glenn Hughes Album)
''Feel'' is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist and bassist Glenn Hughes. It was released in 1995 on Zero Corporation and SPV records and was Hughes' fourth solo studio album. History ''Feel'' is an album Hughes claims he made for himself, as he was "tired of being told what to do". It is distinctive to Hughes' other work in that the album has more of a pop, soul and funk sound rather than the hard rock he is generally known for. This album marks the first collaboration between Hughes and Pat Thrall since the 1982 ''Hughes/Thrall'' album, Thrall plays guitar on eight of the thirteen tracks and co-wrote two of them. Also performing on the album are former Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum, former Stevie Wonder keyboardist Greg Phillinganes and guitarists Bruce Gowdy and George Nastos. This is the first solo studio album Hughes made that featured his bass playing on every track since 1977's '' Play Me Out''. Feel features ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Rock Guitarists
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American Male Guitarists
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