Chronology--Graham's History
1947 Born in England
1960 Joined "Joe Roth Orchestra"
196? Joined a jazz group
called "Skyliners"
1965 Formed "Bluesect" with Roger Sleath
1967 Formed "Graham Bonnet Set" and "Bonnar Law".
1968 Met Robert Stigwood and formed a new duo "The Marbles"
with his cousin Trevor Gordon.
Released the first
single "Only One Woman" and "Walls Fell Down", produced by BeeGees.
Also recorded other
songs for a full album but The Marbles disbanded.
1969 Full Album "The Marbles" released.
1970 Another Marbles singles "I Can't See Nobody" and "Breakin'
Up Is Hard To Do" released.
197? Joined Southern Comfort as a bassist
1972 Released solo single "Whisper In The Night" from RCA
1973 Released solo single "Trying To Say Goodbye" from RCA
1974 Released solo single "Back Row In The Stalls" from DJM
Acted in a British
comedy film "Three For All" as a singer of a popular rock band
1975 Soundtrack record "Three For All" released from DJM
1976 Sang in "Paul Gallico's Snow Goose" directed by Spike Milligan
1977 Recorded his first solo album "Graham Bonnet"
Cut a single "It's
All Over Now, Baby Blue"
1978 Recorded his second solo album "No Bad Habit". Cut a single
"Can't Complain".
Released 12' single
"Warm Ride"
1979 Joined Rainbow and recorded "Down To Earth". Toured in the U.S.
"All Night
Long" and "Since You've Been Gone" single cut.
1980 Down To Earth Tour throughout Europe, Japan, and the U.K. Monsters of
Rock Festival.
1981 Recorded his third solo album "Line Up"
"Night
Games", "Be My Baby", "Liar", etc. single cut.
1982 Joined Michael Schenker Group and recorded "Assault Attack".
"Dancer" single cut.
1983 Recorded a song "Truth Hits Everybody" with Don Airey, Gary
Moore and Neil Murray in
The Police cover album
by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Formed his own band
Alcatrazz in LA and released "No Parole From Rock 'n' Roll".
1984 No Parole Tour in the U.S. and Japan. Released a live album "Live
Sentence" and
live video
"Metallic Live".
Recorded the 2nd
Alcatrazz album "Disturbing The Peace" and toured in Japan again.
Live video "Power
Live" was released in Japan.
1986 Recorded the 3rd Alcatrazz album "Dangerous Games".
1987 Alcatrazz disbanded.
Sang backing chorus in
Pretty Maids' album "Future World"
1988 Joined Impellitteri and released "Stand In Line". Did a gig at
a dome stadium in Tokyo
with Billy Joel, Boz
Scaggs, Art Garfunkel, etc.
1989 Joined Forcefield and released CD "To Oz and Back"
1990 Recorded another Forcefield CD "Let The Wild Run Free".
"The Rock Singer's
Anthology" CD released.
1991 Released his 4th solo album "Here Comes The Night"
Sang in the "Wind
In The Willows Rock Concert", Zeitfestival in Germany
1993 Formed Blackthorne with Bob Kulick & Jimmy Waldo. Released CD
"Afterlife"
1996 Recorded his 5th solo album "Underground"
1998 "The Best of Alcatrazz" released.
"Wind In The
Willows Rock Concert" published on CD
1999 Recorded his 6th solo album "The Day I Went Mad"
2000 Joined Japanese HM band Anthem and recorded CD "Heavy Metal
Anthem"
2001 Re-joined the recording of new Impellitteri album "System X".
2002 "System X" released.
2003 Played some live gigs in Los Angeles.
The Marbles LP
digitally remastered & reissued on CD.
2004 Joined Italian guitar virtuoso Dario Mollo's new project "Elektric
Zoo" and toured the UK and Europe.
Also joined another
Italian guitar player Matteo Fillippini's project "Moonstone"
and recorded the vocal
track of a song titled "Not Dead Yet".
2005 Recorded vocal tracks for three tunes for Iain Ashley Hersey's new album
"The Holy Grail" .
Toured Finland,
Estonia, Sweden, Russia and the UK.
Also, participated in
one tune for Michael Schenker's 25th anniversary album "Tales of Rock 'n' Roll".
Started recordings for
the new albums of Elektric Zoo and Taz Taylor.
2006 Taz Taylor's new album "Welcome to America" released.
Joined Uli Roth's Sky
Academy Concert at UCLA and Don Airey's charity gig in England.
Played eight gigs in
Finland with Finland's star rock players.
Formed new Alcatrazz in
October.
2007 Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet played four gigs in Japan with Joe Lynn
Turner.
Appeared in Classics in
Rock in Netherlands.
Toured the UK with Taz
Taylor Band, and joint-toured Finland with Joe Lynn Turner.
Sang "It's All
Over Now, Baby Blue" in Countdown Spectacular Concerts in Australia.
