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Black Sheep
BLACK SHEEP
Formed 1981, U.S.A.

Albums:
1985 Trouble In The Streets
1999 Sacrifice

History:
A relatively unknown cult band masterminded by vocalist/bassist Willie Basse, and being a stepping-stone for several big names of rock.
  Formed in Los Angeles in the early eighties, and more less being a solo venture for Basse, who does the majority of the song writing and has been the only constant members over the years. Among the musicians to be a part of Black Sheep over the years are Slash (Guns N'Roses, etc.), Mitch Perry (Steeler, MSG, etc.), Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Motley Crue, etc) and Kyle Stevens (Bang Tango).
  Their debut album featured guitar leads from Paul Gilbert (Mr. Big and Racer X) and Kurt James (Steeler) that complimented Basse's Paul Stanley-ish vocal delivery. However the album failed commercially, and Basse spent his time engineering, opening a rehearsal studio and founding Rock For Recovery, a "a non-profit prevention/awareness fundraiser for artists troubled by drug & alcohol abuse."
  Black Sheep made their comeback in 1999 by releasing the Sacrifice EP with drummer James Kottak (Kingdom Come and the Scorpions) and guitarists Brian Conroy and Marshall Harrison. A new album with this line-up is in the works, but has yet to see the light of day.

Links:
The Official Willie Basse Page
The Official Paul Gilbert Page
The Official Marshall Harrison Page
The Official James Kottak Page

Buy Black Sheep CDs:
Purchase at Amazon.com
Purchase at CDUniverse.com
Purchase at eBay.com

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