Robert Berry (born April 24, 1950) is an American guitarist, bassist, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with Hush, 3 with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer,

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, Alliance, and Los Tres Gusanos. He was previously with The Greg Kihn Band, and as of 2022, he is with progressive band Six By Six, a super group composed of musicians from Saga, Saxon, and GTR.

History

Berry came into the spotlight in 1988, when he teamed with

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and Carl Palmer (of Emerson, Lake & Palmer fame) and formed the band 3. Their only album, ''

To the Power of Three ''To the Power of Three'' (stylised as ''...To the Power of Three'') is the only album by the British-American progressive rock band 3. Produced by Carl Palmer and Robert Berry, it was released in early 1988 by Geffen Records. The album conta ...

'', drew much criticism from progressive rock fans for its radio-friendly and polished 80's sound, considering the progressive pedigree of both Emerson and Palmer. 3 disbanded in 1989 after a successful tour supporting the album. The first single released from the album, ''Talkin' Bout'', penned by Berry, reached No. 9 on the Billboard

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chart. Since the dissolution of 3, Berry has participated in several projects, including ''Tales from Yesterday'', a tribute album to

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. He was also involved in a follow-up to GTR in which he replaced Steve Hackett. Material from this project and an unreleased second 3 album appeared on Berry's solo album ''Pilgrimage to a Point''. Berry's current band Alliance is composed of Gary Pihl from the band Boston on guitar,

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from the Sammy Hagar Band on drums and Alan Fitzgerald from Night Ranger on keyboards. Berry also has contributed songs to a number of film soundtracks, including the Anthony Michael Hall film '' Out of Bounds''. In 1999, Berry produced and performed on ''The Wheel of Time'', an album billed as a soundtrack to the Robert Jordan fantasy series '' The Wheel of Time''. He is currently (as of 2021) the bassist for The Greg Kihn Band. He also works as a record producer. In 2015, Berry and Emerson signed with Frontiers Music and began working on a follow-up to ''

'' as 3.2. The project was shelved following Emerson's death in March 2016, but Berry would finish the project himself and release it in 2018 under the 3.2 moniker as ''The Rules Have Changed.'' Berry organizes dozens of sessions and tribute albums to bands such as

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, and Jethro Tull. He is also the leader of December People, which has produced four albums of Christmas music arranged in the style of various classic rock artists and performs these arrangements around the holidays.

Discography

Solo album

* Back to Back (1985) * Pilgrimage to a Point (1992) * In These Eyes (1994) * Takin' it Back (1995) * A Soundtrack for the Wheel of Time (1999) * Prime Cuts (2006) * The Dividing Line (2008)

Hush

* Hush (1978) * 79 (1979) * Hot Tonight (1982) * Hush (1998)

3

* To the Power of Three (1988) * Live Boston '88 (2015) * Live – Rockin' The Ritz (2017)

December People

* Sounds like Christmas (2000) * Rattle and Humbug (2001) * DP3 (2005) * Classic Rock Christmas (2009) * St. Nicks Picks (2017)

Alliance

* Bond of Union (1996) * Alliance (1997) * Missing Piece (1999) * Destination Known (2007) * Road to Heaven (2009) * Fire and Grace (2019)

All 41

* The World's Best Hope (2017)

Greg Kihn Band

*Rekihndled

3.2

* The Rules Have Changed (2018) * Third Impression (2021)

External links

Official website
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