Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1958), is an American musician best known as the bassist for the multi-platinum selling
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band
Poison
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.
The band has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and has sold 15 million records in the United States alone. The group has also charted ten singles to the
Top 40
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of the
''Billboard'' Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and the Hot 100 number-one, "
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" is a power ballad by American glam metal band Poison. It was released in October 1988 as the third single from Poison's second album '' Open Up and Say... Ahh!''. The band's signature song, it is also their only number- ...
".
Dall had ambitions of studying law, but ultimately turned to music instead. He began playing guitar but switched to bass at the age of 15. Dall later moved to Los Angeles with
Bret Michaels,
Rikki Rockett
Richard Allan Ream (born August 8, 1961), better known by the stage name Rikki Rockett, is an American drummer for rock band Poison.
The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States alone.
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, and
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to play with the band Paris, which later became known as
Poison
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.
Personal life
Dall is the youngest of three children. He lived in Palm Bay, Florida with his family from the age of 9 to age 17, but relocated to
Harrisburg
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when he was still young. Dall currently resides in Indialantic, Fl.
Dall has two children: Zachary Brandon (born December 16, 1990) and Zoe Brianne (born January 9, 1997).
Band incident
During a Poison show in Atlanta on August 25, 2006, Dall and Bret Michaels had to be separated by members of the road crew and the rest of the band after the two came to blows right before the encore, with Michaels throwing his mic at Dall, and Dall retaliating by slamming his bass into Michaels, injuring his knee. Michaels apologized later and stated, "You may have just seen the last concert by Poison in its current formation." The altercation happened before the band's set ended with "Talk Dirty To Me." After some tense moments and Michaels' apology to the crowd including his explanation that "like brothers, sometimes you have to air things out," the band did finish the set. Dall left the stage immediately.
There have been many physical conflicts within the band over the years, but this altercation was the first onstage incident since the fistfight between Michaels and Poison guitarist
C.C. Deville
C.C. DeVille (born Bruce Anthony Johannesson; May 14, 1962) is an American guitarist best known as a member of rock band Poison. The band has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, including 15 million in the United States. In addition to ...
at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1991, although that took place after the performance, not during. The band took time out while Michaels continued with his solo tour.
Discography
Poison
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Look What the Cat Dragged In
''Look What the Cat Dragged In'' is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 23, 1986 through Enigma Records. Though not a success at first, it steadily built momentum and peaked at #3 on the US ''Billboard'' ...
'' (1986)
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Open Up and Say...Ahh!'' (1988)
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Flesh & Blood'' (1990)
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Swallow This Live'' (1991)
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Native Tongue'' (1993)
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Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'' (1996)
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Crack a Smile...and More!'' (2000)
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Power to the People'' (2000)
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Hollyweird
Hollyweird is the sixth studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released on May 21, 2002 through Cyanide Music and debuted at No. 103 on The Billboard 200 chart and No. 8 on the Independent Albums chart and sold 11,000 copies in its f ...
'' (2002)
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Best of Ballads & Blues
''Best of Ballads & Blues'' is a greatest hits compilation album from the American hard rock band Poison. It was released August 5, 2003 on Capitol Records.
Content
Unlike '' Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'', this compilation focuses on th ...
'' (2003)
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The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock'' (2006)
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Poison'd
''Poison'd!'' is the seventh and most recent studio album by American glam metal band Poison, released June 5, 2007. The 14-track album features recordings of Poison's favorite rock classics. Nine new tracks and five previously released covers ...
'' (June 2007)
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Live, Raw & Uncut
''Live, Raw & Uncut'' is a music DVD/CD combo from the Hard rock band Poison, released in 2008 for their summer tour. It sold around 2,400 copies in its first week of release to debut at position No. 8 on Billboard's Top Music Videos chart.
CD
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'' (2008)
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Seven Days Live CD'' (2008)
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Poison - Box Set (Collector's Edition)
The following is a comprehensive discography of Poison, an American glam metal band that achieved huge success in the mid-1980s to mid-1990s. Poison sold more than 16 million records in the United States alone. The band has also charted ten sin ...
'' (2009)
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Double Dose: Ultimate Hits'' (2011)
References
External links
Official Poison website
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1963 births
20th-century American bass guitarists
20th-century American male musicians
American heavy metal bass guitarists
American male bass guitarists
American rock bass guitarists
Glam metal musicians
Living people
Musicians from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Poison (American band) members
People from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania