Bobby Dall | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Robert Harry Kuykendall |
Born | November 2, 1963 |
Origin | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Glam metal, hard rock |
Occupation(s) | Bassist, musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass, Piano |
Years active | 1983–present |
Website | poisonweb |
Robert Harry Kuykendall, also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1963), [1] is an American musician best known as the bassist for the rock band Poison.
Dall had ambitions of studying law, but ultimately turned to music instead. He began playing guitar but switched to bass at the age of 15. Dall later moved to Los Angeles with Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, and Matt Smith to play with the band Paris, which later became known as Poison. [ citation needed ]
Dall is the youngest of three children. He lived in Palm Bay, Florida with his family from the age of 9 to age 17, [2] before relocating to Harrisburg. Dall currently resides in Indialantic, FL.
Dall has two children: Zachary (born 1990) and Zoe (born 1997).
During a Poison show in Atlanta on August 25, 2006, Dall and Bret Michaels had to be separated after Michaels threw his mic at Dall, and Dall retaliated by hitting Michaels with his bass guitar, injuring his knee. Michaels apologized and stated "like brothers, sometimes you have to air things out," the band did finish the set. [3] This altercation was the first onstage incident since a fight between Michaels and C.C. Deville at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1991. The band took time out while Michaels continued with his solo tour.
Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The most successful incarnation of the band consists of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Bret Michaels, drummer Rikki Rockett, lead guitarist and backing vocalist C.C. DeVille, and bassist Bobby Dall. The band achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s through the mid-1990s and has sold 25 million records in the United States and over 60 million albums worldwide.
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Bret Michael Sychak, known professionally as Bret Michaels, is an American singer and musician. He was the frontman of rock band Poison who has sold over 50 million albums worldwide and 15 million records in the United States. The band has also charted 10 singles to the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, including six Top 10 singles and a number-one single, "Every Rose Has Its Thorn".
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Crack a Smile... and More! is the fifth studio album from the American hard rock band Poison. The record was released on March 14, 2000. The album features guitarist Blues Saraceno, who was hired as the band's new lead guitarist following the firing of Richie Kotzen in late 1993. Saraceno appeared on the band's last album release Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986–1996 in 1996, which featured two new tracks with him on lead guitar. Those two new tracks re-appear on this album along with thirteen new songs and five bonus tracks. The album moved around 12,000 copies in its first week of release to debut at #131 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock is a compilation album from the American rock band Poison, released to celebrate the band's 20 year anniversary. It has sold more than 1 million copies to date in the U.S as of September 2009. The album was released on April 3, 2006, on EMI
Power to the People is an album by the American rock band Poison, released on June 13, 2000, on the band's independent label, Cyanide Music. It marked the return of the original lineup, together for the first time since 1991's Swallow This Live with the return of C.C. DeVille who replaced Blues Saraceno.
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Poison Greatest Video Hits is the fifth DVD/video from the rock band Poison, released in 2001 following the success of the VH1 Behind the Music episode of the band.
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