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Gilby Clarke
Punk / Rock / Blues



Hollywood, California
United States

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Member Since2/20/2006
Band Websitewww.gilbyclarke.com
Band MembersGilby Clarke - guitar & vocals, Muddy - bass, Dennis - drums
InfluencesKeef, Ron Wood, Johnny Thunders, Mick Ronson & BB King
Sounds LikeThe Beatles, The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, T. Rex, Cheap Trick, New York Dolls, MC5
Record LabelSpitfire Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Gilby Clarke

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Okay, this guy Gilby Clarke was in Guns N’ Roses. He also played guitar for the MC5 , Nancy Sinatra, Heart and now Rockstar: Supernova. He twiddled production knobs for internationally lauded, tumbledown punks The Bronx, LA Guns & Alice Cooper. More importantly, he’s made a bunch of records that rock ’n’ roll purists the world over treasure and occasionally argue about.

If that ain’t a cache of cred, than what is?

But forget all that. What you should know is this: Gilby Clarke understands rock ’n’ roll; hell, his heart pumps the shit. As a singer, guitarist and songwriter he’s an old-school mash-up of Keef, Jimmy Page, and B.B. King.

See, the tousled guitar hero was but a 17 -year-old Cleveland punk when he split for the sparkly glit of Hollywood. A fresh-off-the-bus cliché? Nah, Clarke made it all his own.

He dived into the Tinseltown music scene headfirst and came up swinging in Candy. (whose lone 1984 Polygram album, Whatever Happened to Fun?, is referenced in the hippest of rock crit corners; copies fetch hefty coin on Ebay). When the criminally ignored Candy soured, Clarke fronted Kill for Thrills, a wonderfully strident, big riff quartet (for whom Clarke penned the lion’s share of tunes).

From there, Clarke won Izzy’s spot in the Guns N’ Roses circus; private jets, football stadiums and diplomatic immunity followed. He spent three years on the massive Use Your Illusion world tour that began in the fall of ’91. Clarke appeared on the GN’R albums’ The Spaghetti Incident, Live Era ’88 – ’91 and Greatest Hits. While a member of the band he was a recipient of the MTV Video Vanguard Award. Oh yeah, let’s not forget… he has his picture on the GNR pinball machine too.

When the Guns machine imploded at the behest of W. Axl Rose, Clarke hit out on his own armed with a les paul and a handful of songs.

Hence his solo show, which kicked off in ’94 with the critically gushed over Pawnshop Guitars (included the four-on-the-floor rock radio hits “Cure Me...Or Kill Me,” and “Tijuana Jail”), followed by ’97’s The Hangover (two cuts can be heard in the Bruce Willis vehicle The Story of Us), ’98’s Rubber, ’99’s 99 Live, and 2002’s Swag.

In the meantime, the guitarist began sharpening his studio skills in his own Redrum recording facility. He’s produced many, including LA Guns, Beat Angels and the aforementioned Rolling Stone Best New Artist pick The Bronx.

For kicks, Clarke launched a couple of jam nights in LA. His all-star Muddy Waters-inspired Blues Mafia gigs weekly at the world famous jazz club the Baked Potato. Another, The Starfuckers, rip the Sunset Boulevard porn-and-TV-star-studded den the Cat Club. Both nights continue to be standing-room-only.

Oh, yeah, Clarke and Stray Cat Slim Jim Phantom, formed a killer band called Col. Parker, whose rootsy, garage rock debut on V2, Rock N' Roll Music, came out in ’02. That record made a few year-end key top-ten lists.

In ’03 Gilby joined Heart for their national tour and TV appearances. He oversaw much of Nancy Sinatra’s California Girl record, and played guitar in her touring band.

When Clarke’s not off on some tour or tweaking rock ’n’ roll racket in his studio you might find him nosing around motorcycle and classic car shows. Then it’s not surprising that Clarke gets mad respect from the biker contingent. And well he should, the man knows his Harleys. He’s been spotted on them everywhere, from the grimy backstreets of Hollywood to the cover of Hot Bike Magazine. In fact, Clarke mounted his Fat Boy and rode 3,000 miles to the ’04 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally where he gigged with Heart at the Buffalo Chip Campgrounds.

In 2006 Gilby starred on CBS’s Rockstar:Supernova. Gilby, Tommy Lee and Jason Newstead started a new band and used the television show to pick a singer. They released a record for Epic and launched a world tour the following year. Gilby also played guitar for the VH1 Rock Honors tribute to Kiss with his new bandmate Tommy.

To this day Gilby continues to write gut-bucket rock ’n’ roll songs with fat choruses. He continues to produce worthy bands. You can find him slinging guitar and doing his Lennonesque vocal thing in the Blues Mafia, The Starfuckers and on occasional solo dates around the globe.

He’s also one of the sweetest gents you could ever hope to meet. He’s a guitar hero, certainly, but also a gentlemanly student of rock ’n’ roll.



-by Brian Smith - music journalist

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Nov 10 2009 4:31 PM

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Nov 10 2009 6:18 AM

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Joy Miller



Nov 8 2009 8:55 PM

Gilby,
Hope you had a super great rawkin' weekend.

Peace and respect,
Joy

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Nov 7 2009 12:50 PM

Have a great and fine weekend,Gilby!!!Rock on..Take care..And stay strong;)
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Nov 7 2009 3:16 AM

hope you will stop in when you are in Fl miss you music always friends...
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Nov 7 2009 1:20 AM

soooooooo......any plans for Norway?

Would be great..

Cheers,

Anna
Maximiliano

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Nov 6 2009 5:52 AM

Hey man

THANKS FOR THE ADD!!

YOU RE SO COOL!

KEEP ROCKI'N


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Jake E.

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Nov 5 2009 11:45 PM

HI !!!
PLEASE
PLEASE COME TO MEXICO CITY!!

COME TO MEXICO CITY!!!!
AND PLEASE GIVE US THE TABS OF YOUR COOL SONGS SUCH AS PAWNSHOP GUITARS, BOURBOUN ST. BLUES, ETC

AND
COME TO MEXICO!!!
Abbas Mirza

Abbas Mirza



Nov 5 2009 10:03 PM

Thanks, gr8 music page! All, can be a friend, leave a comment, hear my songs & have a beer. Cheerz.

Rock Classic Allstars

Rock Classic Allstars



Nov 5 2009 10:30 AM

Thanx for the add !!!!!!!!!!!

Rock & Roll
Arjan

Arjan



Nov 4 2009 9:50 AM

Greetings!
Jake E.

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Nov 3 2009 11:57 PM

hi gilby!!!!
mexico city needs you
please
please
please

COME TO MEXICO CITY
COME TO MEXICO CITY
Abbas Mirza

Abbas Mirza



Nov 3 2009 10:14 PM

Thanks for the request, gr8 music! All, can be a friend, leave a comment, hear my songs, have a beer & get my album CD Demolition (£2.99). Cheerz.
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Oct 31 2009 10:55 AM

Happy Halloween

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Oct 30 2009 3:35 AM

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