The Classified was a
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
band
[Guitar World Interview with Steve Vai, Sep. 2016] formed in
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the ...
in 1984, whose foremost player was the famous guitarist
Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (; born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, composer, songwriter, and producer. A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee, Vai started his music career in 1978 at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist f ...
on guitar and vocals. It also included:
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Stu Hamm
Stuart Hamm (born February 8, 1960) is an American bass guitar player, known for his session and live work with numerous artists as well as for his unconventional playing style and solo recordings.
Career
Born in New Orleans, Hamm spent his chil ...
- bass, vocals
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Tommy Mars
Tommy Mars (born Thomas Mariano on October 26, 1951) is an American keyboard player known for his work with Frank Zappa.
Mars began piano lessons at age eight, and later his instrument range expanded to various keyboards and synthesizers. Mars ...
- keyboards, vocals
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Sue Mathis - keys and vox
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Mike Barsimanto - drums
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Chris Frazier
Chris Frazier (born September 7, 1967) is an American drummer. He is known in the professional ranks since he started recording and touring with guitarist Steve Vai from 1985 through 2001. Frazier was the touring drummer with classic rock singer ...
- drums
The band never released any commercial recordings, though concert tapes exist.
References
Musical groups from California
Musical groups established in 1984
American progressive rock groups
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