Tyketto
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Tyketto is a New York City
based hard rock
band. The group was put together in 1987 by former Waysted
vocalist Danny Vaughn
; Brooke St. James (guitar
), Jimi Kennedy (bass
), and Michael Clayton (drums
) completed the lineup.
By 1990, the band had signed to Geffen Records
, and released their debut album Don't Come Easy, which included the modestly successful single "Forever Young". Musically, the album was somewhere between Whitesnake
and Bon Jovi
, and Tyketto opened for the former on many bills. However, the rise of the grunge
sound in 1991 saw Tyketto's hopes of a big breakthrough begin to recede. Jimi left the band and was replaced by Jamie Scott. Their second album was rejected by Geffen and finally emerged in 1994 under the title Strength in Numbers on CMC International
in the USA and Music for Nations
elsewhere in the world.
The following year, Vaughn left the band to look after his wife, who had developed cancer, and was replaced by former Tall Stories vocalist Steve Augeri
. Tyketto's sound began to move more toward a Journey-type style (Augeri later became lead vocalist for Journey
), and this line-up released Shine in 1995, again on CMC / Music for Nations. However, dwindling audiences and the changing landscape of the rock industry saw the band split up in 1996, releasing the live album Take Out & Served Up Live as a swan song, having never really broken through. The various band members went onto other projects: most notably Vaughn, Clayton and Scott would reunite in Vaughn
. Vaughn would eventually start releasing material under his own name in 2007.
In 2004, Tyketto reformed for a reunion tour with the full original lineup. They played a second set of reunion dates in 2007 and stated at the time that this was the last time the original four members, or any other line up, would ever perform under the Tyketto name. To coincide with the dates the band released an The Last Sunset - Farewell 2007 consisting of alternative versions of previously released songs and unreleased songs unearthed from long forgotten demo tapes.
Despite this announcement, in 2008 Tyketto reformed again for more dates. In April they played the "Hard In Rio 2" festival in Brazil, and also played four European dates for October 2008 including Firefest. However due to scheduling conflicts Brooke St. James was unable to join the band for these dates and was replaced by P.J. Zitarosa, a former member of Vaughn
and Danny's solo career backing band. Zitarosa has remained with the band since this.
Tyketto toured Europe in January 2009 and played at the Download Festival in the UK which ran on June 11–13, 2010. They also played a US show on November 23rd, 2011, and a worldwide webcast on November 26, 2011. Additional dates in the UK include Nov 30th through Dec 3rd 2011. The live worldwide webcast was a fan interactive concert and featured the original line up of Danny Vaughn, Brooke St. James, Michael Clayton and Jimi Kennedy onstage together for the first time in years, along with their fifth member, Bobby Lynch on keyboards. The band is currently recording their newest album, Dig In Deep which they plan to have out sometime around April-May of 2012.
New York City
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based hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band. The group was put together in 1987 by former Waysted
Waysted
Waysted are a heavy metal band formed by UFO bassist Pete Way and Scottish rocker Fin Muir in 1983. Recruiting Frank Noon , Ronnie Kayfield and Paul Raymond, Waysted signed to Chrysalis Records and released Vices in 1983....
vocalist Danny Vaughn
Danny Vaughn
Danny Vaughn is an American singer. Vaughn has performed with Waysted, Tyketto and Vaughn and now performs and releases under his own name...
; Brooke St. James (guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), Jimi Kennedy (bass
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
), and Michael Clayton (drums
Drum kit
A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
) completed the lineup.
By 1990, the band had signed to Geffen Records
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-Beginnings:...
, and released their debut album Don't Come Easy, which included the modestly successful single "Forever Young". Musically, the album was somewhere between 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...
and Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...
, and Tyketto opened for the former on many bills. However, the rise of the grunge
Grunge
Grunge is a subgenre of alternative rock that emerged during the mid-1980s in the American state of Washington, particularly in the Seattle area. Inspired by hardcore punk, heavy metal, and indie rock, grunge is generally characterized by heavily distorted electric guitars, contrasting song...
sound in 1991 saw Tyketto's hopes of a big breakthrough begin to recede. Jimi left the band and was replaced by Jamie Scott. Their second album was rejected by Geffen and finally emerged in 1994 under the title Strength in Numbers on CMC International
CMC International
CMC International was an American independent record label founded by Tom Lipsky in 1991, focused mainly on classic rock, and classic heavy metal. The label was the haven of many hard rock, arena rock, glam metal and AOR artists in the period when all the majors were investing all their financial...
in the USA and Music for Nations
Music For Nations
Music For Nations was a British independent record label focusing mainly on rock and metal. They were a subsidiary of the larger label distributor Zomba Records who in turn is owned by BMG....
elsewhere in the world.
