Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several

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and heavy metal bands including

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, Alcatrazz, and Impellitteri.Prato, Greg " Graham Bonnet Biography,

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, retrieved 23 January 2010 He is known for his powerful singing voice but is capable of also singing soft melodies. His singing has been noted as "very loud" by both his contemporaries and himself, and he claims to be a self-taught singer with "no discipline for lessons". Bonnet's visual style, considered uncharacteristic of hard rock musicians, has been described as being a cross between

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in ''

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Career

Bonnet was born in

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, in 1947. He had his first hit single with duo the Marbles in 1968, with the single "

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", which reached Number 5 in the

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.Marbles
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", were both written by

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and

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of the

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who had recorded in Australia with Bonnet's bandmate from the Marbles, Trevor Gordon. Bonnet then quit to do advert

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s. He appeared in the 1974 British comedy film, '' Three for All'' as lead singer of 'Billy Beethoven', a fictional band, along with several notable UK comedy personalities and his then partner Adrienne Posta, although his character's lines were limited to only two words. In 1977, he released an eponymous album, which was certified

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in Australia. The single, " It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a cover version of the

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song, also reached Number 3 in Australia in November 1977, and the following year the single " Warm Ride", written by the

, a leftover from the ''

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'' sessions, reached number two there in August.

Rainbow

In 1979, Bonnet was approached to join UK

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band

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to replace

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. However, he was chosen by

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to replace

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as the vocalist of hard rock band

. This was something of a musical departure for Bonnet, who had previously identified himself more as an R&B singer. Bonnet would later credit his time in Rainbow and his collaboration with Blackmore, in particular, as fundamentally changing his musical outlook to a more hard rock focus. He sang on the '' Down to Earth'' LP, which would become his most successful album. It spawned two hit singles in 1979 and 1980: "

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" and " All Night Long". During Bonnet's time in the band, Rainbow also headlined the inaugural

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festival at

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. Bonnet's time with Rainbow was short and he left to resume his solo career, releasing the '' Line-Up'' album in 1981, handled by producer John Eden. Following on from his time in Rainbow, the album had a markedly more rock-based sound than his previous solo recordings, whilst retaining some of his former R&B influences. For the recording of ''Line Up'' Bonnet enlisted several well-known rock musicians including

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guitarist

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, Whitesnake and Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell,

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and Whitesnake keyboard player

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, and

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guitarists

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and

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. The album reached No. 62 in the

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, with the follow-up single, " Liar", reaching No. 51. Around this time Bonnet sang on an advertisement for

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jeans (the song was entitled "These Eyes"), although his version has never been released.

MSG

Tempted by an offer from ex-

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guitarist

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, Bonnet continued his progression to a heavier musical style and joined the

(MSG) for the ''

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'' album. However, he was fired from the group after a single concert, at Sheffield Polytechnic (now called Sheffield Hallam University), when he drunkenly exposed himself on stage.

Alcatrazz

Upon leaving MSG, Bonnet decided to form his own band, drawing inspiration from his days in Rainbow. In 1983, he co-founded Alcatrazz, with Gary Shea (bass), and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) of the band New England, former

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drummer Jan Uvena, and Swedish guitarist

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. The band's debut album, '' No Parole from Rock N' Roll'', featured a distinctly heavy metal sound, with Bonnet describing the material as the heaviest that he had recorded to date. The band enjoyed moderate success in the United States, and major success in Japan. The band released three studio albums (''No Parole from Rock N' Roll'', ''

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'', with guitarist

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replacing Malmsteen, and '' Dangerous Games'' with Danny Johnson on guitar). Alcatrazz also released a live album, ''

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'', with material from Yngwie Malmsteen's period in the band. For the ''Dangerous Games'' LP, Alcatrazz recorded a remake of Bonnet's hit song "Only One Woman" from his first band The Marbles. In 1987, Alcatrazz appeared on the second series of the

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programme ''Rock School'', with Bonnet providing singing tips. The programme also included clips of Alcatrazz in rehearsal. Later that year, Alcatrazz disbanded, and Bonnet returned to his solo career. In 2009, Bonnet reformed Alcatrazz with three new musicians. Bonnet did not consult with his former bandmates Uvena and Waldo about re-forming the original line-up, and in response they also re-grouped as a separate version of Alcatrazz. Both bands have maintained official pages on MySpace.com. Bonnet later reformed his version of the band as ''Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet'' with guitarist Howie Simon (

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Band,

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), drummer

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( Impellitteri, Beautiful Creatures, Tony MacAlpine), and bassist Tim Luce and toured Japan in May and June 2007—sharing the headline with another ex-Rainbow vocalist,

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. Howie Simon revealed in a 2010 interview that it was his suggestion to bring back the Alcatrazz name. They also headlined the BerkRock festival in Berkovitsa, Bulgaria, in July 2008 and have played various West Coast US dates including support slots for Y&T. Alcatrazz continued to perform live occasionally until 2014. In March 2017, three-fifths of the original lineup (Bonnet, Waldo and Shea) reunited for three shows in Japan, which also included Conrado Pesinato and Mark Benquechea on guitar and drums respectively. The performances were recorded for the live album/DVD ''Parole Denied – Tokyo 2017'', which was released on 7 December 2018. In February 2019, Bonnet confirmed that he had once again resurrected Alcatrazz, with a new lineup featuring himself, Waldo, Benquechea, Beth-Ami Heavenstone, as well as new guitarist Joe Stump. Heavenstone thus briefly became Alcatrazz's first female member, having played bass in The Graham Bonnet Band, where she was Waldo's bandmate. This lineup planned to record a new album together, which would also include contributions from

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and former Alcatrazz guitarist

. Shea returned to Alcatrazz in January 2020 to replace Heavenstone.

