Guy Allison
| Guy Allison | |
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Guy Allison during a Doobie Brothers concert in Niagara Falls
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Guy Allison Steiner |
| Born |
April 23, 1959 Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Origin | United States |
| Genres |
Progressive rock Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano, keyboards, vocals |
| Years active | 1985-present |
| Labels | A&M Records |
| Associated acts |
Air Supply The Doobie Brothers Eikichi Yazawa Moody Blues Unruly Child Lodgic |
| Website | www |
Guy Allison (born April 23, 1959, Los Angeles, California, United States) is an American composer, pianist, and producer. He was the touring keyboardist for the Doobie Brothers from 1996 to 2015 and was featured on their 2000 release Sibling Rivalry.
His first record deal was signed with a band called Lodgic on A&M Records in 1985. This band included Michael Sherwood, Billy Sherwood, Jimmy Haun and Gary Starnes. The band was discovered by the 80's group Toto and was subsequently produced by Toto members David Paich and Steve Porcaro (also credited are Greg Ladanyi and Tom Knox). Although the album Nomadic Sands failed to chart in the U.S., the first single Lonely Man was featured in the movie Prince of Bel Air, starring Mark Harmon & Kirstie Alley.
In 1987, Allison was selected by Patrick Moraz to fill the second keyboardist chair for the Moody Blues, a position he held until 1990. While touring with the Moodies he was a member of World Trade signed to Polygram Records. Recording their progressive self-titled debut album in 1988, produced by Keith Olsen, this group included ex-Lodgic bandmate Billy Sherwood along with Bruce Gowdy and Mark Williams. While this band found moderate success, appearing on MTV and the Billboard Rock Charts, they subsequently broke up in 1990.
After the breakup of World Trade, Allison was tapped by Graham Russell to join Air Supply in the recording studio and ultimately on tour. This 7-year relationship generated 4 studio albums, 1 live album and 2 "best of" releases. Credited with co-writing 6 songs, 3 of these Allison/Russell co-compositions charted internationally.
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