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Graham Bonnet (born 23 December 1947, in Skegness, Lincolnshire, England) went on to sing for many different rock bands, including Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Impellitteri and Alcatrazz. December 23 is the 357th day of the year (358th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Skegness is a seaside town and civil parish within the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. ...
Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ...
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The Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G.) is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed by the former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. ...
Impellitteri (2002) Impellitteri is a heavy metal band from USA formed and led by guitar virtuoso Chris Impellitteri in 1987. ...
Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. ...
Career
Early days This vocalist has had an intermittent career. He had his first hit with the duo, The Marbles in 1968, with the single "Only One Woman" (Polydor 56 272), which reached Number 5 in the UK singles chart. In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ...
The Marbles were a British/Australian rock duo, operating in the 1960s. ...
Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The UK Singles Chart is currently compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC) on behalf of the British record industry. ...
Bonnet then quit to do advert jingles. He appeared in the 1974 British comedy film, Three for All as lead singer of 'Billy Beethoven', a fictional band, along with several notable UK comedy personalities and his then partner Adrienne Posta, although his character's lines were limited to only two words. Generally speaking, advertising is the paid promotion of goods, services, companies and ideas by an identified sponsor. ...
A jingle is a memorable slogan, set to an engaging melody, mainly broadcast on radio and sometimes on television commercials. ...
Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ...
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For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as...
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Middle years In 1977 he released an eponymous album, which was certified gold in Australia. The single, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a cover version of the Bob Dylan song, reached the top five in Australia in 1977, and the following year the single "Warm Ride", written by the Bee Gees, and a leftover from the 'Night Fever' sessions, reached number one. Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ...
The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ...
In popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition (performance or recording) of a previously recorded song. ...
Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ...
The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. ...
In popular music, a chart-topper is an extremely popular recording, identified by its inclusion in a ranked list—a chart—of top selling or otherwise judged most popular releases. ...
Chosen by Ritchie Blackmore to replace Ronnie James Dio in the ranks of Rainbow, he sang on the Down To Earth album, which spawned two huge hit singles in 1980; "Since You Been Gone" and "All Night Long". Bonnet also appeared with the group headlining the inaugural Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington. Richard Hugh Blackmore, (born 14 April 1945) is an English guitarist. ...
Ronnie James Dio (born Ronald James Padavona on July 10 1942 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA), is an American heavy metal vocalist who has performed with Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Elf, and his own band Dio. ...
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Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Map sources for Castle Donington at grid reference SK446272 Castle Donington is a village with a population of around 7000 in the North of Leicestershire, close to Derby and Nottingham and on the edge of the National Forest. ...
Bonnet's time with Rainbow was short and he left to resume his solo career, releasing the Line Up album in 1981, handled by producer John Eden. For the recording of Line Up he managed to enlist several well-known rock musicians including Deep Purple and Whitesnake keyboard player Jon Lord, Whitesnake and Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell, Status Quo guitarist Francis Rossi, Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody on guitar and bassist Gary Twigg. Around this time Bonnet sang on an advertisement for Levi's Jeans (the song was entitled "These Eyes"), although his version has never been released. Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...
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Jon Douglas Lord (born Leicester 9 June 1941) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player. ...
Bass drum made from wood, rope, and cowskin A drum is a musical instrument in the percussion group that can be large, technically classified as a membranophone. ...
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Status Quo are an English rock band whose music is characterised by a strong boogie line. ...
Francis Rossi Francis Rossi (Francis Dominic Michael Nicholas Rossi) was born 29 May 1949 in Forest Hill, London and is co-founder of the British rock band Status Quo, where he sings lead vocals and plays lead guitar. ...
Micky Moody is a guitarist most famous for playing with Whitesnake. ...
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Gary Twigg is a Scottish footballer who plays with Airdrie United in the Scottish Football League. ...
Levis is a brand of riveted denim jeans manufactured by Levi Strauss & Co. ...
Tempted by an offer from ex-UFO German guitarist Michael Schenker, Bonnet joined the Michael Schenker Group for the Assault Attack album. Unfortunately his subsequent behaviour at a low key gig led to a sudden sacking. UFO are an English rock band formed in 1969. ...
Michael Schenker (born January 10, 1955) is a German hard rock and heavy metal guitarist and former member of UFO and a founding member of Scorpions and the Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G). ...
The Michael Schenker Group (M.S.G.) is a guitar-oriented hard rock band formed by the former Scorpions and UFO guitarist Michael Schenker. ...
