Joey Tafolla

Joey Tafolla in 2016

Joey Tafolla is an American guitarist known for his work with the heavy metal band Jag Panzer and solo instrumental releases.[1]

Biography

Born in San Diego, California, Tafolla is the son of Rosie Hamlin and Noah Tafolla, the singer and guitarist respectively of Rosie and the Originals, who recorded the hit single "Angel Baby".[2] A member of the heavy metal band Jag Panzer from 1981 to 1985, Tafolla has rejoined the band several times over the years for albums and live concerts.[3]

He joined Mike Varney's Shrapnel Records label soon after leaving the band and released his debut album Out of the Sun in 1987, which included Tony MacAlpine, Paul Gilbert and Wally Voss.[3] His second release in 1991, Infra-Blue,[3] was a noticeable departure from the neoclassical metal stylings of his first album, and demonstrated an intense blues fusion feel instrumental rock-oriented sound. Tafolla returned to Jag Panzer in 1995, but left again after 1997's The Fourth Judgement and again later for The Deviant Chord. He released a third solo album Plastic in 2001.[1] In 2018 he joined the Graham Bonnet Band and featured on the album Meanwhile Back At The Garage.[4]

Tafolla has also toured or recorded with Quiet Riot, Michael Sweet, Wolf Pakk.

Discography

Solo albums

With Jag Panzer

With Graham Bonnet Band

  • 2018: Meanwhile Back In The Garage

With Tyrese

  • 2000: 2000 Watts

Others

  • 1989: Guitar Masters, Roadrunner Records
  • 1990: An Axe To Grind, Ken Tamplin, Frontline
  • 1992: Guitar on the edge, Vol 1, No.1, Legato Records
  • 1995: In the Witness Box, Ken Tamplin, Brunette
  • 1998: Metal Guitars - High Voltage Instrumentals, Disky Communications
  • 2006: Guitar Odyssey, Milan Polak, Lion Music
  • 2009: Shrapnel's Super Shredders: Neoclassical, Shrapnel
  • 2009: This is Shredding, Vol. 1, Shrapnel

Instructional

  • 1993: Shredding, REH830, CPP Media Group

References

  1. ^ a b "Joey Tafolla Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  2. ^ "Rosie Hamlin, the singer in San Diego's Rosie and The Originals, dead at 71". San Diego Union-Tribune. April 2, 2017. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 352/3. ISBN 0-85112-656-1.
  4. ^ K, Jeff (June 28, 2017). "ESP Artist Joey Tafolla Joins Graham Bonnet Band". The ESP Guitar Company. Retrieved November 7, 2023.


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