Riverdogs

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Riverdogs
Riverdogs 2004.jpg
Riverdogs in 2011
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres Hard rock, blues rock
Years active1989-present
MembersRob Lamothe
Nick Brophy
Vivian Campbell
Marc Danzeisen
Past membersMike Baird
James Michael
Spencer Sercombe
Cary Beare
Ronnie Ciago

The Riverdogs is a rock band, founded in Los Angeles in 1989. [1]

Contents

Band members

Current members


Former members

Recordings

Nick Brophy played as a bass guitarist on Riverdogs and played as a guitarist on Absolutely Live and Bone, replacing Vivian Campbell as guitarist, and himself being replaced by Cary Beare on bass guitar.

Vivian Campbell is now playing in Def Leppard and Last in Line.

Rob Lamothe was a guest lead vocalist on the song "The River" on former Badlands bass guitarist Greg Chaisson's solo album It's About Time. Marc Danzeisen also guested on several songs on It's About Time as a backing vocalist and percussionist.

Rob Lamothe and Vivian Campbell have both had solo careers.

Marc Danzeisen went on to play drums with Little Caesar in 1992 and then in 1994 he recorded and toured with Gilby Clarke from Guns N' Roses. Danzeisen has become a leading studio drummer along with producing, and writing songs for commercials, TV and film.

Keyboardist Kevin Gilbert played keyboards on the song "America" from Riverdogs.

Allen DeSilva played drums on the song "America" from Riverdogs.

Riverdogs (Rob Lamothe, Vivian Campbell, Nick Brophy and Marc Danzeisen) signed to MelodicRock Records for an album to be released in the first half of 2011. The result, World Gone Mad features unreleased music from the "lost" 2003 sessions and possibly new songs. A week was spent in Los Angeles working up ideas, and re-mixing and adding new parts to the original songs. Through the latter part of 2016, the Riverdogs were working on an album, recording in Hollywood, CA. The album, California, was released on July 7, 2017.

Discography

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References

  1. "Riverdogs HIstory". Angelfire (primary source). Retrieved 8 March 2016.