Reb Beach
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Reb Beach is an American
rock
guitarist
. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake
. He is the younger brother of John Beach Voiceguy
.
band Winger in the late 80's to mid 90's.
After graduating from the Berklee College of Music
in the early 80s, he played in Fiona
's backing band and became an accomplished studio musician.
While working with Fiona, he was introduced to Kip Winger
who was touring with Alice Cooper
at the time. Eventually they formed the band Sahara along with Rod Morgenstein
and Paul Taylor
, which was later renamed to Winger.
Winger recorded and toured in support of three albums, Winger
(1988), In the Heart of the Young
(1990) and Pull (1993). The band also released a number of hit singles, including "Seventeen", "Madalaine", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away".
After Winger disbanded in the mid 90's, Beach first joined Alice Cooper's band and later replaced George Lynch
in the heavy metal band Dokken
. With Dokken
he recorded one studio album titled Erase The Slate and a live DVD titled Live From The Sun.
He was also involved with Sega
, as he recorded the soundtracks of Daytona USA 2
.
Since leaving Dokken, Beach has been a part of several different recording and touring projects. In addition to sporadic touring with Winger, he released a solo effort entitled Masquerade in 2002. Since 2003 has been a member David Coverdale
's current incarnation of Whitesnake
.
A "supergroup" project called The Mob
with King's X
frontman Doug Pinnick
and Night Ranger
drummer Kelly Keagy
, resulted in a single self-titled album, released in 2005.
A reformed Winger released their first studio recording in over a decade, IV
in 2006.
He replaced Jeff Watson
in Night Ranger
for a series of dates in Japan and the US, but announced his departure in January 2008.
He currently splits his time between Winger and Whitesnake, recording Karma
in 2009 with the former band, and Forevermore
with the latter in 2010. He continues to tour with both acts as needed.
According to band mate Kip Winger
, Reb is quite adept at coming up with multiple rock riffs at a time, though he is often unable to remember them later.
Ibanez
guitars produced his signature RBM models (stands for Reb Beach Model) in early 90s. On the 2005 Whitesnake reunion tour, he primarily used custom models by luthier Suhr Guitars
.
Dokken
Solo
The Mob
Whitesnake
Other
United States
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rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
. He is the younger brother of John Beach Voiceguy
John Beach Voiceguy
John Beach or John Beach Voiceguy, is an American voice over actor. He has narrated television documentaries for networks such as The Discovery Channel, TLC, National Geographic and Animal Planet, most recently The Shift on Investigation Discovery...
.
Career
Reb Beach is best known for his work in the melodic rockGlam 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 Winger in the late 80's to mid 90's.
After graduating from the Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music
Berklee College of Music, located in Boston, Massachusetts, is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known primarily as a school for jazz, rock and popular music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including hip...
in the early 80s, he played in Fiona
Fiona (singer)
Fiona is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire.-Life and career:...
's backing band and became an accomplished studio musician.
While working with Fiona, he was introduced to Kip Winger
Kip Winger
Charles Frederick Kip Winger is an American rock musician, both a member of the hard rock band, Winger, and a solo artist.-Early days:Winger was born in Denver, Colorado to parents who were both jazz musicians....
who was touring with Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
at the time. Eventually they formed the band Sahara along with Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein
Rod Morgenstein is an American drummer and music educator. He is best known for his work with the late '80s Heavy metal band Winger and with the Jazz fusion band Dixie Dregs. He also played with Fiona, Platypus, The Steve Morse Band, and Jelly Jam...
and Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor is one of the foremost American choreographers of the 20th century.Paul Taylor is the last living member of the pantheon that created America’s indigenous art of modern dance...
, which was later renamed to Winger.
Winger recorded and toured in support of three albums, Winger
Winger (album)
Track 11, "Higher and Higher", was a CD bonus track. It wasn't on cassette copies of the album. It was also the B-side of the "Madalaine" single. In this day and age, just as CDs were beginning to become popular, it was not uncommon to include a bonus track like this.-Band:* Kip Winger – bass...
(1988), In the Heart of the Young
In the Heart of the Young
-Singles:*"Can't Get Enuff" / "In the Day We'll Never See"*"Miles Away / "Rainbow in the Rose"*"Easy Come Easy Go" / "Battle Stations"At least two more songs were recorded during the In the Heart of the Young sessions, but "All I Ever Wanted" and "Never" did not make it to the final album because...
(1990) and Pull (1993). The band also released a number of hit singles, including "Seventeen", "Madalaine", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away".
