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Buster Brown (American Band)
Buster Brown was an American glam metal band from Louisville, Kentucky. Members included lead vocalist Johnny Edwards, guitarist Allan Phelps, and bassist Kevin Downs. The band went through several drummers. Drummer Bob Koestel played on the band's first album, ''Loud and Clear''. Drummer James Kottak played on the band's second album, ''Sign of Victory''. After the band's second album ''Sign Of Victory'', Johnny Edwards and James Kottak were recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose into his band Montrose. They played on the Montrose album ''Mean''. Johnny Edwards, James Kottak, Kevin Downs and Tony Bowles played together in the original line-up of the band Wild Horses. They were signed to Atlantic Records and were in the studio when shortly after the forming of Wild Horses, Johnny Edwards left to replace Lou Gramm in the band Foreigner, with which he sang on the album ''Unusual Heat''. Shortly after the release of ''Unusual Heat'', Lou Gramm returned to Foreigner and Johnny ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the List of cities in Kentucky, most populous city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, sixth-most populous city in the Southeastern United States, Southeast, and the list of United States cities by population, 27th-most-populous city in the United States. By land area, it is the country's List of United States cities by area, 24th-largest city; however, by population density, it is the 265th most dense city. Louisville is the historical county seat and, since 2003, the nominal seat of Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, on the Indiana border. Since 2003, Louisville and Jefferson County have shared the same borders following a consolidated city-county, city-county merger. The consolidated government is officially called the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government, commonly known as Louisville Metro. The term "Jefferson County" is still used in some contexts, especially for Louisville neighborhoods#Incorporated places, incorporated cities outside the "Lou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kottak
Kottak, formerly known as KrunK, was a punk rock/pop punk group formed in Los Angeles in 1996 by James Kottak a.k.a. ''Jimmy Ratchitt'', ex-drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, and his ex-wife Athena Lee. The band's last lineup was: * James Kottak/Jimmy Ratchitt – lead vocals and guitar * Nils Wandrey – bass backing vocals * Francis Ruiz – drums The band describe themselves as "Cheap Trick meets Green Day Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their majo ..., on a bad day" and their album ''Therupy'' certainly continues to build the band's infamy. In early November 1997, KrunK walked away with two awards in the 2nd Annual Rock City News Awards for bands in Los Angeles. The band was named BEST PUNK BAND, and Athena won BEST FEMALE DRUMMER. In the 7th Annual L.A. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hank Williams Jr
Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician. His musical style has been described as a blend of rock music, rock, blues, and country music, country. He is the son of country musician Hank Williams and the father of musicians Sam Williams (singer), Sam Williams, Holly Williams (musician), Holly Williams and Hank Williams III, and the grandfather of Coleman Williams. He is also the half-brother of Jett Williams. Williams began his career following in his famed father's footsteps, covering his father's songs and imitating his father's style. Williams' first television appearance was in a December 1963 episode of ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', in which at the age of fourteen he sang several songs associated with his father. Later that year, he was a guest star on ''Shindig!''. As Williams struggled to define his own voice and place within the country music genre, his style began slowly to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikkey Dee
Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou (born 31 October 1963), known professionally as Mikkey Dee, is a Swedish musician, who has played drums for German heavy metal band Scorpions (band), Scorpions since 2016. He was the drummer for English heavy metal band Motörhead (for which he is still best known to this day) from 1992 until 2015 and has played with other artists including King Diamond (band), King Diamond, Helloween and Don Dokken. Early life and influences Dee was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Greek father and a Swedish mother. He began his musical career with local bands Nadir and Geisha. His main influences include Neil Peart, Brian Downey (drummer), Brian Downey, Buddy Rich, Steve Smith (musician), Steve Smith and especially Ian Paice. Career King Diamond (1985–1989) Having moved to Copenhagen, Denmark to play with Geisha, Dee joined King Diamond (band), King Diamond in 1985. He played on the King Diamond recordings ''Fatal Portrait'' (1986), ''Abigail (album), Abigail'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unusual Heat
''Unusual Heat'' is the seventh studio album by British-American rock band Foreigner, released in June 1991, by Atlantic Records. Recorded at several different studios across the state of New York and England, and produced by Terry Thomas and Mick Jones, it was the only album with lead singer Johnny Edwards, who replaced original lead singer Lou Gramm, and their final album with original drummer Dennis Elliott and longtime bassist Rick Wills. Edwards, a veteran singer who'd done a tour of duty with Montrose and was then the frontman for another Atlantic act, Wild Horses. As Edwards told UCR in a separate interview, Wild Horses had only just signed its record deal — and although joining for Foreigner was obviously tempting for financial reasons if nothing else, he was reluctant to walk away from his own band after struggling for years to make it on his own terms. Jones, however, was undeterred—and eager to work with a singer most fans hadn't heard of rather than hirin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lou Gramm
