Richie Kotzen
Richie Kotzen ( born February 3, 1970 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American guitarist and singer.
Biography
Richie Kotzen learned to play the guitar at the age of seven years. Since 1989 he has regularly published solo albums and played temporarily at the rock bands Poison (1991 - 1993) and Mr. Big (1999 - 2002). It can not only rock but also blues, Rhythm_and_Blues, fusion and jazz, which he combined with his soul -heavy voice. In 1993 he was a guest musician on the Stevie Salas - listen album "The Electric Pow Wow ", and 1996/97 on two albums of funk-rock bassist TM Stevens ( "Sticky Wicked" and "Radioactive " ) and released two jazz Blues - rock fusion - albums with Greg Howe (1995 /97). In 1999 he took a jazz - rock fusion prog - album with Stanley Clarke and Lenny White, under the name Vertú on. 2006, he has heard as a guest singer -songwriter on the album " Rough Beat ' the blues - funk-rock guitarist Steve Saluto, which was reissued under the title " Resurrection " 2010. Was created in 2009 in collaboration with the Pop / Rock - producer Richie Zito under the project name Wilson Hawk Album "The Road " on which Richie and Richie the R'n'B / Soul / Pop of the 60 's and 70's celebrate and revive. Since 2012 Richie play in the rock trio The Winery Dogs with drummer Mike Portnoy ( ex - Dream Theater ) and bassist Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big, with whom he released a debut album in 2013 and in the course of the year on the world tour is in September for a few shows in Germany.
Discography
Albums
- 2002: Farewell Live in Japan ( Mr. Big )
- 2007: Live in South America