GRAHAM BONNET (alcatrazz, rainbow,impilletri, marbles...)
http://www.bonnetrocks.com/
Early days
Bonnet had his first hit single with the duo, The Marbles in 1968, with the single "Only One Woman" (Polydor 56 272), which reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. This and its follow up were both written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees who had recorded in Australia with Bonnet's fellow Marble Trevor Gordon.
Bonnet then quit to do advert jingles. He appeared in the 1974 British comedy film, Three for All as lead singer of 'Billy Beethoven', a fictional band, along with several notable UK comedy personalities and his then partner Adrienne Posta, although his character's lines were limited to only two words.
Middle years
In 1977 he released an eponymous album, which was certified gold in Australia. The single, "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue", a cover version of the Bob Dylan song, also reached the top five in Australia in 1977, and the following year the single "Warm Ride", written by the Bee Gees, a leftover from the Saturday Night Fever sessions, reached number one there.
Chosen by Ritchie Blackmore to replace Ronnie James Dio in the ranks of Rainbow, he sang on the Down to Earth album, which spawned two hit singles in 1980: "Since You Been Gone" and "All Night Long". Bonnet also appeared with the group headlining the inaugural Monsters of Rock festival at Donington Park, Castle Donington.
Bonnet's time with Rainbow was short and he left to resume his solo career, releasing the Line-Up album in 1981, handled by producer John Eden. For the recording of Line Up Bonnet managed to enlist several well-known rock musicians including Deep Purple and Whitesnake keyboard player Jon Lord, Whitesnake and Rainbow drummer Cozy Powell, Status Quo guitarist Francis Rossi and Whitesnake guitarist Micky Moody. Around this time Bonnet sang on an advertisement for Levi's jeans (the song was entitled "These Eyes"), although his version has never been released.
Tempted by an offer from ex-UFO guitarist Michael Schenker, Bonnet joined the Michael Schenker Group for the Assault Attack album. Bonnet then co-founded Alcatrazz, with Gary Shea (bass), and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) of the band New England, former Alice Cooper drummer Jan Uvena and Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen. The band had major success in Japan with No Parole from Rock N' Roll in 1983, Live Sentence, Disturbing the Peace with new guitarist Steve Vai (formerly with Frank Zappa) and Dangerous Games with Danny Johnson on guitar. The latter album featured a remake of the Marbles' "Only One Woman".
UK television viewers were given vocal tips by Bonnet on the second BBC TV Rock School series shown in 1987, which also included clips of Alcatrazz in rehearsal. Alcatrazz also disbanded in 1987. Bonnet recently reformed Alcatrazz with three new musicians. Shea, Uvena and Waldo have also regrouped as Alcatrazz. Both bands have official pages on MySpace.com.
Later career
Bonnet's post-Alcatrazz projects have all been short-lived and included Blackthorne (working with ex-Balance guitarist Bob Kulick, brother of Kiss guitarist Bruce Kulick), backing vocals for the Danish heavy metal band Pretty Maid's Future World and numerous session work for Forcefield, appearing on To Oz and Back and Let The Wild Run Free. In 1988 the singer joined Impellitteri, for their album Stand in Line.
An appearance on Eddie Hardin and Pete York's musical adaptation of Wind in The Willows, performed live in Germany in 1991, saw Bonnet sing on around six of the songs alongside fellow musicians Jon Lord, Don Airey and Ray Fenwick amongst others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album Here Comes The Night which includes several covers as well as songs written by his wife Jo Eime, and another remake of the Marbles', "Only One Woman".
In 1997 he released Underground, a new solo album, which helped re-establish him with his fan base in Japan. 1999's The Day I Went Mad featured guitarist Slash, Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell, Bruce Kulick plus guitarist, Mario Parga.
Bonnet contributed lead vocals to the Japanese metal band Anthem's 2000 release Heavy Metal Anthem, which had reworks of classic Anthem tracks. Bonnet rejoined Impellitteri in 2000 for their System X album. Meanwhile, his 1999 Japanese solo album got a UK release in September 2001.
At the back end of 2001, Bonnet went on a solo UK tour. His band included keyboard player Don Airey, bassist Chris Childs and drummer Harry James of Thunder and guitarist Dario Mollo.