Louis Andrew Grammatico (born May 2, 1950), known professionally as Lou Gramm, is an American singer and songwriter. He is best known as co-founder and original frontman of the rock band Foreigner from 1976 to 1990 and again from 1992 to 2003, during which time the band had numerous successful albums and singles. He is considered among the greatest and most successful rock vocalists of his generation. He co-wrote most of Foreigner's hits with bandmate Mick Jones. Together, they are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame class of 2013. In 2024, Gramm was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Foreigner. Early life Gramm was born on May 2, 1950, in Rochester, New York, the son of Nikki (born Masetta), a singer, and Bennie Grammatico, a band leader and trumpeter. He attended Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, graduating with the class of 1968, and majored in education and art at Monroe Community College. Career 1970s Gramm became front man for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mean (Montrose Album)
''Mean'' is the fifth and final album by American hard rock band Montrose (band), Montrose, released in 1987. It has much more of a glam metal sound than previous Montrose albums. It was the lowest-charting release on Montrose's career, reaching No. 165 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Billboard 200, 200 in June 1987. According to Ronnie Montrose, singer Johnny Edwards (musician), Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak were still officially in the band Buster Brown (American band), Buster Brown at the time of the recording of ''Mean''. They later played together in the first line-up of the band Wild Horses (US rock band), Wild Horses. Guitarist Ronnie Montrose and bassist Glenn Letsch played together in the band Gamma (band), Gamma both before, and after, this album. The song "M for Machine" was written for the film ''RoboCop'' but not used in it. Drummer James Kottak went on to join the original line-up of hard rock/glam metal band Kingdom Come (German band), Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Montrose
Ronald Douglas Montrose (November 29, 1947 – March 3, 2012) was an American musician and guitarist who founded and led the rock bands Montrose and Gamma. He also performed and did session work with a variety of musicians, including Van Morrison, Herbie Hancock, Beaver & Krause, Boz Scaggs, Edgar Winter, Gary Wright, The Beau Brummels, Dan Hartman, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Marc Bonilla and Sammy Hagar. Montrose's 1973 debut album has often been cited as "America's answer to Led Zeppelin". Ronnie Montrose is often recognized as one of the most influential guitarists in early hard rock. Career Montrose was born in San Francisco, California. When he was a toddler, his parents moved back to his mother's home state of Colorado (his father was from Bertrand, Nebraska, and his mother was from Golden, Colorado). He spent most of his younger years in Denver until he ran away at about 16 years old to pursue his musical career. Ultimately he spent most of his li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Kottak
James Kottak (December 26, 1962 – January 9, 2024) was an American drummer, best known for his work with the German hard rock band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996. At the time of his firing from the band in 2016, he was their longest-serving drummer. Kottak was also an original member of Kingdom Come, of whom he was their drummer from 1987 to 1989 and again from 2018 to his death in 2024. Career Prior to joining Scorpions, Kottak was a drummer for Nuthouse, Apex, the Bob Brickley Band, Mister Charlie, Buster Brown, Montrose, Kingdom Come, Wild Horses, the McAuley Schenker Group, Warrant, and Ashba. As a teenager in Louisville, he had a strong local presence in several live bands, including the fusion group Nuthouse, which also featured his Durrett High School bandmate Don Braden (later a world-renowned jazz saxophonist). He received a music scholarship to the University of Louisville. His first instrument was the trumpet, but he later fell in love with the drums a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Edwards (musician)
John Douglas Edwards is an American rock singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Northrup, Royal Jelly and is best known as the second lead singer of the rock band Foreigner. Kevin GibsonYou can go home again (Sometimes it just takes a while) Louisville Music News, July, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-08. Biography Edwards' first band of note was Buster Brown from Louisville, Kentucky. Together with drummer James Kottak, who had joined the group for their 1985 sophomore album, '' Sign of Victory'', Edwards was recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose to appear on his 1987 album, ''Mean''. Now based in California, Edwards teamed up with the band Northrup whose members were approached by drummer Carmine Appice to join forces in a new version of King Kobra. The resulting ''King Kobra III album was released in 1988 but Appice's focus was already on Blue Murder by then and King Kobra split up. With Northrup not making any progress and a deal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glam Metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal music, heavy metal that features pop music, pop-influenced Hook (music), hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat arena rock, rock anthems, and slow Sentimental ballad#Power ballads, power ballads. It borrows heavily from the fashion and image of 1970s glam rock. Early glam metal evolved directly from the glam rock movement of the 1970s, as visual elements taken from acts such as David Bowie, T. Rex (band), T. Rex, and New York Dolls (and to a lesser extent, the Punk rock#New York City, punk and New wave music, new wave movements taking place concurrently in New York City) were fused with the decidedly more heavy metal leaning and theatrical acts such as Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss. The first examples of this fusion began appearing in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene. Early glam metal bands include Mötley Crüe, Hanoi Rocks, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KrunK
Kottak, formerly known as KrunK, was a punk rock/pop punk group formed in Los Angeles in 1996 by James Kottak a.k.a. ''Jimmy Ratchitt'', ex-drummer for the hard rock band Scorpions, and his ex-wife Athena Lee. The band's last lineup was: * James Kottak/Jimmy Ratchitt – lead vocals and guitar * Nils Wandrey – bass backing vocals * Francis Ruiz – drums The band describe themselves as "Cheap Trick meets Green Day Green Day is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990. In 1994, their majo ..., on a bad day" and their album ''Therupy'' certainly continues to build the band's infamy. In early November 1997, KrunK walked away with two awards in the 2nd Annual Rock City News Awards for bands in Los Angeles. The band was named BEST PUNK BAND, and Athena won BEST FEMALE DRUMMER. In the 7th Annual L.A. Music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
