Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist and since 2000 a member of the rock band
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan, by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and succ ...
. Previously, Kulick was a long-time member of the band
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
(19841996). He was also a member of
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
with
John Corabi
John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band.
C ...
from 19972002 and
Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...
from 19791980.
Kulick has also released several solo albums, in addition to session work with various artists. He is the younger brother of guitarist
Bob Kulick
Robert Joel Kulick (January 16, 1950 – May 28, 2020) was an American guitarist and record producer, who worked with numerous acts such as Kiss, W.A.S.P., Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Meat Loaf and Michael Bolton. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, ...
.
Early life and family
Kulick was born in
Brooklyn
Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state of New York. Kings County is the most populous county in the State of New York, and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, be ...
, New York City and lived in
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
for a time,
graduating from
Newtown High School. He is
Jewish
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and also went to
Hebrew school.
Kulick's brother, session guitarist/producer
Bob Kulick
Robert Joel Kulick (January 16, 1950 – May 28, 2020) was an American guitarist and record producer, who worked with numerous acts such as Kiss, W.A.S.P., Alice Cooper, Lou Reed, Meat Loaf and Michael Bolton. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, ...
, was influential in his music career.
Bob's performance credits include
W.A.S.P.,
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on t ...
's touring band, and Kiss.
Career
![Bruce Kulick](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Bruce_Kulick.jpg)
Early projects
Bruce's first band KKB, was formed in 1974.
Its other members were his childhood friends Mike Katz and Guy Bois (the other K and B of KKB, respectively) and Kulick likened its sound to that of
Cream
Cream is a dairy product composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, the fat, which is less dense, eventually rises to the top. In the industrial production of cream, this process ...
.
Kulick found the master tape from those sessions in 2008 and issued it via limited edition CD, available during his appearances at
Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the culture and context, a kiss can express sentiments of love, passion, romance, sexual attraction, ...
expos and via his website.
In an interview from 2008, Kulick also discussed his lifelong love of ''
Star Wars
''Star Wars'' is an American epic film, epic space opera multimedia franchise created by George Lucas, which began with the Star Wars (film), eponymous 1977 film and quickly became a worldwide popular culture, pop-culture Cultural impact of S ...
'' and its historical similarities to Kiss.
He first began touring professionally with
George McCrae
George Warren McCrae Jr. (born October 19, 1944) is an American soul music, soul and disco singing, singer who is most famous for his 1974 hit "Rock Your Baby".
Biography and career
McCrae was the second of nine children, born in West Palm Bea ...
and
Andrea True
Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011), better known by her pseudonym Andrea True, was an American pornographic actress and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger ...
.
Meat Loaf
In 1977, following the release of
Meat Loaf
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's first album ''
Bat Out of Hell
''Bat Out of Hell'' is the 1977 debut album by American rock singer Meat Loaf and composer Jim Steinman. It is one of the best-selling albums in history. The album was developed from a musical, ''Neverland'', a futuristic rock version of '' ...
'', Kulick played rhythm guitar/lead guitar on tour with Meat Loaf's band alongside his brother Bob on lead guitar/rhythm guitar.
The success of the year-long tour took the Kulick brothers around the world. In addition to the success of the tour, many famous television appearances were done, such as ''
Saturday Night Live
''Saturday Night Live'' (often abbreviated to ''SNL'') is an American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and Peacock. Michaels currently serves a ...
'' and ''
The Old Grey Whistle Test
''The Old Grey Whistle Test'' (sometimes abbreviated to ''Whistle Test'' or ''OGWT'') is a British television music show. The show was devised by BBC producer Rowan Ayers, commissioned by David Attenborough and aired on BBC2 from 1971 to 1988. ...
''.
Blackjack
Kulick was a member of the band
Blackjack
Blackjack (formerly Black Jack and Vingt-Un) is a casino banking game. The most widely played casino banking game in the world, it uses decks of 52 cards and descends from a global family of casino banking games known as Twenty-One. This fami ...
, with
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...
, during the band's short existence from 1979 to 1980.
He also played on several Bolton solo albums.
(Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "
Forever
Forever or 4ever may refer to:
Film and television Films
* ''Forever'' (1921 film), an American silent film by George Fitzmaurice
* ''Forever'' (1978 film), an American made-for-television romantic drama
* ''Forever'' (1992 film), an American ...
", from ''
Hot in the Shade
''Hot in the Shade'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1989. It is the first Kiss studio album since 1981's ''Music From "The Elder"'' to feature lead vocals from someone other than Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons ...
'').
"Stay", a Blackjack song co-written by Kulick and Bolton, was sampled by rapper
Jay-Z
Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), known professionally as Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and founder of Manhattan-based conglomerate talent and entertainment agency Roc Nation. He is regarded as one of ...
for the song "A Dream" off his 2002 album ''
The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' which reached #1 on the
Billboard charts.
The Good Rats
Kulick joined the
Long Island
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-based band
the Good Rats
The Good Rats are an American rock band from Long Island, New York. Their music mixes elements of rock with blues and pop. They are best known on their native Long Island, although they had some success nationally and internationally.
History ...
in 1981, and is on their album, ''Great American Music''.
Michael Bolton
In 1983, Bruce was asked to join Michael Bolton as his guitarist for his debut album release tour, after Bolton anglicizing his family name from Bolotin.
Kiss (1984–1996)
Kulick joined the rock band Kiss in September 1984 as the lead guitarist, replacing
Mark St. John
Mark Leslie Norton (February 7, 1956 – April 5, 2007), better known as Mark St. John, was an American guitarist best known for his brief stint with the hard rock band Kiss from April to November 1984. His work can be heard on the band's 1984 ...
, who left the band after being diagnosed with
reactive arthritis
Reactive arthritis, also known as Reiter's syndrome, is a form of inflammatory arthritis that develops in response to an infection in another part of the body (cross-reactivity). Coming into contact with bacteria and developing an infection can ...
. Kulick never wore onstage makeup, since the band had stopped wearing it in 1983. Kulick and St. John are the only two members of Kiss never to have worn makeup in the band. He stayed with Kiss until 1996.
Kulick played on five Kiss studio albums: ''
Asylum
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Types of asylum
* Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome
* Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute
* Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea
...
'' (1985), ''
Crazy Nights
''Crazy Nights'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, recorded from March to June 1987 and released on September 21, 1987, by Mercury worldwide and Vertigo in the UK. This was the second album to feature the line-up of Ge ...
'' (1987), ''
Hot in the Shade
''Hot in the Shade'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1989. It is the first Kiss studio album since 1981's ''Music From "The Elder"'' to feature lead vocals from someone other than Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons ...
'' (1989), ''
Revenge
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'' (1992) and ''
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions'' (1997); he also appeared on ''
Alive III
''Alive III'' is a live album released by the American hard rock band Kiss in 1993. It is the third installment of the ''Alive'' series. The recording of ''Alive III'' took place over multiple dates (in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis) d ...
'' and ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
''.
The song "I Walk Alone", from ''
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions'', is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist. To this day, Kulick is featured on more than twenty Kiss releases.
When the original members of the band regrouped, starting in 1995 with the ''MTV Unplugged'' special that carried over into re-adopting their make-up and costuming for the
Alive/Worldwide Tour
The Alive/Worldwide Tour (also known as the Reunion Tour) was a concert tour by American heavy metal band Kiss which began on June 28, 1996 in Detroit, United States and concluded on July 5, 1997 in London, England. It was the first tour wi ...
in 1996, Kulick and
Eric Singer
Eric Singer (born Eric Doyle Mensinger; May 12, 1958) is an American drummer. Associated with the hard rock band Kiss since 1991, he has also performed with artists such as Black Sabbath, Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Badlands, Brian May and Gary ...
were paid weekly during the tour; while "sidelined" from Kiss, both were allowed to do other projects so long as Simmons and Stanley okayed them. Kulick officially left Kiss in December 1996. When
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...
again left Kiss (in 2002, after the
Kiss Farewell Tour
The Farewell Tour was a concert tour performed by the American rock band Kiss. It started on March 11, 2000 and concluded on April 13, 2001. It was the last tour to feature original member Ace Frehley.
