Bad Boy is an American rock band from

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, United States. The band originally formed under the name Crossfire, and released one single under that name in 1975, until they changed their name to Bad Boy after signing to

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in 1977. The group released their first two albums, ''The Band that Milwaukee Made Famous'' and ''Back to Back'' on United Artists in 1977 and 1978. After being dropped from United Artists, the band released ''Private Party'' on the Streetwise label in 1981, followed by self-releasing the ''Electric Eyes'' album in 1984. The band broke up sometime in the late 1980s, and reformed in 1998 to release a greatest hits compilation on Surgeland Records. In 2002, the band reformed a second time. Since their 2002 reformation, they have released one studio album and one live album on the Legend label, and continue to perform as a regional act in the

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. The British label Rock Candy reissued their first two albums in 2018.

Discography

As Crossfire

* "I Gotta Move" / "Why Keep Me Waiting" (1975, Real To Reel) (single)

As Bad Boy

* ''The Band That Milwaukee Made Famous'' (1977,

) * ''Back to Back'' (1978, United Artists) * ''Private Party'' (1981, Streetwise) * ''Electric Eyes'' (1984,

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) * ''Girl On The Run'' (1985, Legend) * ''Best Of Bad Boy'' (1998, Surgeland) * ''We Should Have Been Dead By Now'' (2003, Legend) * ''Live Northern Lights'' (2005, Legend) (live album) * ''No Regrets'' (2022, self-released)

Members

Current

* Steve Grimm- Guitar and vocals * Randall "Xeno" Hogan- Guitar and vocals * Craig Evans- Bass * Scott Berendt- Drums

Past

* Joe Luchessi- Guitar * John Marcelli- Bass * Lars Hanson- Drums * Hector "Jackie" Ramos - Drums * Ted Mueller- Drums * Billy "Friday" Johnson - Drums * Joey La Vie- Guitar * Kelly Peterson- Guitar

References

External links

Official Facebook page

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