In early 2004 Bonnet joined Italian guitarist Dario Mollo's new project Elektric Zoo, touring Europe during April. Maintaining the Italian connection, the singer also participated in Matteo Filippini's project, Moonstone, featuring on the track "Not Dead Yet".
In 2006 Bonnet contributed vocals to the Welcome to America album by Taz Taylor. That was considered by Bonnet as a semi-professional outfit and doesn't want to work with Taylor again, due to loyalties and money issues. The following year he toured the UK with Taylor. A recovering alcoholic, Bonnet revealed onstage during this tour that he has been sober since 2004.
He also appeared in the Countdown Spectacular concert series in Australia between August and September 2007. He sang two songs, "Warm Ride" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".
A press release dated November 6th, 2008 reported that Bonnet will be contributing vocals for a highlights CD with the fantasy metal project, Lyraka. The Italian connection continues, as the composer and lead guitarist is Andy DiGelsomina.
Currently resident in Los Angeles, California, he continues to record and tour extensively.
DISCOGRAPHIE
The Marbles,1970
The Marbles
Graham Bonnet 1977
The Marbles
No Bad Habits
Can't Complain
Rainbow, 1979
Down To Earth
Graham Bonnet 1982
Line Up
Michael Schenker Group, 1982
Assault Attack
Alcatrazz, 1983
Live Sentence
Disturbing The Peace
Dangerous Games
Pretty maids 1987
Future World
Anthem, 1988
Gypsy Ways
Impellitteri, 1988
Stand In Line
Forcefield 1989
To Oz And Back
Let The Wild Run Free
Graham Bonnet 1991
Here Comes The Night
Blackthorne 1993
Afterlife
Graham Bonnet 1997
Underground
Anthem, 2001
Heavy Metal Anthem
Graham Bonnet 2001
The Day I Went Mad
Impellitteri 2002
System X
Taz Taylor 2006
Welcome To America!
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Live Performances
c1965 The Blue Sect Hildred's Hotel Skegness, England
c1965 The Blue Sect Sea View Hotel Skegness, England
1968 Graham Bonnet Set Revolution Club London, England
03/10/1968 The Marbles B.B.C. Top Of The Pops London, England
17/10/1968 The Marbles B.B.C. Top Of The Pops London, England
03/04/1969 The Marbles B.B.C. Top Of The Pops London, England
13/04/1969 The Marbles Wembley Pool Wembley, England
21/09/1979 Rainbow Detroit, Michigan
29/09/1979 Rainbow Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
30/09/1979 Rainbow Baltimore, Maryland
10/10/1979 Rainbow Madison Square Garden New York, New York
12/10/1979 Rainbow Chicago, Illinois
11/11/1979 Rainbow Santa Monica, California
13/11/1979 Rainbow Fresno, California
16/11/1979 Rainbow Denver, Colorado
23/11/1979 Rainbow New York, New York
30/11/1979 Rainbow Calderone Hall New York, New York
06/12/1979 Rainbow Lynn, Massachusetts
14/12/1979 Rainbow Royal Oak, Michigan
17/01/1980 Rainbow Scandinavium Göteborg, Sweden
18/01/1980 Rainbow Stockholm, Sweden
20/01/1980 Rainbow Křbenhavn, Denmark
22/01/1980 Rainbow Hannover, Germany
22/01/1980 Rainbow Frankfurt, Germany
25/01/1980 Rainbow Saarbrücken, Germany
26/01/1980 Rainbow Strasbourg, France
29/01/1980 Rainbow Essen, Germany
30/01/1980 Rainbow Bremen, Germany
01/02/1980 Rainbow Brussels, Belgium
02/02/1980 Rainbow Netherlands
03/02/1980 Rainbow Netherlands
05/02/1980 Rainbow Köln, Germany
09/02/1980 Rainbow Grenoble, France
10/02/1980 Rainbow Switzerland
12/02/1980 Rainbow Paris, France
14/02/1980 Rainbow Münster, Germany
15/02/1980 Rainbow Heidelberg, Germany
16/02/1980 Rainbow Rudi Sedlmeyer Halle München, Germany
19/02/1980 Rainbow Newcastle City Hall Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
22/02/1980 Rainbow Edinburgh, Scotland
22/02/1980 Rainbow Bingley Hall Stafford, England
26/02/1980 Rainbow Manchester, England
29/02/1980 Rainbow Wembley, England
01/03/1980 Rainbow London, England
03/03/1980 Rainbow Leicester, England
04/03/1980 Rainbow Brighton, England
08/03/1980 Rainbow Rainbow Theatre London, England
08/05/1980 Rainbow Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan
09/05/1980 Rainbow Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan
12/05/1980 Rainbow Budokan Hall Tokyo, Japan
13/05/1980 Rainbow Festival Hall Osaka, Japan
14/05/1980 Rainbow Festival Hall Osaka, Japan
15/05/1980 Rainbow Festival Hall Osaka, Japan
08/08/1980 Rainbow Aarhus, Denmark
09/08/1980 Rainbow Malmö, Sweden
10/08/1980 Rainbow Aalborg, Denmark
16/08/1980 Rainbow Monsters Of Rock Festival Castle Donnington, England
26/08/1982 Michael Schenker Group Sheffield City Polytechnic Sheffield, England
11/07/2000 Anthem Featuring Graham Bonnet Heat Beat Osaka, Japan
13/07/2000 Anthem Featuring Graham Bonnet On Air East Osaka, Japan
14/07/2000 Anthem Featuring Graham Bonnet On Air East Osaka, Japan
23/09/2000 Graham Bonnet Coconut Teaszer Hollywood, California
14/07/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Gransden Blues And Soul Festival Great Gransden, England
19/07/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Rock Garden Easington, England
