| Gary Hoey | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | August 23, 1960 Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.A |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1993 - present |
| Label(s) | Surfdog |
| Website | GaryHoey.com |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Stratocaster | |
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Biography
Hoey often lingered outside Boston's renowned Berklee College of Music when he was fourteen years old, making friends and offering to pay for lessons. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. Realizing he should devote all of his time to music, Hoey dropped out of high school and began playing Boston's local clubs, teaching guitar to other budding young players as well. He auditioned for Ozzy Osbourne in 1988, when Osbourne was searching for a replacement for Jake E. Lee. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born December 3 1948) is a British singer Jakey Lou Williams (born February 15, 1957 in Norfolk, Virginia, USA) known as Jake E Although the job went to Zakk Wylde, Hoey earned Osbourne's respect and admiration with his guitar playing ability and all-around professional manner. Zakk Wylde (born Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt on January 14, 1967 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American musician who
In 1990 he teamed up with singer Joel Ellis, bassist Rex Tennyson, and drummer Frankie Banali to form Heavy Bones. Frankie Banali, born November 14, 1951, is an American Drummer best known for being the former drummer of the heavy metal band Quiet Riot Heavy Bones were a Heavy metal band from Hollywood California that formed in 1990. The band released their debut album in 1992 but broke up shortly thereafter. [1]
In 1993, he recorded the successful Animal Instinct album, which included a cover of the Focus hit "Hocus Pocus". Focus is a Dutch Progressive rock band It was founded by classically trained organist / Flautist " Hocus Pocus " is a 1971 song from Moving Waves, the second album by Dutch rock group Focus. Not only did the hit rocket into the Billboard Top 5, outpacing all other singles as the most frequently played rock song of the year, but the album went on to reach classic rock notoriety. The successful Endless Summer II soundtrack soon followed. He went on to record an estimated twelve diverse instrumental albums, all electric guitar oriented. His 1996 release, Bug Alley, displayed added vocal ability that he has expanded on more recent albums. In the midst of this ride, Hoey undertook long radio station tours, during which he visited over 400 stations coast to coast. He has created music for ESPN’s Summer X Games, No Fear, Disney, the San Diego Padres and many others. ESPN, originally an acronym for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, is an American Cable television network dedicated to The X Games is an annual event with a focus on extreme action sports No Fear is a Lifestyle clothing brand that was created in 1989 by Mark Simo and Brian Simo. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 Hoey continues to tour extensively.
Discography
- Heavy Bones (with the band Heavy Bones) (1992)
- Animal Instinct (1993)
- Endless Summer II Soundtrack (1994)
- Gary Hoey (1995)
- Ho! Ho! Hoey (1995)
- Bug Alley (1996)
- Ho! Ho! Hoey Vol. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 Animal instinct may refer to Instinct, the inherent disposition of a living organism toward a particular behavior Animal Instinct This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January The Endless Summer II is a 1994 film directed by Bruce Brown and is a sequel to his 1966 film The Endless Summer. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1994. See also 1995 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1995 Record This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. 2 (1997)
- Hocus Pocus Live (1998)
- Money (1999)
- Ho! Ho! Hoey Vol. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record 3 (1999)
- Best Of Ho! Ho! Hoey (2001)
- Wake Up Call (2003)
- Ho! Ho! Hoey: The Complete Collection (2003)
- Best Of Gary Hoey (2004)
- Monster Surf (2005)
- American Made (2006)
References
External links
- Official website
- Gary Hoey at AllMusic. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels See also 2003 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2003 Record labels See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels "Monster Surf" is a Gary Hoey album released in 2005 It consists of 14 instrumental tracks 9 of which are Covers of Surf music hits Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including This is a list of notable events in Music that took place in the year 2006. com
- Gary Hoey Interview, 2007, on Modern Guitars Magazine
- Rock N Roll Universe Interview 2005
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