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Current members:
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1972-
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Gene "The Demon" Simmons - vocals, bass |
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1972-
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Paul "The Starchild" Stanley - vocals, guitars |
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1991-1996
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Eric Singer - drums, percussion |
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› 2001-2002
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› 2004-
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-//- |
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2002-
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Tommy "Space Man" Thayer - guitars |
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Former musicians:
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1972-1980
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Peter "The Catman" Criss - drums, percussion |
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› 1996-2001
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› 2002-2004
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1972-1982
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Ace Frehley - guitars |
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› 1996-2002
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1980-1991
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Eric "The Fox" Carr - drums, percussion |
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1982-1984
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Vinnie "The Warrior" Vincent - guitars |
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1984
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Mark "St. John" Norton - guitars |
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1984-1996
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Bruce Kulick - guitars |
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Studio musicians:
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1974
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Bruce Foster - piano |
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1977-1978
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Robert J. "Bob" Kulick - guitars |
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› 1981-1982
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-//- guitar |
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1978
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Carolyn Ray - backing vocals |
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1978
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Allan Schwartzberg - drums |
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1978
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Fran Eisenberg - backing vocals |
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1978
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Richard Gerstein - percussion, piano |
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1978
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Gordon Grody - backing vocals |
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1978
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Diva Gray - backing vocals |
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1978
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John Shane Howell - guitars |
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1978
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Neil Jason - bass |
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1978
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Eric Troyer - piano, vocals |
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1978
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Bill Bodine - bass, drums |
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1978
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Michael Carnahan - saxophone |
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1978
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Maxine Willard Waters - backing vocals |
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1978
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Julia Tillman - backing vocals |
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1978
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Annie Sutton - backing vocals |
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1978
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Vini Poncia - backing vocals |
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1978
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Stan Penridge - guitars, backing vocals |
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1978
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Art Munson - guitars |
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1978
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Brendan Harkin - guitars |
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1978
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Maxine Dixon - backing vocals |
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1978
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Bill Cuomo - keyboards, synthesizer |
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1978
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Lenny Castro - percussion |
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1978
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John Tropea - guitar |
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1978
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Sean Delaney - percussion, backing vocals |
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1978
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Maria Vidal - backing vocals |
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1978
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Doug Katsaros - piano, strings, synthesizer, backing vocals |
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1978
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Steve Lacey - guitars |
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1978
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Craig Kampf - drums |
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1978
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Diana Grasselli - backing vocals |
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1978
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Peppi Castro - backing vocals |
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1978
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Steve Buslowe - bass |
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1978
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Carmine Appice - drums |
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1978
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Richie Ranno - guitars |
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1978
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Myriam Naomi Valle - backing vocals |
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1978
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Eric Nelson - bass |
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1978
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Susan Collins - backing vocals |
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1978
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Larry Kelly - backing vocals |
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1978
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David Lasley - backing vocals |
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1978
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Bill Scheniman - bells, backing vocals |
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1978
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Carl Tallarico - drums |
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1978-1979
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Richie Fontana - drums |
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› 1982
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1978-1980
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Anton Fig - drums, percussion |
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1987
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Tom Kelly - backing vocals |
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1987-1989
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Phillip Ashley - keyboards |
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1989
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Kim Edwards-Brown - backing vocals |
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1989
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Charlotte Crossley - backing vocals |
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1989
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Valerie Pinkston-Mayo - backing vocals |
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1992
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Jesse Damon - backing vocals |
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1998
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Shelly Berg - piano |
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2003
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Isabel Morse - viola |
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2003
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Sarah Morse - cello |
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2003
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Tamara Myors - backing vocals |
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2003
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Eve Newsome - oboe |
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2003
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Rudolf Osadnik - violin |
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2003
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Rosia Pasteur - viola |
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2003
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Julie Payne - trumpet |
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2003
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Marita Petherbridge - backing vocals |
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2003
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Vicki Philipson - oboe |
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2003
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Christopher Moore - viola |
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2003
