Kevin DuBrow

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Kevin DuBrow (2007)

Kevin Mark DuBrow (* 29. October 1955 ; † 25. November 2007 ) was an American rock - and Metal - singer . He was best known as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot , with whom he sang from 1975 until his death in 2007. On December 10, 2007, the media reported that DuBrow was found dead in his home and that the cause of death was a cocaine overdose .

Kevin DuBrow live 2005

Life

DuBrow grew up in Los Angeles , California and later moved to Van Nuys at the age of 13 . He also learned to play a twelve-string guitar. DuBrow was raised Jewish and grew up with the nickname "Butch". DuBrow's first band consisted of eleven year olds who only performed once in front of an audience of seniors. During his teenage years he developed a taste for British rock bands such as the Small Faces , Slade , Spooky Tooth , Rod Stewart and Humble Pie .

Careers with Quiet Riot

Quiet Riot was founded in 1975 by Randy Rhoads and bassist Kelly Garni (who was replaced by Rudy Sarzo in 1979 ). They recruited Kevin DuBrow as a singer and Drew Forsyth as a drummer. The line-up was broken up in 1980 after Rhoads joined Ozzy Osbourne's band . Rhoads recommended Greg Leon as his successor. For some time the band name was changed to Dubrow, with the line-up Leon, Chuck Wright, Frankie Banali and the brothers Tony and Carlos Cavazo . After Rhoads' death in a plane crash in 1982 while touring with Osbourne, DuBrow changed the band's name back to Quiet Riot. Rudy Sarzo left Osbourne and returned to Quiet Riot just before the release of Metal Health , which made it to the top of the charts. Quiet Riot were the first metal band whose album was number one in the charts. Her singles include Cum on Feel the Noize (originally a 1973 hit by English band Slade ) and Metal Health (Bang Your Head) . Shortly after leaving Quiet Riot, while touring Japan in December 1986, Dubrow formed a band called Pretty Women.

In 1991 DuBrow formed a new band called Heat with his Quiet Riot bandmate Carlos Cavazo. (Quiet Riot had split up in 1988 with new singer Paul Shortino, who had come from Rough Cutt .) By 1993, Heat had renamed Quiet Riot and returned with Frankie Banali on drums.

death

On November 25, 2007, Vegas Eye reported on its website that DuBrow was found dead in his Las Vegas home. Drummer Frankie Banali confirmed DuBrow's death in an email.

Discography

With Quiet Riot

solo

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ www.mtv.com: Quiet Riot Singer Kevin DuBrow Died Of Cocaine Overdose: Report
personal data
SURNAME DuBrow, Kevin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DuBrow, Kevin Mark (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American rock and metal singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 29, 1955
DATE OF DEATH November 25, 2007