Background
It was intended to be Kiss' la ...
), Kulick was not asked to rejoin, as Simmons and Stanley thought that
Tommy Thayer
Thomas Cunningham Thayer (born November 7, 1960) is an American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist and vocalist for the American hard rock band Kiss. He was also lead guitarist for the band Black 'n Blue.
Early life
Thomas Cu ...
(former
Black 'n Blue
Black 'N Blue is an American heavy metal band from Portland, Oregon, United States. The current members are lead vocalist Jaime St. James, bassist Patrick Young, drummer Pete Holmes, and guitarists Brandon Cook and Doug Rappoport . The band ...
guitarist and Kiss tour manager) could capture/copy Frehley's persona better than Kulick; however, Kulick continued to work with Kiss after his departure, contributing work to the ''
Psycho Circus'' album. Kulick joined the band on Kiss Kruise 2021 and played on 2 songs,
Tears Are Falling
"Tears Are Falling" is a song by American rock band Kiss. It was released as the lead single from the band's 1985 studio album ''Asylum''.
Background
The track was written and sung by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley. It is one of Kiss' few songs s ...
and
Heaven's on Fire
"Heaven's on Fire" is a song by the American rock band Kiss. Written by vocalist/guitarist Paul Stanley and songwriter Desmond Child, it was the first single released from the group's 1984 album '' Animalize''.
Background
Released as a singl ...
.
Union
Soon after leaving Kiss, Kulick formed the band
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
with
John Corabi
John Corabi (born April 26, 1959) is an American hard rock singer and guitarist. He was the frontman of The Scream during 1989 and the frontman of Mötley Crüe between 1992 and 1996 during original frontman Vince Neil's hiatus from the band.
C ...
,
Brent Fitz
Brent Fitz (born March 27, 1970) is a Canadian American musician and multi-instrumentalist. In his career, he has worked with Slash, Myles Kennedy, Theory of a Deadman, Alice Cooper, Vince Neil, Union, Gene Simmons, The Guess Who, Brad Whitfo ...
, and Jamie Hunting in 1996. Corabi and Kulick wrote what would become the first album, the self-titled ''
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
'', which was released in 1998. They proceeded with a nationwide acoustic tour to promote the album, featuring just Corabi and Kulick (both on guitar). Soon the full band went on a world tour headlining small venues in support of the album. Their second album 1999's ''Live in the Galaxy'', was a live recording with two acoustic tracks recorded in a mobile studio. The third Union album was ''
The Blue Room'' (2000).
Grand Funk Railroad
![BruceKulickGFR2002](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/BruceKulickGFR2002.jpg)
Kulick is the lead guitarist for
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in 1968 in Flint, Michigan, by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar), Don Brewer (drums, vocals), and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and succ ...
, with whom he has been playing since 2000. Kulick had originally met Grand Funk Railroad drummer
Don Brewer
Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer. He is the longest serving and only remaining original member of rock band Grand Funk Railroad.
Early life
Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 3, 19 ...
when Brewer was performing with
Bob Seger during the 1983 tour with Michael Bolton.
Solo work
Kulick has released three solo albums: ''Audiodog'' in 2001, ''Transformer'' in 2003, and most recently ''BK3'', which was released on February 2, 2010.
Other work
Kulick earned a writing credit on the song "Never Let Me Down" on the 2004
Kanye West
Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and fashion designer.
Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago, West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the ea ...
album, ''
The College Dropout
''The College Dropout'' is the debut studio album by American rapper and producer Kanye West. It was released on February 10, 2004, by Def Jam Recordings and Jay-Z's Roc-A-Fella Records. In the years leading up to release, West had received pra ...
''.
Kulick has also appeared on all album releases by Eric Singer's solo project ESP (
Eric Singer Project
The Eric Singer Project (ESP) is an American rock band. It was founded in the 1990s by Eric Singer, drummer for rock bands such as Lita Ford, Black Sabbath, Badlands, Alice Cooper, and Kiss, along with Bruce Kulick ( Kiss, Grand Funk ...
