Bob Kulick
Bob Kulick (born January 16, 1950 in Brooklyn , New York - † May 28, 2020 ) was an American rock musician and record producer .
Career
Kulick played in the early 1970s in several local New York bands and was among other things with Patti LaBelle on tour . In January 1973 he was one of the guitarists shortlisted for the original Kiss lineup. Although Ace Frehley was chosen as guitarist instead of him , he stayed in contact with Kiss singer Paul Stanley . He worked as a studio musician for Lou Reed on his album Coney Island Baby, among others, and was a member of the Meat Loaf tour band with his brother Bruce during the Bat Out Of Hell Tour and Bat Tour 2 . At first without naming him, he played on some of the tracks on the Kiss album Alive II , and the following year he played on Paul Stanley's solo album . In the early 1980s he was involved as a studio musician on recordings by Diana Ross , Was (Not Was) and Michael Bolton and supported Kiss with the recording of her album Creatures of the Night . In 1984 he recommended Kiss to his brother Bruce as the new lead guitarist. Until the late 1980s, he played for the Neverland Express , Meat Loaf's tour band. He also played on several WASP studio albums
Kulick later began working as a music producer. He produced the Grammy Award- winning Whiplash for Motörhead . He also composed and produced the title Sweet Victory for an episode of the animated series SpongeBob SquarePants . He also produced several tribute albums , for each of which he was able to attract top-class musicians. For Humanary Stew - A Tribute to Alice Cooper , these include Dave Mustaine , Roger Daltrey , Ronnie James Dio and Bruce Dickinson ; to Butchering The Beatles factors included Billy Gibbons , Billy Idol and Kilmister Lemmy with. In 2008 he produced a Christmas album on which Dave Grohl , Tony Iommi , Chuck Billy and Tim Owens, among others , reinterpreted well-known Christmas carols.
Kulick died at the end of May 2020 at the age of 70.
Discography (excerpt)
- 1976: Coney Island Baby - Lou Reed
- 1978: Paul Stanley - Paul Stanley
- 1982: Killers - Kiss
- 1982: Silk Electric - Diana Ross
- 1983: Born to Laugh at Tornadoes - Was (Not Was)
- 1983: Michael Bolton - Michael Bolton
- 1984: Bad Attitude - Meat Loaf
- 1987: Time for Heroes - Tangerine Dream
- 1991: No Bones about it - Skull
- 1993: The Crimson Idol - WASP
- 1993: Afterlife - Blackthorne
- 2000: Calling the Wild - Doro
- 2000: We Are Motörhead - Motörhead
- 2002: Todd Rundgren & His Friends - Todd Rundgren
- 2005: Heavy Hitters - Michael Schenker Group
- 2008: Progressive Rock Friends - Asia
- 2009: Play My Game - Tim Owens
Web links
- Bob Kulick in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bob Kulick at Allmusic (English)
- Bob Kulick at Discogs (English)
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SURNAME | Kulick, Bob |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American rock musician and record producer |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 16, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York |
DATE OF DEATH | May 28, 2020 |