best known for his production works with Mötley Crüe , Peter Criss and Ace Frehley of Kiss , Great White , and more recently No Doubt , Kevin Carlberg , The Stick People and Kristy Lee Cook of American Idol .
In 1998 , Eric Johnson was among the judges in `` Musicianmusic.group_membershipmagazine 's `` Best Unsigned Bands '' competition , along with Ani DiFranco , Moby , Art Alexakis of Everclear , Keb ' Mo ' and Joe Perry of Aerosmith .
Groome grew up in the new town of Hemel Hempstead , some 27 miles ( 43 km ) north-west of central London , and began playing in locally based bands such as Wild Wally 's Rock'n'Roll Show , Eve ( with guitarist/journalist Eamonn Percival , who later conducted Keith Moon 's final interview , for International Musicianmusic.group_membership) and The Sugar Band ( with Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash ) .
His bass teachers include Rick Laird ( from the Mahavishnu Orchestra ) , Clyde Lombardi ( CBS Studio Musicianmusic.group_membership, Richard Davis ( double bassist ) ( International Performing Musician ) and Jay Leonhart ( Sting and Frank Sinatra ) .
Roland Alphonso OD or Rolando Alphonso aka `` The Chief Musicianmusic.group_membership( 12 January 1931 – 20 November 1998 ) was a Jamaican tenor saxophonist , and one of the founding members of the Skatalites .
Artists signed by Polar Music included ABBA , Alive Feat , Jessie Martins , Lena Andersson , Chana , Crosstalk , Dilba , Emilia , Agnetha Fältskog , Anni-Frid Lyngstad & Linda Ulvaeus , Ted Gärdestad , Gemini , Hellacopters , The Infinite Mass , Fredrik Kempe , Lambretta , Maarja , Paulo Mendonca , Mr. Vegas Fea Intense , Emma Nilsdotter , Mats Paulson , Pineforest Crunch , Sam ( Musicianmusic.group_membership, Skintrade , Starr Chukki/infinit , Svenne & Lotta , Joey Tempest , Top-Notch , Topaz Sound and Anders Widmark .
Contemporary Christian performer Phil Keaggy ( of Decca recording artist Glass Harp fame ) is also a user of the EBow , more notably in his 1978 instrumental release `` The Master and the Musicianmusic.group_membership, which features many different sounds created with the EBow .
`` Special Guest Musicianmusic.group_membershipon `` Ring of Changes '' was Bias Boshell , founder member of English folk band Trees , working with Barclay James Harvest for the first time .
Barrell edited the 2012 book `` The Miracle : One Musicianmusic.group_memberships Amazing Struggle For Survival '' by Shelly Poole , which documents the recovery of Poole ’ s husband , the Texas guitarist Ally McErlaine , from a potentially fatal brain aneurysm .
As a concert violist , he studied with Martha Strongin Katz , Heidi Castleman , and Karen Tuttle , participated in chamber music studies with members of the Budapest , Cleveland , and Guarneri quartets , and pursued advanced studies at the International Musicianmusic.group_membershipSeminar in Prussia Cove , England , with Sándor Végh .
Gabriel `` Gabe '' Witcher ( born June 11 , 1978 ) is an American virtuoso fiddle player and singer , Grammy nominated Record Producer , Arranger , Session Musicianmusic.group_membershipand a founding member of the critically acclaimed American string ensemble Punch Brothers .
It is said to have a strong ZZ Top influence in terms of style ( ZZ Top also have titled some of their albums in Spanish , `` Tres Hombres '' , `` Tejas '' , `` Degüello '' and `` El Loco '' for instance ) ; in a `` Musicianmusic.group_membershipmagazine interview Curt Kirkwood claimed that a fan letter he had received from ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons inspired a songwriting spree that resulted in many of `` Huevos '' ' tracks .
Hewick appeared at and promoted shows at Leicester Musicianmusic.group_membershipSection 25 in September 2010 , for an event with Viv Albertine of The Slits and Jude Rawlins of Subterraneans on 3 April 2011 , and for a performance on 18 September 2011 where Hewick performed with former Cherry Red labelmates Eyeless in Gaza .
He is currently collaborating with Norman Blake and Mike Belitsky in The New Mendicants and with Budo ( Musicianmusic.group_membershipin Roger Lion Band .
As a Session Musicianmusic.group_membershiphas recorded , toured , and/or performed with , among others , Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band , Diana Ross , Gary U.S. Bonds , Bon Jovi , Willy DeVille , Dave Edmunds , Bob Dylan , Keith Richards , Darlene Love , Ronnie Spector , Dion , The Allman Brothers Band , Kim Wilson , Dion and Graham Parker .
She has been in a relationship with American Musicianmusic.group_membershipHasselhoff of the Bloodhound Gang since 2006 .