Joey Tafolla
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Joey Tafolla is an American guitarist known for his work with Jag Panzer and solo instrumental releases.[1]
Biography
Born in
He joined Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records label soon after leaving the band and released his debut album Out of the Sun in 1987, which included Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert and Wally Voss.[3] His second release in 1991, Infra-Blue,[3] was a noticeable departure from the neoclassical metal stylings of his first album, and demonstrated an intense blues fusion feel instrumental rock-oriented sound. Tafolla returned to Jag Panzer in 1995, but left again after 1997's The Fourth Judgement and again later for The Deviant Chord. He released a third solo album Plastic in 2001.[1] In 2018 he joined the Graham Bonnet Band and featured on the album Meanwhile Back At The Garage.[4]
Tafolla has also toured or recorded with Quiet Riot, Michael Sweet, Wolf Pakk.
Discography
Solo albums
- 1987: Out of the Sun
- 1991: Infra-Blue
- 2001: Plastic
With Jag Panzer
- 1984: Ample Destruction
- 1997: The Fourth Judgement
- 2017: The Deviant Chord
With Graham Bonnet Band
- 2018: Meanwhile Back In The Garage
With Tyrese
- 2000: 2000 Watts
Others
- 1989: Guitar Masters, Roadrunner Records
- 1990: An Axe To Grind, Ken Tamplin, Frontline
- 1992: Guitar on the edge, Vol 1, No.1, Legato Records
- 1995: In the Witness Box, Ken Tamplin, Brunette
- 1998: Metal Guitars - High Voltage Instrumentals, Disky Communications
- 2006: Guitar Odyssey, Milan Polak, Lion Music
- 2009: Shrapnel's Super Shredders: Neoclassical, Shrapnel
- 2009: This is Shredding, Vol. 1, Shrapnel
Instructional
- 1993: Shredding, REH830, CPP Media Group
References
- ^ a b "Joey Tafolla Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ "Rosie Hamlin, the singer in San Diego's Rosie and The Originals, dead at 71". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 2, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
- ^ K, Jeff (June 28, 2017). "ESP Artist Joey Tafolla Joins Graham Bonnet Band". The ESP Guitar Company. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
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