After Winger disbanded in the mid 90's, Beach first joined Alice Cooper's band and later replaced George Lynch
George Lynch (musician)
George Lynch is a hard rock/heavy metal guitarist best known as a member of the band Dokken, his own bands Lynch Mob and Souls of We.-Pre Dokken:...
in the heavy metal band Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
. With Dokken
Dokken
Dokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
he recorded one studio album titled Erase The Slate and a live DVD titled Live From The Sun.
He was also involved with Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
, as he recorded the soundtracks of Daytona USA 2
Daytona USA 2
Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge is an arcade racing game released by Sega in 1998 as a follow up to the extremely successful Daytona USA. The game featured vastly superior graphics, utilizing the Sega Model 3 hardware. The majority of Daytona USA 2 cabinets were released as deluxe models , which...
.
Since leaving Dokken, Beach has been a part of several different recording and touring projects. In addition to sporadic touring with Winger, he released a solo effort entitled Masquerade in 2002. Since 2003 has been a member David Coverdale
David Coverdale
David 'Jack' Coverdale is an English rock singer, most famous for his work with the his own hard rock band Whitesnake which achieved massive commercial success.-Early life:...
's current incarnation of Whitesnake
Whitesnake
Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
.
A "supergroup" project called The Mob
The Mob (melodic rock band)
The Mob is an American hard rock band formed in 2005. Their self-titled debut album was released by Frontiers Records the same year.-Line-up:* Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals* Doug Pinnick – lead vocals* Timothy Drury – keyboards, backing vocals...
with King's X
King's X
King's X is an American hard rock band that combines progressive metal, funk and soul with vocal arrangements influenced by gospel, blues, and British Invasion rock groups. The band's lyrics are largely based on the members' struggles with religion and self-acceptance...
frontman Doug Pinnick
Doug Pinnick
Doug Pinnick sometimes stylised as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock/progressive metal band King's X. He has fourteen albums with King's X, four solo albums, and numerous side projects and guest...
and Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...
drummer Kelly Keagy
Kelly Keagy
Kelly Keagy is an American drummer and vocalist, best known for his work with Night Ranger. Keagy sang lead vocals on several of their hits, such as "Sister Christian", "Sing Me Away", and "Sentimental Street".-Early years:...
, resulted in a single self-titled album, released in 2005.
A reformed Winger released their first studio recording in over a decade, IV
IV (Winger album)
-Band members:* Kip Winger - vocals, bass, acoustics, keys* Reb Beach – guitars, vocals* John Roth – guitars, vocals* Cenk Eroglu – keys, guitars and effects* Rod Morgenstein - Drums-Additional personnel:* Denny McDonald - additional background vocals...
in 2006.
He replaced Jeff Watson
Jeff Watson (guitarist)
Jeff Watson is an American guitarist originally known as one of the founding members and lead guitarist of the band Night Ranger, in which he has played as co-guitarist with guitarist Brad Gillis. He has also released solo albums. In 2007, he left the band to pursue more challenging opportunities...
in Night Ranger
Night Ranger
Night Ranger is an American rock band from San Francisco that gained popularity during the 1980s with a series of albums and singles. The band's first five albums sold more than 10 million copies worldwide...
for a series of dates in Japan and the US, but announced his departure in January 2008.
He currently splits his time between Winger and Whitesnake, recording Karma
Karma (Winger album)
-Band:* Kip Winger - vocals, bass, acoustics, keys* Reb Beach – guitars, vocals* John Roth – guitars, vocals* Rod Morgenstein - Drums, Piano on 'First Ending'-Sources:** sound samples from the album....
in 2009 with the former band, and Forevermore
Forevermore (Whitesnake album)
-Personnel:* David Coverdale – lead & backing vocals* Doug Aldrich – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals* Reb Beach – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals* Michael Devin – bass, backing vocals* Brian Tichy – drums, percussionAdditional personnel...
with the latter in 2010. He continues to tour with both acts as needed.
According to band mate Kip Winger
Kip Winger
Charles Frederick Kip Winger is an American rock musician, both a member of the hard rock band, Winger, and a solo artist.-Early days:Winger was born in Denver, Colorado to parents who were both jazz musicians....
, Reb is quite adept at coming up with multiple rock riffs at a time, though he is often unable to remember them later.
Ibanez
Ibanez
is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as well as the first brand of guitars to mass produce...
guitars produced his signature RBM models (stands for Reb Beach Model) in early 90s. On the 2005 Whitesnake reunion tour, he primarily used custom models by luthier Suhr Guitars
Suhr Guitars
Suhr Guitars is an American company that manufactures electric guitars and basses, guitar amplifiers, and effect units...
