John Preston Solinger (August 7, 1965 – June 26, 2021) was an American singer known for being the lead vocalist of the hard rock/heavy metal band

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from 1999 to 2015.

Career

Solinger

Johnny Solinger moved to the Dallas–Fort Worth area as a young boy, where he was exposed to hard rock and

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, and fell in love with them. In 1990, he formed the rock band Solinger in

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, recording four independent records: ''Solinger'', ''Solinger II'', ''Chain Link Fence'', and ''Solinger Live''. He enjoyed live performance and radio success throughout the Southwest.

Skid Row

In 1999, Skid Row members

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, and

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hired Solinger to replace previous lead vocalist

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. In 2000, Skid Row was the opening band on

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's "Farewell Tour." With over 15 years in the band, he was their longest-serving vocalist, and performed on the studio albums '' Thickskin'' (2003) and ''

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'' (2006), along with Chapters 1 and 2 of the '' United World Rebellion'' EP trilogy. In April 2015, Solinger was fired from Skid Row, and was briefly replaced by

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, who was eventually replaced by ZP Theart.

Solo career

In 2008, Solinger pursued a

solo career. His first country album was only released regionally and is filled with both country and

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. The album includes the song "You Lie", which he recorded with his band mates from Skid Row.

Death

Solinger died on June 26, 2021, one month after he revealed that he was suffering from liver failure. He was 55 years old.

Discography

With Skid Row

*'' Thickskin'' (2003) *''

'' (2006) *'' United World Rebellion: Chapter One'' (2013) *'' Rise of the Damnation Army – United World Rebellion: Chapter Two'' (2014)

Solo

*''Chain Link Fence'' (2000) *''Solinger'' (2003) *''Solinger II'' (2003) *''Johnny Solinger'' (2008)

The (Party) Dolls

*''Doll House Rock''

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Solinger, Johnny 1966 births 2021 deaths Skid Row (American band) members American heavy metal singers American male singer-songwriters Country musicians from Texas American people of German descent Singer-songwriters from Texas