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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 April 1971 Los Angeles, California |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Hard rock, Rock and roll, Heavy metal, Glam rock, Glam metal |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Label(s) | DreamWorks Records TODD Entertainment XSRecords 11-7 Recordings Atlantic Records |
| Associated acts | Buckcherry, Velvet Revolver |
| Website | Official Website |
Josh Todd (born Joshua Todd Gruber, April 04, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician best known as the lead singer of the hard rock and glam metal band Buckcherry. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Glam rock (also known as glitter rock) is a sub-genre of Rock music that developed in the UK in the post- Hippie early 1970s which was "performed by Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and 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 DreamWorks Records was an American Record label. Founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg as a subsidiary Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Glam metal (also known as pop metal) is a sub-genre of Heavy metal music that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States. Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995.
Josh Todd Gruber attended high school at Trabuco Hills High School in Orange County, CA. Trabuco Hills High School is a High school in Mission Viejo, California, United States and is the largest school in the Saddleback He graduated in 1989.
Prior to his days in Buckcherry, Todd fronted the Hollywood glam band Slamhound. Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995. In 1995, Josh met guitarist Keith Nelson through his tattoo artist. Keith Nelson is the lead guitarist for the Hard rock band Buckcherry. The two agreed to meet because of their shared love of AC/DC. AC/DC are an Australian Hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Angus and Malcolm Young. They soon formed the band Sparrow, which later changed its name to Buckcherry.
In 1999, Buckcherry released their debut self-titled album, featuring the hit Lit Up.
In 2001, the band released Time Bomb. During their tour for that album in 2002, the band decided to call it quits. Josh and Keith went on to play a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne/Motley Crue drummer, Randy Castillo, alongside former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum. Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American Musician and rock Bassist, who is best known Matthew William Sorum (born November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo California) is an American Hard rock Drummer and The band, for that show, was named Cherry Roses. The band went on to record about ten songs under the name "The Project" before the others decided to replace Todd and Nelson with Scott Weiland and Dave Kushner, respectively. Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline on October 27, 1967) is an American Musician, lyricist and Vocalist, most Dave Kushner (born David Kushner, November 16 1965 in Los Angeles California) is an American rock Guitarist. The band went on to become Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver is a Hard rock supergroup consisting of former Guns N' Roses members Slash, Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum One song, "Dirty Little Thing", was written during the time with Josh and Keith and gives the latter co-writing credits.
In 2003, Josh Todd partnered with Todd Meagher, created TODD Entertainment,LLC and released the album You Made Me. This partnership was the origination and the first of what is now known as the "360 deal" in the music business where the artists owns a piece of the business that develops, manages and distributes their music, merchandise, brand and all prodcuts and services related to their musical career.
In 2005, Josh Todd reformed Buckcherry with Keith Nelson and new members Stevie D. , Jimmy Ashurst, and Xavier Muriel. Xavier Muriel is the current drummer for the rock band Buckcherry.
Todd has released three albums with Buckcherry and one as JOSH TODD. JOSH TODD is a now defunct band that was led by Josh Todd of Buckcherry fame He also performed at the Canadian Live8 venue in Barrie, Ontario in 2005. He first joined Darryl "DMC" McDaniels, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer of Aerosmith, and others on stage for a rendition of Aerosmith's Walk This Way and then later joined all other performers on stage for a version of Neil Young's Rockin' in the Free World. Darryl "DMC" Matthews McDaniels (born May 31, 1964) is an American musician Thomas William Hamilton (born December 31, 1951, in Colorado Springs, Colorado) is an American musician best known as the Joseph Michael "Joey" Kramer (born June 21, 1950 in The Bronx, New York City, United States) is the Drummer Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" " Walk This Way " is a Song by American Hard rock group Aerosmith. Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician " Rockin' in the Free World " is a song by Neil Young, released on his 1989 album Freedom.
He has appeared in several movies in both credited and uncredited roles including playing the part of "Rudy" in the 2002 teen comedy The New Guy and several small parts in xXx and The Salton Sea. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. XXX may refer to XXX an identifier for Pornography, especially X-rated movies 30 (number, XXX in Roman numerals The Salton Sea is a 2002 film starring Val Kilmer and Vincent D'Onofrio directed by D
Josh Todd is known for his multitude of tattoos including a full backpiece, full sleeves and heavily inked chest, stomach and legs. A partial list of his tattoos follows:
- A suicide King of Hearts with the word "Love" above it and "Desire" below it covering his entire back.
- The word "CHAOS" above his navel and a black widow spider below. The black widow spider is a group of Spiders which includes the southern black widow ( Latrodectus mactans) the northern black widow
- The word "Willow" in script across his upper-chest/collarbone area. Willow is the name of his youngest daughter.
- The word "STAY" on his right knuckles and "GOLD" on his left knuckles, spelling out "Stay Gold" when put together, a reference to The Outsiders. The Outsiders is a novel by SE Hinton, first published in 1967 by Viking Press.
- Matching spiral tattoos on his shoulders, sometimes referred to as "Spiritual Headlights".
- Matching skulls over spider webs on his kneecaps
He's married to model/actress Mitzi Martin. He lives in Los Angeles and has two children. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West
Contents |
Discography
Singles
| Year | Song | US Mainstream Rock | US Modern Rock | US Hot Digital Songs | US Pop 100 | US Hot 100 | Album |
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| 2004 | "Shine" | 42 | - | - | - | - | You Made Me |
| 2008 | "Lovely Bones" | - | - | - | - | - | You Made Me |
Guest Appearances
- 2007 – "Blow" – Atreyu - Lead Sails Paper Anchor
- 2008 – "Saints of Los Angeles" – Mötley Crüe - The Dirt
References
External links
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