Greg Gilmore (born January 3, 1962) is a French born-American musician in

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, and co-founder of the recording label First World Music.

Biography

Although born in France, Gilmore grew up in the Seattle area. After playing in

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with

Duff McKagan Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964), sometimes credited as Duff "Rose" McKagan, is an American musician. He played bass for twelve years in the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late ...

(

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), Steve Verwolf, Paul Dana, Bob Groves, and David Garrigues, Gilmore decided to join his friend Duff McKagan when he announced he was leaving Seattle for a new life in L.A, and accompanied him in his early auditions. Shortly after the success of Guns N' Roses, he moved back to Seattle and in the late 1980s Gilmore was a member of the critically acclaimed, seminal Seattle band

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along with bandmates Andrew Wood (vocals), Bruce Fairweather (guitar),

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(bass), and

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(guitar). After Wood's death from a heroin overdose, Ament and Gossard went on to play key roles in

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. Gilmore went on to collaborate with Seattle engineer and producer

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, with whom he would release ''Angle of Attack'' (1990) and ''Endino's Earthworm'' (1992). In the ensuing years, Gilmore would collaborate with a wide variety of musicians on releases such as:

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'' (1997) and Doghead's eponymous 1996 release. In the liner notes of ''

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'' (1996), Soundgarden guitarist

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credits Gilmore with "inspiration" for the song "Never the Machine Forever". 1999 saw the release of the eponymous debut album by Radio Chongqing, which Gilmore recorded with bandmates Lesli Dalaba (trumpet) and George Soler (stick). As of 2007 he has been playing with

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and working on several other recording projects.

Discography

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(1998)

References

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