): ''Lost and Spaced'' (1998), ''ESP'' (1999), and ''Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo'' (2006). Kulick also appeared on the DVD ''Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee'' (2006), which was filmed live in Australia.
Kulick appears on the
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster ma ...
March 2006 album ''
The Arockalypse
''The Arockalypse'' is the third studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. It includes the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in ...
'', playing lead guitar on the song "
It Snows in Hell
"It Snows in Hell" is a song from Finnish rock band Lordi's album ''The Arockalypse''. The single was released in a standard jewel case and in a digipack by the Finnish Posti-company. For the single release, Lordi produced a new version which cont ...
".
Kulick appears on
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popula ...
's 2006 album ''
Live to Win
''Live to Win'' is the second solo studio album from Kiss vocalist, guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley, released on October 24, 2006. The album's title track was featured in the ''South Park'' episode " Make Love, Not Warcraft", twenty days p ...
'', playing bass.
Kulick cut a guest guitar solo for the track "The Edge of the Razor" (featured on the album ''Emotional Coma'') by Swedish metal group
Lion's Share
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.
Personal life
Bruce is currently married to Lisa Lane Kulick.
They met in 2008, and were married in 2014. They often perform together at events and online. They have no children.
Discography
with Mike Katz, Guy Bois
*''KKB 1974'' (2008)
*''Got to Get Back'' (2015)
Rosetta
*'' Where's My Hero'' (1980)
with Billy Squier
*''
The Tale of the Tape'' (1980)
with Blackjack
*''
Blackjack
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'' (1979)
*''Worlds Apart'' (1980)
with The Good Rats
*''Great American Music'' (1981)
*''Tasty Seconds'' (1996)
with Michael Bolton
*''
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998. (born February 26, 1953), known professio ...
'' (1983)
*''
Everybody's Crazy'' (1985)
*''
The Hunger'' (1987)
with Kiss
*''
Animalize'' (lead guitar on "Lonely Is the Hunter" & "Murder in High Heels") (1984)
*''
Asylum
Asylum may refer to:
Types of asylum
* Asylum (antiquity), places of refuge in ancient Greece and Rome
* Benevolent Asylum, a 19th-century Australian institution for housing the destitute
* Cities of Refuge, places of refuge in ancient Judea
...
'' (1985)
*''
Crazy Nights
''Crazy Nights'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, recorded from March to June 1987 and released on September 21, 1987, by Mercury worldwide and Vertigo in the UK. This was the second album to feature the line-up of Ge ...
'' (1987)
*''
Smashes, Thrashes & Hits
''Smashes, Thrashes & Hits'' is a compilation album by the American hard rock band Kiss. It was the fourth hits album overall but the second hits album released by the band in the United States ('' Killers'' and '' Chikara'' were not released t ...
'' (1988)
*''
Hot in the Shade
''Hot in the Shade'' is the fifteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, released in 1989. It is the first Kiss studio album since 1981's ''Music From "The Elder"'' to feature lead vocals from someone other than Paul Stanley or Gene Simmons ...
'' (1989)
*''
Revenge
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'' (1992)
*''
Alive III
''Alive III'' is a live album released by the American hard rock band Kiss in 1993. It is the third installment of the ''Alive'' series. The recording of ''Alive III'' took place over multiple dates (in Cleveland, Detroit and Indianapolis) d ...
'' (1993)
*''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
'' (1996)
*''
Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions'' (1997)
*''
Psycho Circus'' Bass on ("Psycho Circus" title track) backwards guitar intro and solo (on "Within"), rhythm and bass guitar (on "Dreamin'") (1998)
*Music From the Motion Picture ''"Detroit Rock City"'' (bass on "Nothing Can Keep Me From You") (1999)
*''
The Box Set'' (2001)
Kiss Video albums
*''
Animalize Live Uncensored
''Kiss: Animalize Live Uncensored'' is a live video by the American rock band Kiss (band), Kiss recorded at Detroit Cobo Hall on December 8, 1984, during Kiss's Animalize World Tour. It was originally aired on MTV. The tour featured perhaps the mo ...
