Willie Basse | |
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Background information | |
Born | Odessa, Texas, United States | August 6, 1956
Died | October 28, 2018[1] | (aged 62)
Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, engineer, actor |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass, guitar, drums |
Labels | New Empire Media / Rocks Cool Records |
Formerly of | Black Sheep, Slash, Guns N' Roses, Snew, Scorpions, Kottak, Mr. Big, Racer X, Canned Heat, Lynch Mob |
Website | williebasse |
Wilber Cornelius Rice, Jr. ([2] The last known line-up consisted of Basse on bass, Kyle Harrison and Brian Conroy on guitars, and James Kottak on drums.[3] Other members included Slash,[4] Paul Gilbert, Randy Castillo, Kurt James, Kevin Reye/Kevin Reyes (Micheal Bolton Band, Fortress, White Lie/TRIIX, Martial Law, Power Squadron, Network, Zodiac), Todd Devito, Ed DeGenaro, Kyle Harrison, Randy Meers, Mitch Perry and Patrick Abbate.[5] Kevin Reyes & Todd Devito performed on 1984 7 song demo, which was featured on KLOS 95.5 Local Licks show in late 1984. Popularity of the demo helped paved the way to a record deal with Enigma Records. In 1985, the band released a full-length album, "Trouble In The Streets", on William and Wesley Hein's Enigma Records[6] for which Billboard Magazine noted Basse as the producer.[7] Their EP "Sacrifice"[8] was released on Quicksilver in 1999.
August 6, 1956 – October 28, 2018), known by the stage name Willie Basse, was an American hard rock vocalist, bassist, music producer, engineer and songwriter. He was the frontman for Black Sheep, a 1980s metal band that featured a number of noteworthy musicians throughout its line-up changes.{{cite web}}
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