Later career

Bonnet's post-Alcatrazz projects have all been short-lived and included

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(working with ex-

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guitarist

, brother of

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), backing vocals for the Danish heavy metal band

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' ''Future World'' and numerous session work for Forcefield, appearing on ''To Oz and Back'' and ''Let The Wild Run Free''. In 1988, Bonnet joined Impellitteri, for their album ''

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''. An appearance on

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and Pete York's musical adaptation of ''Wind in The Willows'', performed live in Germany in 1991, saw Bonnet sing on around six of the songs alongside fellow musicians

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and

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amongst others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album ''Here Comes The Night'' which includes several covers as well as songs credited to his then wife Jo Eime, and another remake of the Marbles' "Only One Woman". In 1997, he released '' Underground'', a new solo album, which helped re-establish him with his fan base in Japan. 1999's '' The Day I Went Mad'' featured guitarist

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. Bonnet contributed lead vocals to the Japanese heavy metal band

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's 2000 release '' Heavy Metal Anthem'', which had reworks of classic Anthem tracks. Bonnet rejoined Impellitteri in 2000 for their '' System X'' album. Meanwhile, his 1999 Japanese solo album got a UK release in September 2001. At the back end of 2001, Bonnet went on a solo UK tour. His band included keyboard player

, bassist Chris Childs and drummer

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and guitarist Dario Mollo. In early 2004, Bonnet joined Italian guitarist Dario Mollo's new project Elektric Zoo, touring Europe during April. Maintaining the Italian connection, the singer also participated in Matteo Filippini's project, Moonstone, featuring on the track "Not Dead Yet". In 2006, Bonnet contributed vocals to the ''Welcome to America'' album by Taz Taylor Band. The band toured the UK in 2007 and Europe in 2008. He also appeared in the ''

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'' concert series in Australia between August and September 2007. He sang two songs, "Warm Ride" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue". A press release dated 6 November 2008 reported that Bonnet would be contributing vocals for a highlights CD with the metal opera project, Lyraka. The album ''

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'' was released on 2 November 2010. It was announced on 17 November 2010, that Bonnet would also be featured on ''Lyraka Volume 2''. Bonnet currently resides in Los Angeles, California, from where he continues to record and tour extensively. Bonnet toured the UK with Rainbow tribute band Catch the Rainbow starting in March 2014. Graham Bonnet and Michael Schenker

He collaborated in the Stardust Reverie Project, a supergroup featuring Zak Stevens and Lynn Meredith among others. Their first album ''Ancient Rites of the Moon'' was released in April 2014. He contributed on vocals in one track of the second Stardust Reverie album ''Proclamation of Shadows'', which came out in March 2015. In 2015, Bonnet formed The Graham Bonnet Band, and toured the UK and Europe, playing songs from throughout his career including Alcatrazz and Rainbow. The band released a two-song E.P. titled ''My Kingdom Come'', (the song "My Kingdom Come", written by Russ Ballard) and announced work on a new studio album to be recorded featuring new compositions and a bonus disc consisting of re-recordings of a number of songs from Bonnet's career. The final line-up of The Graham Bonnet Band was: Graham Bonnet, vocals; Conrad Pesinato, guitars; Beth-Ami Heavenstone, bass; Mark Zonder (Ex-Fates Warning), drums. The band resumed touring towards the end of 2016. On 4 November 2016, The Graham Bonnet Band released their debut album, ''The Book''. Reviews were positive, with the Real Gone website calling the album "surprisingly good" and also stating that some of the tracks "exceeded expectations by some distance". Heavenstone later joined Bonnet in a refounded Alcatrazz (see above). In 2016, Bonnet joined Michael Schenker and fellow former MSG singers

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in Michael Schenker Fest, initially for a tour of Japan. This resulted in a CD/DVD ''Live – Tokyo International Forum Hall''. Later tours of Europe and Japan followed. In 2017, with the addition of Temple of Rock singer

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(another former Rainbow vocalist), Michael Schenker Fest recorded the album Resurrection featuring vocal contributions from all 4 singers. This line-up toured the US and Europe in 2018. Bonnet was extensively interviewed for 2 books by author Greg Prato: 2016's ''The Other Side of Rainbow'' and 2017's ''Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And More)''.

Discography

Film and television appearances

*1975: '' Three for All'' (performer) *1980: ''Rainbow – Monsters of Rock, Donington '80'' (performer) *1985: ''Rainbow – The Final Cut'' (performer) *2003: ''Wind in the Willows – A Rock Concert '91'' (performer) *2006: ''Rainbow – In Their Own Words'' (interviewee) *2006: ''Heavy Metal – Louder than Life'' (interviewee) *2015: ''The Ritchie Blackmore Story'' (interviewee)

Bands

References

External links

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LyrakaElektric Zoo official websiteTaz Taylor Band official websiteProject Moonstone official websiteGraham Bonnet Signs On For Second Lyraka CD
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