'' (1985)
*''
Exposed
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News sources
* Exposé (journalism), a form of investigative journalism
* '' The Exposé'', a British conspiracist website
Film and TV Film
* ''Exposé'' (film), a 1976 thriller film
* ''Exposed'' (1932 ...
'' (1987)
*''
Crazy Nights
''Crazy Nights'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Kiss, recorded from March to June 1987 and released on September 21, 1987, by Mercury worldwide and Vertigo in the UK. This was the second album to feature the line-up of Ge ...
'' (1988)
*''
X-treme Close-Up
''X-treme Close Up'' features the history, facts and stories of American hard rock band Kiss
A kiss is the touch or pressing of one's lips against another person or an object. Cultural connotations of kissing vary widely. Depending on the c ...
'' (1992)
*''
Kiss Konfidential'' (1993)
*''
Kiss My Ass: The Video'' (1994)
*''
Kiss Unplugged
''Kiss Unplugged'' is a live album by the American rock band Kiss, released in 1996. It was recorded in studio for the television program ''MTV Unplugged'' and released as part of a series of live and video albums. It is the first Kiss live a ...
'' (1996)
*''
Kissology Volume Two: 1978–1991'' (2007)
*''
Kissology Volume Three: 1992–2000'' (2007)
with Union
*''
Union
Union commonly refers to:
* Trade union, an organization of workers
* Union (set theory), in mathematics, a fundamental operation on sets
Union may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Union (band), an American rock group
** ''Un ...
'' (1998)
*''Live in the Galaxy'' (1999)
*''
The Blue Room'' (2000)
with ESP
*''Lost & Spaced'' (1998)
*''ESP'' (1999)
*''Live in Japan'' (2006)
*''Live at the Marquee'' DVD (2006)
Solo
*''
Audiodog
''Audiodog'' is the first solo album by former Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick, released October 23, 2001 by Perris Records. The album was produced by Bruce Kulick and Curt Cuomo, and features Kulick on bass, guitar and vocals, and Cuomo on keyboar ...
'' (2001)
*''
Transformer
A transformer is a passive component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit to another circuit, or multiple circuits. A varying current in any coil of the transformer produces a varying magnetic flux in the transformer' ...
'' (2003)
*''
BK3
BK3 were an American rock band led by Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann. Kreutzmann formed the band in 2008 with Max Creek guitarist Scott Murawski and Allman Brothers Band bassist Oteil Burbridge.
Formation
Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawsk ...
'' (2010)
Other work
*Michael Wendroff – ''Kiss the World Goodbye'' (1978)
*Stevie – ''Gypsy!'' (1984)
*
Ronnie Spector
Veronica Yvette Greenfield (; August 10, 1943 – January 12, 2022) was an American singer who co-founded and fronted the girl group The Ronettes. She is sometimes referred to as the original "bad girl of rock and roll".
Ronnie formed the ...
– ''
Unfinished Business'' (1987)
*
Don Johnson
Donnie Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor, producer and singer. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series ''Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emm ...
– ''
Let It Roll'' (1989)
*Skull – ''No Bones About It'' (1991)
*Guitar's Practicing Musicians – ''Vol. II'' (1991)
*Blackthorne – ''Afterlife'' (1993)
*Tribute to
Queen
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Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
– ''Dragon Attack'' (1997)
Lead guitar on "Save Me"
*Mark Mangold – ''Mystic Healer'' (1998)
*
Graham Bonnet
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– ''
The Day I Went Mad'' (1999)
*Shameless – ''Backstreet Anthems'' (1999)
*Boot Camp – ''As You Were'' (1999)
*Shameless – ''Queen 4 a Day'' (2000)
*Tribute to
Van Halen
Van Halen ( ) was an American rock band formed in Pasadena, California, in 1972. Credited with "restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene", Van Halen was known for its energetic live shows and for the virtuosity of its lead gu ...
– ''Little Guitars'' (2000)
Produced by Bob Kulick.
*
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...
Tribute – ''A Tribute to Ozzy: Bat Head Soup'' (2000)
*
Bret Michaels – ''A Salute to
Poison (American band)
Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983, in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, bassist and pianist Bobby Dall, ...
