Buckcherry
Buckcherry, June 2007
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genre(s)	Hard rock Heavy metal Glam metal
Years active	1995–2002 2005–present
Label(s)	Dreamworks[1], Eleven Seven Atlantic
Associated acts	Velvet Revolver
Website	www.buckcherry.com
Members
Josh Todd Keith Nelson Stevie D. Jimmy Ashhurst Xavier Muriel
Former members
Jonathan Brightman Devon Glenn Yogi

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Buckcherry is a Grammy-nominated Los Angeles, California hard rock and glam metal band formed in 1995. The band released two albums (1999's eponymous debut and 2001's "Time Bomb") before dissolving in summer 2002. In 2005, Josh Todd (lead vocals) and Keith Nelson (guitar) put together a new band using the Buckcherry moniker and released a new album in April 2006 called 15, and it spawned Buckcherry's biggest crossover hits to date, "Crazy Bitch" and the band's first Hot 100 top ten hit, "Sorry". Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Heavy metals, in chemistry, are chemical elements of a particular range of atomic weights. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. ... Eleven Seven Music is a record label founded by Allen Kovac, who is the CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup currently consisting of Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass guitar, vocals), Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, vocals) of Guns N Roses, and Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar), of Wasted Youth. ... Joshua Todd (born April 04, 1974 in Los Angeles) is the lead singer of Buckcherry. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Bassist of the band Buckcherry. ... Xavier Muriel is the drummer for the rock band Buckcherry[1]. Xavier was born in San Antonio, Texas and at an early age, Xaviers family moved to Beaumont, Texas, a suburb of Houston. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Glam metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s - early 1980s in the United States. ... This article is about the type of musical group. ... Joshua Todd (born April 04, 1974 in Los Angeles) is the lead singer of Buckcherry. ... The subject of this article may not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ...

History

Buckcherry was formed after vocalist Josh Todd met guitarist Keith Nelson through their tattoo artist after discovering a common love of AC/DC. The duo made a few demos before being joined by bassist Jonathan Brightman and drummer Devon Glenn. Buckcherry began performing the Hollywood club scene, receiving a strong, local following due to their old school Rock N' Roll vibe. They named the band "Buckcherry" after rearranging the first letters in Chuck Berry. They were signed to DreamWorks Records shortly after. The band released its self titled debut in 1999 to critical praise and certified gold sales. The album, produced by Terry Date (Soundgarden, Mother Love Bone, Pantera, ex-Sex Pistols Steve Jones), included three modern rock chart hits in "Lit Up", "Check Your Head", and "For The Movies". This article is about the band. ... Old school, variously spelled old skool, oldschool or oldskool, is a slang term referring to an older school of thinking or acting and to old objects in general, within the context of newer, more modern times. ... When David Geffen sold his Geffen Records to MCA Records he joined Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg to form Dreamworks SKG, with subsidiary DreamWorks Records. ... Buckcherry Buckcherry is that bands first album. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Terry Date Terry Date is an American record producer and engineer, specialising in the rock and metal genres. ... Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by lead singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto. ... Mother Love Bone was a Seattle based rock band active from 1988 to 1990. ... For other uses, see Pantera (disambiguation). ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... Stephen Phillip Jones (b. ...

After adding second guitarist Yogi to the lineup, Buckcherry toured non-stop in support of the debut album before going back into the studio in 2000 to work on a follow-up, 2001's Time Bomb. The second album was considered a disappointment by many critics ^[2], and it didn't fare as well on the charts. All Music Guide noted that "For a second record, it's surprising how jaded and nihilistic they are already.^[3] Time Bomb is a firm favourite among Buckcherry fans however, combining the rawness of the debut with better production and most focused song writing, in particular on the single "Ridin'", the ballad "You", and the sleazy "Porno Star". Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the year. ... Time Bomb Time Bomb is Buckcherrys second album. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... This article is about the philosophical position. ...

Buckcherry performed opening dates for AC/DC in the spring 2000^[4]. In August of 2001, Brightman left the band, with Josh Fleager filling in as his replacement on tour ^[5]. Yogi and Glenn also departed the band in the following months. However, Todd and Nelson planned to continue Buckcherry, and even began the writing process for the third album. It was during those sessions that Josh Todd unexpectedly left the band in July 2002, seemingly leading to Buckcherry's demise ^[6]. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the year. ... Joshua Todd (born April 04, 1974 in Los Angeles) is the lead singer of Buckcherry. ...