.
Albums
Winger- WingerWinger (album)Track 11, "Higher and Higher", was a CD bonus track. It wasn't on cassette copies of the album. It was also the B-side of the "Madalaine" single. In this day and age, just as CDs were beginning to become popular, it was not uncommon to include a bonus track like this.-Band:* Kip Winger – bass...
(1988) - In the Heart of the YoungIn the Heart of the Young-Singles:*"Can't Get Enuff" / "In the Day We'll Never See"*"Miles Away / "Rainbow in the Rose"*"Easy Come Easy Go" / "Battle Stations"At least two more songs were recorded during the In the Heart of the Young sessions, but "All I Ever Wanted" and "Never" did not make it to the final album because...
(1990) - Pull (1993)
- The Very Best Of WingerThe Very Best of WingerThe Very Best of Winger was a Winger compilation album released by Atlantic Records and Rhino Entertainment Company in 2001.Most of the songs on the album were collected from the first three Winger studio albums, Winger , In the Heart of the Young and Pull , but there is one new recording called...
(2001) - IVIV (Winger album)-Band members:* Kip Winger - vocals, bass, acoustics, keys* Reb Beach – guitars, vocals* John Roth – guitars, vocals* Cenk Eroglu – keys, guitars and effects* Rod Morgenstein - Drums-Additional personnel:* Denny McDonald - additional background vocals...
(2006) - Demo AnthologyDemo AnthologyDemo Anthology is a collection of hits and previously unreleased demos by hard rock band Winger. The demo material is taken from recording sessions of the debut album Winger up to Pull .-Disc 1:# "Madalaine" – 4:20# "Hungry" – 4:08...
(2007) - KarmaKarma (Winger album)-Band:* Kip Winger - vocals, bass, acoustics, keys* Reb Beach – guitars, vocals* John Roth – guitars, vocals* Rod Morgenstein - Drums, Piano on 'First Ending'-Sources:** sound samples from the album....
(2009)
Dokken
- Erase the SlateErase The SlateErase the Slate is the seventh studio album by heavy metal band Dokken, released in 1999. It is the only Dokken album to feature former Winger guitarist Reb Beach.-Track listing:...
(1999) - Live from the SunLive from the SunLive from the Sun is a live rock album recorded in 2000 at the Sun Theater in Anaheim, CA by heavy metal band Dokken. This album captures the reunited Dokken, minus guitarist George Lynch, in Anaheim on November 4, 1999, running through a live set of mostly greatest hits, plus two songs from the...
(2000)
Solo
- The Fusion Demos (1993)
- Masquerade (2001)
The Mob
- The Mob (2005)
Whitesnake
- Live: In The Still of the Night (2004)
- Live: In The Shadow Of The BluesLive: In the Shadow of the BluesLive: In The Shadow Of The Blues is a live album by the band Whitesnake Live: In The Shadow Of The Blues is a live album by the band Whitesnake Live: In The Shadow Of The Blues is a live album by the band Whitesnake (the second live album under the Whitesnake band name and includes 4 bonus new...
(2005) - Good to Be BadGood to Be Bad-European Bonus Disc:-US/Canadian Bonus CD:All tracks taken from 2006's Live: In the Shadow of the Blues-Still Good To Be Bad :-Personnel:*David Coverdale - vocals*Doug Aldrich - guitars...
(2008) - ForevermoreForevermore (Whitesnake album)-Personnel:* David Coverdale – lead & backing vocals* Doug Aldrich – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals* Reb Beach – lead & rhythm guitars, backing vocals* Michael Devin – bass, backing vocals* Brian Tichy – drums, percussionAdditional personnel...
(2011)
Other
- Various artists - The Lost Boys Soundtrack (1985)
- FionaFiona (singer)Fiona is an American rock music singer and actress best known as the love interest in the 1987 Bob Dylan vehicle, Hearts of Fire.-Life and career:...
- Beyond the Pale (1986) - Howard JonesHoward Jones (musician)Howard Jones is a musician, singer and songwriter. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart visitor in the mid 1980s with his brand of synthpop. Jones, who was equally popular in the U.S., appeared at Live...
- One on One (1986) - Chaka KhanChaka KhanChaka Khan , frequently known as the Queen of Funk, is a 10-time Grammy Award winning American singer-songwriter who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career...