20/07/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Carlisle, England
26/07/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
27/07/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth, England
09/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
10/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
13/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Cooperage Plymouth, England
14/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Forum Billingham, England
16/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Cellar Bar South Shields, England
17/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Zak's Milton Keynes, England
18/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Waterfront Norwich, England
20/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Witchwood Manchester, England
21/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Beachcomber Cleethorpes, England
22/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Rock Garden Easington, England
28/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band The Limelight Club Crewe, England
29/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Pennington's Bradford, England
30/11/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Chinnery's Southend, England
01/12/2001 Graham Bonnet And Don Airey Band Bikini Club Barcelona, Spain
21/02/2003 Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
12/07/2003 Graham Bonnet Gransden Blues And Soul Festival Great Gransden, England
26/07/2003 Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
11/03/2004 Graham Bonnet Club Vodka Hollywood, California
17/04/2004 Elektric Zoo Vox Pub Vittuone, Italy
19/04/2004 Elektric Zoo Orpheum Graz, Austria
29/04/2004 Elektric Zoo Macumba Madrid, Spain
30/04/2004 Elektric Zoo Razzmatazz 2 Barcelona, Spain
01/05/2004 Elektric Zoo Artsia Pampola, Spain
04/05/2004 Elektric Zoo Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
06/05/2004 Elektric Zoo Limelight Crewe, England
07/05/2004 Elektric Zoo Rio's Bradford, England
08/05/2004 Elektric Zoo West One Four Kensington, England
10/05/2004 Elektric Zoo Café Drummonds Aberdeen, Scotland
24/09/2004 Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
22/02/2005 Graham Bonnet With The Green Town Band B2 Club Moscow, Russian Federation
25/02/2005 Graham Bonnet With The Green Town Band City Park Kaliningrad, Russian Federation
27/02/2005 Graham Bonnet With The Green Town Band Forum Palace Galaxy Vilnius, Lithuania
27/02/2005 Iain Ashley Hersey Special Guest Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
06/05/2005 Graham Bonnet Tullikamarin Pakkahuone Tampere, Finland
07/05/2005 Graham Bonnet Sokos Hotel Lappee Lappeenranta, Finland
08/05/2005 Graham Bonnet Rockcafé Tallinn, Estonia
09/05/2005 Graham Bonnet Tavastia Club Helsinki, Finland
10/05/2005 Graham Bonnet Prisma Västerĺs, Sweden
21/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Queen's Hall Nuneaton, England
22/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
23/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
25/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar The Underworld London, England
26/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Princess Pavilion Falmouth, England
28/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Patti Pavilion Abertawe, Wales
29/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Bath's Hall Scunthorpe, England
30/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar LA Rock Café Cannock, England
31/10/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar The Limelight Crewe, England
02/11/2005 Graham Bonnet With Rock$tar Trillions Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
09/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Foxia Oulu, Finland
10/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Henry's Club Kuopio, Finland
11/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Calle Night Club Kokkola, Finland
12/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Rock To The River Festival Imatra, Finland
16/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Klubi Tampere, Finland
17/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet On The Rocks Helsinki, Finland
18/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet Sokos Hotel Vaakuna Mikkeli, Finland
19/08/2006 Taz Taylor Band Featuring Graham Bonnet House Of Rock Kouvola, Finland
23/03/2007 Classics In Rock 2007 Ahoy Rotterdam, The Netherlands
30/05/2007 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet O-EAST Tokyo, Japan
31/05/2007 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet O-EAST Tokyo, Japan
01/06/2007 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Shinsaibashi Club Quattro Osaka, Japan
04/06/2007 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Zepp Sapporo Sapporo, Japan
22/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