The following year, Vaughn left the band to look after his wife, who had developed cancer, and was replaced by former Tall Stories vocalist Steve Augeri
Steve Augeri
Steve Augeri is an American rock singer best known for his work with Tall Stories, Tyketto, and Journey.-Career:...
. Tyketto's sound began to move more toward a Journey-type style (Augeri later became lead vocalist for Journey
Journey (band)
Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...
), and this line-up released Shine in 1995, again on CMC / Music for Nations. However, dwindling audiences and the changing landscape of the rock industry saw the band split up in 1996, releasing the live album Take Out & Served Up Live as a swan song, having never really broken through. The various band members went onto other projects: most notably Vaughn, Clayton and Scott would reunite in Vaughn
Vaughn (band)
Vaughn were a hard rock band formed by – and named after – vocalist Danny Vaughn, formerly of Tyketto and Waysted. The other initial band members were Michael Clayton and Jamie Scott , both from Tyketto, and P.J. Zitarosa and Kyle Cummings , although the band subsequently went through a number of...
. Vaughn would eventually start releasing material under his own name in 2007.
In 2004, Tyketto reformed for a reunion tour with the full original lineup. They played a second set of reunion dates in 2007 and stated at the time that this was the last time the original four members, or any other line up, would ever perform under the Tyketto name. To coincide with the dates the band released an The Last Sunset - Farewell 2007 consisting of alternative versions of previously released songs and unreleased songs unearthed from long forgotten demo tapes.
Despite this announcement, in 2008 Tyketto reformed again for more dates. In April they played the "Hard In Rio 2" festival in Brazil, and also played four European dates for October 2008 including Firefest. However due to scheduling conflicts Brooke St. James was unable to join the band for these dates and was replaced by P.J. Zitarosa, a former member of Vaughn
Vaughn (band)
Vaughn were a hard rock band formed by – and named after – vocalist Danny Vaughn, formerly of Tyketto and Waysted. The other initial band members were Michael Clayton and Jamie Scott , both from Tyketto, and P.J. Zitarosa and Kyle Cummings , although the band subsequently went through a number of...
and Danny's solo career backing band. Zitarosa has remained with the band since this.
Tyketto toured Europe in January 2009 and played at the Download Festival in the UK which ran on June 11–13, 2010. They also played a US show on November 23rd, 2011, and a worldwide webcast on November 26, 2011. Additional dates in the UK include Nov 30th through Dec 3rd 2011. The live worldwide webcast was a fan interactive concert and featured the original line up of Danny Vaughn, Brooke St. James, Michael Clayton and Jimi Kennedy onstage together for the first time in years, along with their fifth member, Bobby Lynch on keyboards. The band is currently recording their newest album, Dig In Deep which they plan to have out sometime around April-May of 2012.
Don't Come Easy (1991)
- Forever Young
- Wings
- Burning Down Inside
- Seasons
- Standing Alone
- Lay Your Body Down
- Walk on Fire
- Nothing but Love
- Strip Me Down
- Sail Away
Strength in Numbers (1994)
- Strength in Numbers
- Rescue Me
- End of the Summer Days
- Ain't That love
- Catch My Fall
- Last Sunset
- All over Me
- Write Your Name in the Sky
- Meet Me in the Night
- Why Do You Cry
- Inherit the Wind
- Standing Alone (94 remix)
Shine (1995)
- Jamie
- Rawthigh
- Radio Mary
- Get Me There
- High
- The Ballad of Ruby
- Let It Go
- Long Cold Winter
- I Won't Cry
- Shine
Take Out & Served Up Live (1996)
- Forever Young
- Drag the River
- Tearin' Up the Night
- Standing Alone
- Wait Forever
- Burning Down Inside
- Lay Your Body Down
- Let It Go
- Seasons
- Nothin' but Love
- Shine
- The End of the Summer Days
- Get Me There
- High
- Jaimie
The Last Sunset - Farewell 2007 (2007)
- Can't Fight
- Big Wheels
- Till the Summer Comes
- Calling on You
- Is Anybody Watching Me
- Walk Away
- Bourbon Street (Lay Your Body Down)
- Burning Down Inside [Demo]
- Everytime
- Shadowland
- Go for Your Guns
- The Last Sunset (Live from Spain, 2004)