Bruce Kulick
| Bruce Kulick | |
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Kulick in 2006
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bruce Howard Kulick |
| Born |
December 12, 1953 Brooklyn, New York, United States |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards |
| Years active | 1968–present |
| Associated acts | Billy Squier, Blackjack, Kiss, Union, Eric Singer Project, Daniel MCCartney, Grand Funk Railroad, Meat Loaf, Lordi, Alice Cooper, MEIK |
| Website | kulick |
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ESP Guitars Gibson Les Paul |
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Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist, musician and since 2000 a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad. Previously, Kulick had been a long-time member of the band Kiss (1984-1996). He was also a member of Union with John Corabi from 1997-2002. Bruce is Jewish and also went to Hebrew school.
In addition, he is also known for being a former member of the band Blackjack with Michael Bolton, and also played on several Bolton solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever", from Hot in the Shade).
Kulick has also released several solo albums, in addition to session work with various artists.
Kulick's brother is session guitarist/producer Bob Kulick, whose performance credits include W.A.S.P. and Kiss.
"Stay", a Blackjack song co-written by Kulick and Bolton, was sampled by rapper Jay Z for the song "A Dream" off his 2002 album The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse which reached #1 on the Billboard charts.
Bruce Howard Kulick is best known for being the former lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss from September 1984 to August 1996. Kulick never wore Kiss's facepaint onstage, which they removed in 1983. He's also one of only two members of Kiss (the other being guitarist Mark St. John, whom Kulick replaced in 1984) never to wear make-up in the band.
Originally brought in as a touring member after St. John was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome, Kulick played on five Kiss studio albums: Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade, Revenge and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions; he also appeared on Alive III and KISS Unplugged. The song "I Walk Alone", from Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions, is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist. To this day, Kulick is featured on more than 20 Kiss releases.
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