Richie Kotzen
- MatchRichie Kotzen
- 100%The Winery Dogs
- 55%Mr. Big
- 44%Greg Howe
- 40%Chickenfoot
- 36%Glenn Hughes
- 34%Black Country Communion
- 31%King's X
- 29%Whitesnake
- 27%Extreme
- 27%Joe Satriani
Biography
3 February 1970, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. This highly gifted, US-born rock guitar god is very much in the Joe Satriani mould. By the time Kotzen had reached his seventh birthday, he had moved from piano to guitar lessons, and was playing live with his own band, Arthurs Museum, when he entered his teens. Taken under the wing of Mike Varney, he was introduced to bass player Stuart Hamm and ex-Journey drummer Steve Smith, with whom he recorded a solo instrumental album in 1989. This... Read more