Buster Brown were a glam metal

Glam metal

Glam metal is a subgenre of hard rock and heavy metal that arose in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the United States, particularly on the Los Angeles Sunset Strip music scene...

 band from Louisville, Kentucky.

Members included lead vocalist Johnny Edwards

Johnny Edwards (musician)

Johnny Edwards is a singer who sang for the bands Buster Brown, Montrose, King Kobra, Wild Horses, Royal Jelly and is most famously known as the 2nd lead vocalist of the rock band Foreigner...

, guitarist Allan Phelps, and bassist Kevin Downs.

The band went through several drummers. Drummer Bob Koestel played on the band's first album Loud and Clear

Loud and Clear (Buster Brown album)

Loud and Clear is the first album of the glam metal band Buster Brown.After this album, drummer Bob Koestel was replaced by drummer James Kottak.-Track listing:# Loud And Clear# Under Control# Little Bit Of Love# Killing Time# Get It Up# Bad Dreams...

. Drummer James Kottak

James Kottak

James Kottak is an American drummer for the heavy metal band Scorpions, which he joined in 1996....

 played on the band's second album Sign of Victory

Sign of Victory (Buster Brown album)

Sign Of Victory is the second album of the glam metal band Buster Brown. It is the only Buster Brown album to feature drummer James Kottak.After this album, singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak were recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose into his band Montrose...

.

After the band's second album Sign Of Victory, Johnny Edwards and James Kottak were recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose

Ronnie Montrose

Ronnie Montrose, is an Amercian rock guitarist who has headed his own bands as well as performing with a variety of musicians, including Sammy Hagar, Herbie Hancock, Van Morrison, The Beau Brummels, Boz Scaggs, Beaver & Krause, Gary Wright, Tony Williams, The Neville Brothers, Dan Hartman, Edgar...

 into his band Montrose

Montrose (band)

Montrose was a California-based hard rock band. The band originally featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo artist and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar...

. They played on the Montrose album Mean

Mean (Montrose album)

Mean is the fifth album by the band Montrose. It has much more of a glam metal sound than previous Montrose albums.Singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak had previously played together in the line-up of the glam metal band Buster Brown that played on the second Buster Brown album Sign Of...

. They later played together in the original line-up of the band Wild Horses. Shortly after the forming of Wild Horses, Johnny Edwards left to replace Lou Gramm

Lou Gramm

Lou Gramm is an American rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist and co-writer of many of the songs for the rock band Foreigner. He also had a successful solo career...

 in the band Foreigner

Foreigner (band)

Foreigner is a British-American rock band, originally formed in 1976 by veteran English musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald along with American vocalist Lou Gramm...

, with which he sang on the album Unusual Heat

Unusual Heat

Unusual Heat is the seventh studio album by American rock band Foreigner, released in 1991. By now original frontman Lou Gramm had parted company with the band and had been replaced by original Wild Horses singer Johnny Edwards...

. Shortly after the release of Unusual Heat, Lou Gramm returned to Foreigner and Johnny Edwards was let go of.

Drummer James Kottak is now playing in the German band Scorpions

Scorpions (band)

Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...

, who are planning to disband in the near future.

Discography

• Loud and Clear
  Loud and Clear (Buster Brown album)
  Loud and Clear is the first album of the glam metal band Buster Brown.After this album, drummer Bob Koestel was replaced by drummer James Kottak.-Track listing:# Loud And Clear# Under Control# Little Bit Of Love# Killing Time# Get It Up# Bad Dreams...
  
  (1984)
• Sign of Victory
  Sign of Victory (Buster Brown album)
  Sign Of Victory is the second album of the glam metal band Buster Brown. It is the only Buster Brown album to feature drummer James Kottak.After this album, singer Johnny Edwards and drummer James Kottak were recruited by guitarist Ronnie Montrose into his band Montrose...
  
  (1985)