: Show Me Your Hits'' (2000)
*
Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known professionally as Eric Carr, was an American musician who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after ...
– ''
Rockology
''Rockology'' is an album by former KISS drummer Eric Carr released in 1999.
The album features songs that Carr was working on before his death in 1991 which was completed by his former Kiss bandmate Bruce Kulick. Several of the songs feature ...
'' (2000)
Produced by Bruce Kulick.
*A Tribute to
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instrume ...
– ''Metallic Assault'' (2001)
*
Meat Loaf
Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022), known professionally as Meat Loaf, was an American rock singer and actor. He was noted for his powerful, wide-ranging voice and theatrical live shows. He is on t ...
– ''Bat Out of Hell'' (re-issue; 2001)
guitar on bonus live tracks.
*Pink Floyd Tribute – ''An All-Star Lineup Performing the Songs of
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
'' (2002)
*
Todd Rundgren
Todd Harry Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, multimedia artist, sound engineer and record producer who has performed a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of the band Ut ...
– ''Re-Mixes'' (2003)
*Kiss Tribute – ''
Spin The Bottle
Spin the bottle is a kissing party game commonly played by teenagers. The game was very popular among teenagers during the second half of the 20th century because it fostered "sexual" interactions between boys and girls. It has even been describe ...
'' (2004)
*Chris Catena – Freak Out (2004)
*
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; he, חיים ויץ, ; born August 25, 1949) is an Israeli-American musician. Also known by his stage persona The Demon, he is the bassist and co-lead singer of Kiss, the hard rock band he co-founded with Paul ...
– ''
Asshole
The word ''asshole'' (in North American English) or arsehole (in all other major varieties of the English language), is a vulgarism used to describe the anus, and often used pejoratively (as a type of synecdoche) to refer to people.
History
...
'' (2004)
*Bruce and Bob Kulick – ''KISS Forever'' (2005)
KISS Instructional DVD
*Tribute to
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. While fluid in the early years of the band, the lineup for most of the band's history has consisted of Harri ...
– ''
Numbers from the Beast
This is a list of albums recorded in tribute to the British heavy metal music, heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
''The Maiden Years Volume 1 – Tribute to Iron Maiden''
''Made in Tribute: A Tribute to the Best Band in a Whole Goddamn World! ...
'' (2005)
Guitar on Can I Play With Madness.
*
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster ma ...
– ''
The Arockalypse
''The Arockalypse'' is the third studio album by Finnish heavy metal band Lordi. It includes the hit single "Hard Rock Hallelujah", which won the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 for Finland. The album has sold triple platinum in Finland and gold in ...
'' (2006)
*
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley (born Stanley Bert Eisen; January 20, 1952) is an American musician who is the co-founder, frontman, rhythm guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the hard rock band Kiss. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popula ...
– ''
Live to Win
''Live to Win'' is the second solo studio album from Kiss vocalist, guitarist and co-founder Paul Stanley, released on October 24, 2006. The album's title track was featured in the ''South Park'' episode " Make Love, Not Warcraft", twenty days p ...
'' (2006)
*
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker (born 10 January 1955) is a German guitarist. He played in the rock band UFO and leads the Michael Schenker Group. He was an early member of the hard rock band Scorpions, a band co-founded by his elder brother Rudolf Schenker ...
– ''
Doctor Doctor: The Kulick Sessions'' (2008)
*Led Box – The Ultimate Led Zeppelin Tribute: ''
Dazed & Confused'' (2008)
*''We Wish You a Metal Xmas and a Headbanging New Year'' (2008)
*Balance – ''Equilibrium'' (2009)
*Chris Catena – 'Discovery (2009)
*
Lordi
Lordi () is a Finnish hard rock/ heavy metal band, formed in 1992 by the band's lead singer, songwriter and costume maker, Mr Lordi (Tomi Petteri Putaansuu). In addition to their melodic metal music, Lordi are also known for wearing monster ma ...