Josh Todd and Keith Nelson did perform together along with ex-Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum (also of The Cult) at the Randy Castillo tribute concert. Speculation ensued that Todd would become the lead singer of the "Project" headed up by Slash, McKagan, and Sorum. Todd spent a month in the studio, reportedly completing 10 songs, but was abruptly dropped from the project by Slash. Todd was quoted as saying, "It was amazing, the band was slamming, and then Slash just came in one day and just shit-canned the whole thing." Scott Weiland of the Stone Temple Pilots was eventually chosen to helm the band that would become known as Velvet Revolver. Nelson was given a songwriting credit on Velvet Revolver's track "Dirty Little Thing." Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and rock bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Matt Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California) is an American hard rock drummer and percussionist. ... The Cult are an English rock band, who appeared in their earliest form in Bradford during 1981. ... Randolpho Francisco Castillo Albuquerque, New Mexico (December 18, 1950 – March 26, 2002) was best known as Ozzy Osbournes drummer in the 1980s and early 1990s. ... Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist for the popular American rock band Stone Temple Pilots. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) is an American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup currently consisting of Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass guitar, vocals), Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, vocals) of Guns N Roses, and Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar), of Wasted Youth. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup currently consisting of Slash (lead guitar), Duff McKagan (bass guitar, vocals), Matt Sorum (drums, percussion, vocals) of Guns N Roses, and Dave Kushner (rhythm guitar), of Wasted Youth. ...

Todd then created a partnership and company with Todd Meagher (TODD Entertainment, LLC), and released the album You Made Me. In 2004 Todd filed a lawsuit to release himself from exclusive recording, other agreements and to obtain the exclusive use of the Buckcherry name. Both Meagher and the company counter-sued. The litigation is still pending.

On September 11, 2006, A lawsuit has been filed against the band, their current record label and other related companies on behalf of a 16 year old girl who claims she was coerced into appearing topless and in various sexual scenarios at a concert while the band was playing a sexually-related song. According to sources, however, all participants in the video had to show proof that they were over 18 years old and sign a release form further reaffirming their age. Band attorney Skip Miller is quoted in several news stories as stating, "This woman filled out a release form with false information. And once it was determined this woman was underage, the video was removed." ^[7] is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As of June 2007, according to blabbermouth.net, a new album is in the works and as of December 2007, the album was in the mixing stage. As of December 2007, 15 has been certified platinum.^[8] In 2008, Josh Todd's TODD Entertainment, LLC, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. The lawsuits against Josh Todd filed by TODD Entertainment, LLC and Todd Meagher are still pending.

On April 15, 2008, Buckcherry announced they would be touring as part of Motley Crue's Crue Fest Tour, along with Papa Roach, Sixx:A.M. and Trapt. The tour is set to begin July 1 in West Palm Beach, Florida.^[9] Mötley Crüe in 2004 Mötley Crüe is an American rock band whose members include Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars, and Vince Neil. ... Papa Roach is a four-piece rock band from Vacaville, California. ... For the video game, see Trapt (video game). ...

Band Members

Current members

• Josh Todd - Lead vocals (1995-2002, 2005-present)
  
• Keith Nelson - Guitar (1995-2002, 2005-present)
  
• Stevie D. - Guitar (2005-present)
  
• Xavier Muriel - Drums, percussion (2005-present)
  
• Jimmy Ashhurst - Bass guitar (2005-present)
  

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Former Members

• Jonathan Brightman - Bass guitar (1995-2002)
  
• Devon Glenn - Drums (1995-2002)
  
• Yogi - Guitar (1999-2002)

Discography

Albums

• ^A Also reached #48 on the US Top Internet Albums.

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Singles

• ^A "Lit Up" spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Mainstream Rock chart.
• ^B Also reached #2 on the Hot Ringtones chart.
• ^C Current single.
• ^D To be released.

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References

1. ^ Buckcherry's albums on DreamWorks are now issued on the Geffen label
2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rpjxlfae0cqo
3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:rpjxlfae0cqo
4. ^ http://www.allaccessmagazine.com/vol5/issue03/buckcherry.html
5. ^ http://www.rockdetector.com/officialbio,1428.sm;jsessionid=F79D23B735AA6373E3ACEDA530CA5E0D
6. ^ http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/buckcherry/artist.jhtml#bio
7. ^ http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-warner11sep11,1,6087929.story?coll=la-headlines-business&ctrack=1&cset=true
8. ^ http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS194647+05-Dec-2007+MW20071205
9. ^ Concert Announcement: Cruefest with Motley Crue, STLtoday.com

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External links

• Buckcherry Website
• Buckcherry at LyricWiki
• Buckcherry at Allmusic
• Buckcherry at SputnikMusic
• Keith Nelson talks about the US release of 15!
• 2006 Interview with Keith Nelson
• Buckcherry.mp3 Buckcherry podcast interview from Juliland.com
• Website for Everything Buckcherry and Josh Todd
• Interview with Buckcherry guitarist Keith Nelson
• Buckcherry at EDBD 14 Concert Gallery
• Buckcherry Interview from Las Vegas 12/16/07
• Lead Singer Josh Todd's website
• Lead Singer Josh Todd's MySpace Page