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Craig Ross | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Craig David Ross |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Rock |
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| Years active | 1986–present |
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| Associated acts | Lenny Kravitz |
| Website | craigross.net |
Craig David Ross is an American guitarist best known for performing and recording with Lenny Kravitz. [1]
Craig Ross was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. He has two daughters named Mia and Devon with his first wife Anna. Since 2014, he has been married to Spanish actress Goya Toledo. [2] [3]
Craig Ross borrowed a guitar from a neighbor's garage at age eight. [4] He began playing the music of the Beatles and Chuck Berry, his early influences. [4]
Before the age of sixteen, Ross started playing the L.A. clubs and eventually formed the band The Broken Homes while in high school, and going by the stage name Kreg Ross. They opened for prominent musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan, INXS, and Jerry Lee Lewis, among others, while doing clubs gigs with bands such as Guns N' Roses and Jane's Addiction. The band made three records for MCA records in the 80s, working with producers such as Andy Johns of Led Zeppelin and Rolling Stones fame. This seminal period gave Craig his education in studio work.
His musical influences include Freddie King, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page.
A 'chance meeting' in an L.A. pool hall with Lenny Kravitz (facilitated by Kathy Valentine of The Go-Go's) led to a twenty plus year association. [4] After touring with Kravitz for 1991's "Mama Said", Craig joined Lenny in the studio, co-writing and playing all the guitars on the track "Are You Gonna Go My Way", an anthem that helped elevate Lenny's career to new heights. The collaboration continued with stand-out solos on tracks such as "Believe" and "Is There Any love in Your Heart" helping make Lenny a top rock act. Craig has written and played on every subsequent Lenny album since as well as records by Sheryl Crow, Mick Jagger, B.B. King, Eric Clapton, The Black Crowes, Nikka Costa and others.
Ross co-wrote the songs "Spinning Around Over You", "Are You Gonna Go My Way", "Is There Any Love in Your Heart", "Where Are We Runnin'?", "Stillness of Heart", and "Lady" with Kravitz, as well as a number of songs on Kravitz's 2008 release It Is Time for a Love Revolution . He also toured with Kravitz, including at the Glastonbury Festival in 1999. [5]
Ross played on The Black Crowes 2001 album, Lions , on the track "Greasy Grass River", and on former Black Crowes guitarist Marc Ford's first solo album, It's About Time in 2003.
Ross, with Lenny Kravitz, performed at the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Led Zeppelin by playing "Whole Lotta Love".
Leonard Albert Kravitz is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and actor. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop, folk, and ballads.
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Lenny is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Lenny Kravitz, released in October 2001 through Virgin Records. It reached number 12 on the Billboard 200 and number 55 on the UK Albums Chart.
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"Are You Gonna Go My Way" is the first single to be released by American musician Lenny Kravitz from his third studio album, Are You Gonna Go My Way (1993). It was written by Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross. The single has been covered by numerous artists, such as Metallica, in a medley for "MTV Hits" at the 2003 MTV Music Video Awards, Tom Jones for the Jerky Boys OST, Robbie Williams on Jones' 1999 album Reload and Mel B in her solo section of the Spice Girls 2007 Reunion Tour. Serbian hard rock band Cactus Jack recorded a version on their live cover album DisCover in 2002. A remixed version is played as the opening theme song in Gran Turismo 3. Adam Lambert covered the song in November 2012 in his swing through South Africa.
"Where Are We Runnin'?" is a song performed by American rock musician Lenny Kravitz. It was released on April 5, 2004, as the lead single from his seventh studio album, Baptism (2004). The lyrics were written by Kravitz with collaboration by Craig Ross, and the music is also produced by Kravitz. Following its release, it reached number 69 in the United States, number 13 in Italy, and number four in Spain.
It Is Time for a Love Revolution is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger Lenny Kravitz, released on February 5, 2008. The album produced four singles released in 2007 and 2008. This is Kravitz's final album for Virgin Records.
"Fields of Joy" is a song recorded by American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on July 16, 1991, as the third single from his second studio album Mama Said.
"Is There Any Love in Your Heart" is a song recorded by American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on December 2, 1993, as the fourth single from his fourth studio album Are You Gonna Go My Way. The song was also included in his 2000 album Greatest Hits. The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and features Canadian model Ève Salvail playing a vampire.
It's About Time is a 2002 album by American rock guitarist and singer Marc Ford, former guitarist of The Black Crowes. It was the debut solo album by Ford, and received good reviews. Notable musicians who collaborated with Ford on this album include Ben Harper, Gary Louris, Warren Haynes, Allen Woody, Matt Abts and Craig Ross.
Are You Gonna Go My Way is the third studio album by American singer Lenny Kravitz, released on March 9, 1993, by Virgin Records. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey, by Henry Hirsch. It became Kravitz's first top 20 album on the United States Billboard 200, and his first number one album in both Australia and the United Kingdom, achieving worldwide success that helped to establish his popularity as a performer.
"Rock Star City Life" is a song recorded by the American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on February 20, 2011, as the third single from his album Black and White America. The track was the last one recorded for the album.
"Believe" is a song by Lenny Kravitz from his third album, Are You Gonna Go My Way. It was released as the second single from the album on May 10, 1993, by Virgin Records. It is a rock ballad with string orchestration, and was co-written, arranged and produced by Kravitz, with Henry Hirsch also contributing to the orchestration and composition. Its lyrics concern one being able to achieve freedom and "eternal grace" if they believe in themselves and put their faith in God.
"Sex" is a song written and recorded by American singer Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross. The song was released on August 6, 2014 as the second single from the Kravitz's tenth studio album Strut.
"Bring It On" is a song written and recorded by the American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on 25 October 2007 as the first single from his album It Is Time for a Love Revolution. The song was released as a radio-only single to U.S. rock stations. Anoushka Shankar, a daughter of sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, was invited to perform a sitar part.
"The Resurrection" is a song recorded by the American singer Lenny Kravitz and released on June 25, 1996 as the fourth and final single from his fourth studio album Circus. The song was written by Kravitz and Craig Ross.
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