- Destiny (1986) - The Bee Gees - E.S.P. (1987)
- Twisted SisterTwisted SisterTwisted Sister is an American heavy metal band from Long Island. Musically, the band implements elements of traditional heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, along with a style that is similar to early glam metal bands...
- Love Is For SuckersLove Is for SuckersLove Is for Suckers is the fifth album by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. According to the Live At Wacken DVD, the material was originally meant to be a solo album by Twisted Sister's lead singer, Dee Snider, but the label pushed for it to be released under the Twisted Sister name instead....
(1987) - Brian McDonald Group - Desperate Business (1988)
- Minoru Niihara - One (1989)
- Xenon - America's New Design (1989)
- Various artists - The Karate Kid III Soundtrack (1989)
- Various artists - Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack (1991)
- Various artists - Guitars that Rule the World (1992)
- Danger DangerDanger DangerDanger Danger is an American glam metal band, formed in 1987 in Queens, New York. Despite enjoying moderate success in the U.S. with their debut album Danger Danger, the band vanished from the radar due to legal problems and changes in its line-up....
- Cockroach (1993) - Various artists - Smoke on the Water - A Tribute to Deep Purple (1994)
- Andy TimmonsAndy TimmonsAndy Timmons is an American guitarist who has played in the bands Danger Danger, Pawn Kings, and Andy Timmons Band . He has also released several solo albums and has worked as a session guitarist...
- EarX-tacy 2 (1997) - Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
- A Fistful of Alice (1997) - Various artists - Guitar Battle (1998)
- Various artists - Daytona USA 2 Game Soundtrack (1998)
- Various artists - This Conversation Seems Like A Dream (1998)
- Various artists - Bat Head Soup - A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne (2000)
- Various artists - A Tribute to Van Halen (2000)
- Brian McDonald - Wind it Up (2000)
- War and Peace - Light at the End of the Tunnel (2000)
- Various artists - Stone Cold Queen - A Tribute (2001)
- Brian McDonald - Voyage (2003)
- Ken Tamplin and Friends - Wake the Nations (2003)
- XCarnation - Grounded (2005)
- Northern Light Orchestra - Celebrate Christmas (2010)
Videos/DVDs
- Winger - The Videos (1989)
- Winger - In the Heart of the Young (1990)
- Winger - In the Heart of the Young Part 2 (1991)
- Reb Beach - Cutting Loose (1991)
- Winger - Live in Tokyo (1991)
- Wayne's World (film)Wayne's World (film)Wayne's World is a 1992 American comedy film directed by Penelope Spheeris and starring Mike Myers in his film debut as Wayne Campbell and Dana Carvey as Garth Algar, hosts of the Aurora, Illinois-based Public-access television cable TV show Wayne's World...
- Seen in backing band for Alice Cooper in the film. (1992) - Winger - The Making of Pull (1993)
- DokkenDokkenDokken is an American heavy metal and hard rock band formed in 1978. They split up in 1989 but reformed four years later. The group accumulated numerous charting singles and has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide...
- Live from the SunLive from the SunLive from the Sun is a live rock album recorded in 2000 at the Sun Theater in Anaheim, CA by heavy metal band Dokken. This album captures the reunited Dokken, minus guitarist George Lynch, in Anaheim on November 4, 1999, running through a live set of mostly greatest hits, plus two songs from the...
(2002) - Reb Beach - Homegrown Private Lesson Volume 1 (2003)
- WhitesnakeWhitesnakeWhitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
- Live... In The Still Of The Night (2006) - Winger - The Making of Winger IV (2006)
- Winger LiveWinger LiveWinger Live is a two CD and DVD live set culled from Winger 2007 US reunion tour and directed by Jack Edward Sawyers. Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein and John Roth rip through all the hits, progressive jams and new material taken from their comeback album IV. Keyboardist Cenk Eroglu was not...
concert (2007) - Winger LiveWinger LiveWinger Live is a two CD and DVD live set culled from Winger 2007 US reunion tour and directed by Jack Edward Sawyers. Kip Winger, Reb Beach, Rod Morgenstein and John Roth rip through all the hits, progressive jams and new material taken from their comeback album IV. Keyboardist Cenk Eroglu was not...
concert (2008)
See also
- Winger
- The MobThe Mob (melodic rock band)The Mob is an American hard rock band formed in 2005. Their self-titled debut album was released by Frontiers Records the same year.-Line-up:* Reb Beach – guitars, backing vocals* Doug Pinnick – lead vocals* Timothy Drury – keyboards, backing vocals...
- WhitesnakeWhitesnakeWhitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
- Alice CooperAlice CooperAlice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...