Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1963), is an American musician best known as the bassist for the rock band

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. Dall had ambitions of studying law, but ultimately turned to music instead. He began playing guitar but switched to bass at the age of 15. Dall later moved to Los Angeles with Bret Michaels,

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, and

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to play with the band Paris, which later became known as

Personal life

Dall is the youngest of three children. He lived in Palm Bay, Florida with his family from the age of 9 to age 17, before relocating to

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. Dall currently resides in Indialantic, FL. Dall has two children: Zachary (born 1990) and Zoe (born 1997).

Band incident

During a Poison show in Atlanta on August 25, 2006, Dall and Bret Michaels had to be separated after Michaels threw his mic at Dall, and Dall retaliated by hitting Michaels with his bass guitar, injuring his knee. Michaels apologized and stated "like brothers, sometimes you have to air things out," the band did finish the set. This altercation was the first onstage incident since a fight between Michaels and

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at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1991. The band took time out while Michaels continued with his solo tour.

Discography

Poison

*'' Look What the Cat Dragged In'' (1986) *'' Open Up and Say... Ahh!'' (1988) *'' Flesh & Blood'' (1990) *''

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'' (1991) *'' Native Tongue'' (1993) *'' Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996'' (1996) *'' Crack a Smile...and More!'' (2000) *'' Power to the People'' (2000) *'' Hollyweird'' (2002) *'' Best of Ballads & Blues'' (2003) *'' The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock'' (2006) *'' Poison'd'' (June 2007) *'' Live, Raw & Uncut'' (2008) *'' Seven Days Live CD'' (2008) *'' Poison - Box Set (Collector's Edition)'' (2009) *'' Double Dose: Ultimate Hits'' (2011)

References

External links

Official Poison website
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