You could say Graham Bonnet is hard rock's greatest chameleon. Perpetually stylish and sexy with his white suits, short hair and sunglasses, he continues to be an anomaly compared to his metal peers. He was plucked from relative obscurity to front Rainbow in the late 70s, but only lasted one album before joining Michael Schenker's group where his time was even shorter. Then he created Alcatrazz which launched the careers of Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve Vai and which he's dipped in and out of over the years. All along there have also been solo albums and the Graham Bonnet Band, which have a strong new album called Day Out in Nowhere that's worth a listen. Whether it's crooning classic r&b songs or wailing like a banshee over the hardest metal, Graham does whatever he feels like and does it well. And his stories have to be heard to be believed. He's the Metal Gentleman.
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Episode 194 - Ian Burden of the Human League
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Episode 193 - Brian Vander Ark of the Verve Pipe/Solo
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Episode 192 - Liberty DeVitto of Billy Joel/The Slim Kings
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Episode 190 - Chris Dunn of City Boy
Episode 189 - Derry Grehan of Honeymoon Suite
Episode 188 - Jeffrey Osborne
Episode 187 - Kevin Armstrong
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Episode 186 - Brian James of The Damned/Lords of the New Church/Solo
Episode 185 - Steve Diggle of the Buzzcocks/Solo
Episode 184 - Steve Barton of Translator/Solo
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Episode 183 - Lee Rocker of The Stray Cats/Solo
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