– ''
Babez for Breakfast
''Babez for Breakfast'' is the fifth studio album by Finnish hard rock band Lordi, released on 10 September 2010. As is traditional for the band, their costumes were renewed for the release of this album. The album was produced by Michael Wage ...
'' (2010)
*
Avantasia
Avantasia is a German supergroup metal opera project created by Tobias Sammet, vocalist of the band Edguy. It has been characterized as a rock opera, as it features the contributions of various vocalists and musicians and it consists of concep ...
– ''
The Wicked Symphony
''The Wicked Symphony'' is the fourth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German rock opera project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, parallel with ''Angel of Babylon''. ''The Wicked Symphony'' was released both as part of a box set, with the t ...
'' (2010)
*Avantasia – ''
Angel of Babylon
''Angel of Babylon'' is the fifth full-length album by Tobias Sammet's rock opera German project Avantasia, released on 3 April 2010, along with ''The Wicked Symphony''. ''Angel Of Babylon'' was released both as part of a box set, with the two albu ...
'' (2010)
*
Eric Carr
Paul Charles Caravello (July 12, 1950 – November 24, 1991), better known professionally as Eric Carr, was an American musician who was the drummer for the rock band Kiss from 1980 to 1991. Caravello was selected as the new Kiss drummer after ...
– ''Unfinished Business'' (2011)
*Avantasia – ''
The Mystery of Time
''The Mystery of Time'' is the sixth full-length album by German Tobias Sammet's rock opera project Avantasia. The album was released on 26 April 2013. This is the first Avantasia release to feature the German Film Orchestra Babelsberg (the s ...
'' (2013)
*Michael Jackson Tribute – ''Thriller: A Metal Tribute to
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Over a ...
'' (2013)
*Tomas Bergsten's Fantasy – ''Caught in the Dark'' (2013)
*H. P. Lovecraft Historical Society – ''Dreams in the Witch House – A Lovecraftian Rock Opera'' (2013)
*Mocassin Creek – Friends of All Kinds (2013)
*DJ Peace – Do You Love Me? (Tribute to KISS) (2014)
*Randy Rhoads Tribute – ''Immortal
Randy Rhoads: The Ultimate Tribute'' (2015)
*Paco Ventura Black Moon – ''En tu piel'' (2015)
*
Lita Ford
Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, before embarking on a successful glam metal solo ...
– "
Time Capsule
A time capsule is a historic cache of goods or information, usually intended as a deliberate method of communication with future people, and to help future archaeologists, anthropologists, or historians. The preservation of holy relics dates ...
"- "Rotten to the Core" (2016)
* Avantasia – ''
Ghostlights
''Ghostlights'' is the seventh full-length album by Tobias Sammet's German metal opera project Avantasia. It was released on 29 January 2016. The opening track and first single " Mystery of a Blood Red Rose" was a candidate for the German repres ...
'' (2016)
*ColdTears – "Silence Them All (2018)
Lead guitar on "Miracle"
*
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley (; born April 27, 1951) is an American musician, best known as the original lead guitarist and co-founding member of the hard rock band Kiss. He invented the persona of The Spaceman (a.k.a. Space Ace) and played wit ...
– ''
Origins Vol. 2'' – lead guitar on "
Manic Depression
Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic depression, is a mental disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally elevated mood that last from days to weeks each. If the elevated mood is severe or associated with ...
" (2020)
References
Bibliography
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External links
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See photos of Bruce live with Union and ESPBruce Kulick Kiss Song Guitar LessonsCareer Retrospective Interview from July 2015 with Pods & Sods
Interviews
Bruce Kulick Interviewwith Guitarhoo! 2008.
at Confessions of a Pop Culture Addict
Bruce Kulick Interviewwith Australian Rock Show Podcast 2017
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Living people
Musicians from Brooklyn
American people of Russian-Jewish descent
Eric Singer Project members
Union (band) members
American heavy metal guitarists
American rock guitarists
Jewish rock musicians
American male guitarists
Neverland Express members
Grand Funk Railroad members
Jewish heavy metal musicians
Kiss (band) members
Lead guitarists
Guitarists from New York (state)
20th-century American guitarists
1953 births