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Bonnet co-founded Alcatrazz, with Gary Shea (bass), and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) of the band New England, former Alice Cooper drummer Jan Uvena and former Steeler Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. The band had major success in Japan with No Parole From Rock n' Roll in 1983, Live Sentence, Disturbing The Peace with new guitarist Steve Vai (formerly with Frank Zappa) and Dangerous Games with Danny Johnson on guitar. The latter album featured a remake of The Marbles' hit "Only One Woman". UK television viewers were given vocal tips by Bonnet on the second BBC TV 'Rock School' series shown around this time, which also included clips of Alcatrazz in rehearsal. Alcatrazz disbanded in 1987. Bonnet recently reformed Alcatrazz with three new musicians. Shea, Uvena and Waldo are also regrouped as Alcatrazz. Both bands have official pages on MySpace.com. Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. ...
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...
Yngwie J. Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, June 30, 1963) is a guitarist from Sweden who achieved widespread acclaim in the 1980s due to his technical proficiency and fusion of classical music elements with heavy rock guitar. ...
Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ...
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The Marbles were a British/Australian rock duo, operating in the 1960s. ...
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Later career Bonnet's post Alcatrazz projects have all been short-lived and included Blackthorne (working with ex-Balance guitarist Bob Kulick), backing vocals for Danish Heavy Metal band Pretty Maid's 'Future World' and numerous session works for Forcefield, appearing on 'To Oz And Back' and 'Let The wild Run Free'. In 1988 the singer joined Impellitteri, for the album 'Stand In Line'. Balance was an early-1980s Pop/rock group fronted by Peppy Castro, formerly of Blues Magoos. ...
Bob Kulick is an American guitarist best known for his studio work with KISS. He is the older brother of former KISS lead guitarist Bruce Kulick, and was the one to suggest KISS hire him. ...
Heavy metal (sometimes referred to simply as metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. ...
Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ...
An appearance on Eddie Hardin and Pete York's musical adaptation of 'Wind in The Willows' performed live in Germany in 1991 saw Bonnet sing on around 6 of the songs alongside fellow musicians Jon Lord, Don Airey and Ray Fenwick among others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album 'Here Comes the Night' which is more pop oriented than his other post Rainbow offerings, and includes several covers as well as songs written by his wife Jo Eime and another remake of The Marbles' 'Only One Woman'. Jon Douglas Lord (born Leicester 9 June 1941) is an English composer, Hammond organ and piano player. ...
Don Airey Don Airey (born June 21, 1948) is the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. ...
Ray Fenwick Ray Fenwick is a session guitarist who was in the 1970´s a member of the English rock band The Ian Gillan Band (Ian Gillan being the former singer in Deep Purple). ...
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The Marbles were a British/Australian rock duo, operating in the 1960s. ...
In 1997 he released Underground, a new solo album, which helped re-establish him with his fanbase in Japan. 1999's 'The Day I Went Mad' featured guitarist Slash, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, Kiss and Union man Bruce Kulick and noted guitar virtuoso Mario Parga. Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...
Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ...
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ...
Def Leppard are an English hard rock band from Sheffield who formed in 1977 as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ...
Vivian Patrick Campbell (born in August 25, 1962 in Belfast, County Antrim, Northern Ireland) is an Irish rock guitarist, currently playing for Def Leppard. ...
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973. ...
Bruce Kulick (born on December 12, 1953 in Brooklyn, New York) was the lead guitarist for the rock band KISS from September 1984 to February 1996. ...
Guitarist Mario Parga (born in Lytham, England 7th August 1969) came into the spotlight during the late 80s when he began appearing in numerous guitar and rock magazines such as Guitar Player, Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Metal Forces, etc. ...
Bonnet contributed lead vocals to Japanese Metal band Anthem's 2000 release 'Heavy Metal Anthem' which had reworks of classic Anthem tracks plus a separate EP containing two tracks alongside a song not on the album. Bonnet rejoined Impellitteri in 2000 for the 'System X' album. Meanwhile, his 1999 Japanese album got a UK release in September 2001. This article is about the rock band Anthem. ...
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At the back end of 2001, he went on a solo low-profile British tour. His band included keyboard player Don Airey, bassist Chris Childs and drummer Harry James of Thunder and guitarist Dario Mollo. Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...
Don Airey Don Airey (born June 21, 1948) is the keyboardist in the rock band Deep Purple since 2002, succeeding Jon Lord. ...
Chris Childs (born June 24th 1959) is the bass player for UK hard rock band Thunder. ...
Gary Harry James (born 14th December 1960) is the drummer for the UK hard rock band Thunder. ...
Thunder are an English hard rock band, who originally formed in 1989 when Terraplane broke up, leaving lead singer Danny Bowes and guitarist/main songwriter Luke Morley to form a new band, namely Thunder. ...