23/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Rock Café 2000 Stourbridge, England
25/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Classic Grand Glasgow, Scotland
27/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Riffs Blackpool, England
28/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Boardwalk Sheffield, England
29/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Dolls House Abertyleri, Wales
30/06/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Royal Standard Walthamstow, England
01/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Brook Southampton, England
03/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Waterfront Norwich, England
05/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Diamond Sutton Ashfield, England
06/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Twist Colchester, England
07/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Riga Music Bar Southende, England
08/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Stables Milton Keynes, England
10/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The 12 Bar Swindon, England
12/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Komedia Brighton, England
14/07/2007 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Junction 7 Nottingham, England
08/08/2007 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Klubi Tampere, Finland
09/08/2007 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Virgin Oil And Co. Helsinki, Finland
10/08/2007 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Jurassic Rock Mikkeli, Finland
11/08/2007 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner HimosAreena Jamsa, Finland
18/08/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Newcastle Entertainment Centre Newcastle, Australia
21/08/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Brisbane Entertainment Centre Brisbane, Australia
24/08/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Acer Arena Sydney, Australia
28/08/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Derwent Entertainment Centre Hobart, Australia
30/08/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Rod Laver Arena Melbourne, Australia
02/09/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia
05/09/2007 The Countdown Spectacular 2 Burswood Dome Perth, Australia
05/12/2007 Graham Bonnet Niceto Club Buenos Aires, Argentina
31/12/2007 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet The Avalon Santa Clara, California
04/01/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet The Knitting Factory Hollywood, California
18/01/2008 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Loffler's Anaheim, California
29/02/2008 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
04/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Gladhouse Cottbus, Germany
05/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Kato Berlin, Germany
06/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Logo Hamburg, Germany
07/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Nachtleben Frankfurt, Germany
09/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Zeche Bochum, Germany
10/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Spectrum Augsburg, Germany
11/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Rock City Zurich, Switzerland
13/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Rockfabrik Bruchsal, Germany
15/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Hammerhalle Citydome Rosenheim, Germany
16/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Planet Wien, Austria
17/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Avalon Budapest, Hungary
18/04/2008 Taz Taylor Band With Graham Bonnet Retro Music Prague, Czech Republic
04/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Teatria Oulu, Finland
05/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Puijonsarvi Kuopio, Finland
06/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Rauman Jäähalli Rauma, Finland
08/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Sauna Open Air Tampere, Finland
11/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Tavastia Klubi Helsinki, Finland
12/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Klubi Turku, Finland
15/06/2008 Graham Bonnet And Joe Lynn Turner Myötätuuli Rock Vantaa, Finland
28/06/2008 Graham Bonnet BikeFest-2008 Maloyaroslavets, Russian Federation
29/06/2008 Graham Bonnet Club Grafit Moscow, Russian Federation
26/07/2008 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet BerkRock 2008 Berkovitsa, Bulgaria
17/01/2009 Mario Parga Featuring Graham Bonnet NAMM Show Anaheim, California
13/02/2009 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Paladino's Tarzana, California
27/02/2009 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet The Haunt Yonkers, New York
28/02/2009 Alcatrazz Featuring Graham Bonnet Jaxx Springfield, Virginia
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