Ronnie Montrose
Also known as Ronald Douglas Montrose
American guitarist (1947–2012)
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Guitarist Ronnie Montrose began his career as a backing musician, playing with Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, and Edgar Winter. He finally formed his own band in 1973. Named after the guitarist, Montrose also featured vocalist Sammy Hagar, bassist Bill Church, and drummer Denny Carmassi; they released their debut album in 1974, and Church was replaced by Alan Fitzgerald shortly after its release. Released the following year, Paper Money confirmed the band's status as one of the more popular hard rock
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Ronald Douglas "Ronnie" Montrose, född 29 november 1947 i Denver, Colorado, död 3 mars 2012 i Brisbane, San Mateo County, Kalifornien, var en amerikansk rockgitarrist. Montrose inledde sin karriär som gitarrist åt musiker som Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Herbie Hancock, The Beau Brummels, Gary Wright, , Dan Hartman, Johnny Winter och Edgar Winter. 1972 grundade han hårdrocksbandet Montrose, där bland annat även sångaren Sammy Hagar ingick. Efter att bandet upplösts 1977 startade Montrose ett nytt projekt som hette . 1978 debuterade han även som soloartist.
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