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Andrew Moon - bass |
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2003
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Mark Mogilevski - violin |
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2003
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Rolf Kuhlman - bassoon |
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2003
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Tara Lanzendorfer - backing vocals |
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2003
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Geoff Lierse - horn |
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2003
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Paul MacMillan - viola |
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2003
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Eleanor Mancini - violin |
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2003
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Anne Martonyi - violin |
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2003
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Ken McClimont - trombone |
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2003
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Trinette McClimont - horn |
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2003
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Elise Millman - bassoon |
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2003
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Alison Rayner - violin |
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2003
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Steve Reeves - bass |
|
2003
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David Thomas - clarinet |
|
2003
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Matthew Tomkins - violin |
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2003
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Chris Turpin - percussion |
|
2003
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Michael Vassiliou - backing vocals |
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2003
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Izia Wasserman - violin |
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2003
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Cindy Watkin - viola |
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2003
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Tristram Williams - trumpet |
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2003
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Marcella Wright - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Jung Sook Yoon - violin |
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2003
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Andrea Taylor - cello |
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2003
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Joanna Sych - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Andrew Richards - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Eric Roberts - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Caitlin Rourke - backing vocals |
|
2003
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David Shafir - bass |
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2003
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Shawn Shebetka - organ |
|
2003
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Tony Smith - bass |
|
2003
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William McLeish Smith - violin |
|
2003
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Wilma Smith - violin |
|
2003
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Gabrielle Sych - backing vocals |
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2003
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Roger Young - violin |
|
2003
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Rachel Alford - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Robert Cossom - percussion |
|
2003
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Jon Craven (I) - clarinet |
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2003
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Jacqueline Cronin - viola |
|
2003
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Monica Curro - violin |
|
2003
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Tim Daly - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Russell Davies - horn |
|
2003
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Prue Davis - flute |
|
2003
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Sharon Draper - cello |
|
2003
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Simon Collins - viola |
|
2003
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Wendy Clarke - flute |
|
2003
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Robert Clarke - percussion |
|
2003
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Caroline Almonte - keyboards |
|
2003
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John Arcaro - timpani |
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2003
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Helen Ayres - violin |
|
2003
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Liam Barr - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Nick Bochner - cello |
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2003
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Eric Bramble - horn |
|
2003
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Kirsty Bremner - violin |
|
2003
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Isin Cakmakcioglu - violin |
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2003
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Caitlin Drummond - backing vocals |
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2003
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Jacques Dubois - backing vocals |
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2003
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Nikki Duncan - backing vocals |
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2003
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Keith Johnson - cello |
|
2003
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Virginia Kable - cello |
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2003
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Adam Karlovsky - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Brett Kelly - trombone |
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2003
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Laura Kennedy - cello |
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2003
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Lydia Killerby - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Christopher Kipping - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Michael Kisin - violin |
|
2003
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Jeremy Kleeman - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Sylvia Hosking - bass |
|
2003
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Sarah Hoskin - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Thomas Durand - backing vocals |
|
2003
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Pete Edwards - violin |
|
2003
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William Evans - trumpet |
|
2003
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Peter Forsberg - tuba |
|
2003
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Deborah Goodall - violin |
|
2003
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Gabby Halloran - viola |
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2003
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Mary-Ann Henshaw - backing vocals |
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2003
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Lorraine Hook - violin |
|
2003
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Jake Hoskin - backing vocals |
|
2012
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Brian Whelan - piano |
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2015
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Kanako Momota - vocals |
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2015
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Shiori Tamai - vocals |
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2015
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Ayaka Sasaki - vocals |
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2015
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Reni Takagi - vocals |
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2015
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Momoka Ariyasu - vocals |
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Live musicians:
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|
1992
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Derek Sherinian - keyboards, backing vocals |
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Guest musicians:
|
|
1978
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Elliott Randall - guitars |
|
1978
|
Helen Reddy - vocals |
|
1978
|
Donna Summer - vocals |
|
1978
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Katey Sagal - backing vocals |
|
1978
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Bob Seger - vocals |
|
1978
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Joe Perry - guitars |
|
1978
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Rick Nielsen - guitars |
|
1978
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Janis Ian - vocals |
|
1978
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Ricky Nelson - guitar, vocals |
|
1978
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Tom Saviano - saxophone |
|
1978
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Steve Lukather - guitars |
|
1978
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Tommy Faragher - backing vocals |
|
1978
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Jimmy Faragher - backing vocals |
|
1978
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Davey Faragher - backing vocals |
|
1978
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Danny Faragher - backing vocals |
|
1978
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Cherilyn "Cher" Sarkisian - vocals |
|
1978
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Jeff "Skunk" Baxter - guitars |
|
1978
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Michael Des Barres - vocals |
|
1978
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Will Lee - bass |
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1983
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Rick Derringer - guitars |
