Alan Fitzgerald

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Alan Fitzgerald
Born (1949-07-16) July 16, 1949 (age 74) [1]
United States
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Bass guitar
Keyboards
Synthesizers
Piano

Francis Alan Fitzgerald (born July 16, 1949) is an American musician. A multi-instrumentalist, he is best known as the second bassist of Montrose [2] and as keyboardist for Night Ranger. [3] He has also performed with Gamma, [4] and former Montrose bandmate Sammy Hagar. Fitzgerald also worked as an offstage keyboard player with Van Halen, during their concerts from 1991 until 2004, [5] 2007, 2012.

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Discography

with Montrose

with Sammy Hagar

with Ronnie Montrose

with Gamma

with Night Ranger

with Alliance

with Van Halen

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