In early 2004 Bonnet joined Italian guitarist Dario Mollo's new project Elektric Zoo, touring Europe during April. Maintaining the Italian connection, the singer also participated in guitar virtuoso Matteo Filippini's project, Moonstone, featuring on the track 'Not Dead Yet'. Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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An outstanding vocalist, after a brief burst of fame in the period 1980-1982, his extensive works have only had limited and localised success, mainly in Japan, where he has retained a strong fanbase. Currently resident in Los Angeles, USA, he continues to record and tour extensively.
In 2006 Graham Bonnet contributed vocals to the new album from guitar virtuoso Taz Taylor. The CD titled "Welcome to America" features Graham on 8 brand new tracks and was released by Escape Music on August 26, 2006.
In 2007 Graham is set to tour UK with Taz Taylor, following successful Japanese dates with Alcatrazz, featuring Graham Bonnet plus 3 other musicians who Graham has worked with over the last few years.
Graham appeared in the Countdown Spectacular 2 concert series in Australia between late-August and early-September 2007. He sang 2 songs including "Warm Ride". The Countdown Spectacular is a series of concerts reviving the nostalgia of the Australian music television series Countdown. ...
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Discography
The Marbles - "Only One Woman" / "By The Light Of A Burning Candle"
- "Only One Woman" / "The Walls Fell Down"
- "Only One Woman" / "The Pushbike Song" (The Mixtures) Old Gold
- "Only One Woman" / "August October" (Robin Gibb) 2 Super Oldies
- "The Walls Fell Down" / "Love You"
- "I Can't See Nobody" / "Little Boy"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" / "Daytime"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" / "Little Laughing Girl"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" / "I Can't See Nobody"
- "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" / "A House Is Not A Home"
- 1970 "The Marbles" (LP)
- 1970 "The Marbles Featuring Graham Bonnet" (LP)
- 1994 "Marble-ized"
- 2003 "The Marbles"
Three For All (Film) 1974 - 1975 Three For All (Soundtrack LP)
- 1975 Three For All (A-side) / Spanish Holiday (B-side)
(On this soundtrack Graham Bonnet was know as Billy Beethoven).
Baby Blue - 1977 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (A-side) / Heros On My Picture Wall (B-side)
Ed Welch and Spike Milligan (Original story by Paul Gallico)
Solo - Graham Bonnet (1977)
- No Bad Habits (1978)
- Can't Complain (1979)
- Line Up (1981)
- Here Comes The Night (1991)
- Underground (1997)
- The Day I Went Mad (1999)
Graham Bonnet with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
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Down To Earth is the fourth LP released by Rainbow, released in 1979 (see 1979 in music). ...
The Very Best of Rainbow is a greatest hits compilation album by Rainbow. ...
Michael Schenker Group (MSG) - 1983 Assault Attack
- 2006 Tales Of Rock'n'Roll
Alcatrazz No Parole From Rock N Roll (1984) was the first album released by Graham Bonnets Alcatrazz. ...
Live Sentence (1984) was the first and only live album released by Graham Bonnets Alcatrazz and contains some of the songs performed by Bonnet in his time with Ritchie Blackmores Heavy Metal band Rainbow The Live show was based on their previous album No Parole From Rock N...
Disturbing Tha Peace (DTP) is a rap crew from Atlanta which is comprised of Ludacris, Shawnna, I-20, Tity Boi, Lil Fate, Jay Cee and St. ...
Dangerous Games (Alcatrazz) (1986) was the third studio album released by Graham Bonnets Alcatrazz. ...
Eddie Hardin - 1985 Wind In The Willows
- 1992 A Rock Concert
Pretty Maids
Forcefield - 1989 Forcefield III: To Oz And Back
- 1990 Forcefield IV: Let The Wild Run Free
Blackthorne
Anthem
(Chris) Impellitteri - 1988 Stand In Line
- 2002 System X
Elektric Zoo (Dario Mollo)
Moonstone Project (Matteo Filippini) - 2006 Time To Take A Stand
Taz Taylor Band featuring Graham Bonnet
Bands In Chronological Order The Marbles were a British/Australian rock duo. ...
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Alcatrazz is a heavy metal band formed in 1983 in Los Angeles by Graham Bonnet, Jimmy Waldo and Gary Shea. ...
Impellitteri (2002) Impellitteri is a heavy metal band from USA formed and led by guitar virtuoso Chris Impellitteri in 1987. ...
This article is about the rock band Anthem. ...
External links - Graham Bonnet Official Website
- Rock N Roll Universe Interview
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