1. Bruce Howard Kulick is an American guitarist best known as a former guitarist of the band Kiss.
22 Facts About Bruce Kulick
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Bruce Kulick is the younger brother of guitarist Bob Kulick.
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Bruce Kulick was born in Brooklyn, New York City and lived in Queens for a time, graduating from Newtown High School.
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Bruce Kulick found the master tape from those sessions in 2008 and issued it via limited edition CD, available during his appearances at Kiss expos and via his website.
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Bruce Kulick first began touring professionally with George McCrae and Andrea True.
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Bruce Kulick was a member of the band Blackjack, with Michael Bolton, during the band's short existence from 1979 to 1980.
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Bruce Kulick joined the Long Island-based band the Good Rats in 1981, and is on their album, Great American Music.
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In 1983, Bruce Kulick was asked to join Michael Bolton as his guitarist for his debut album release tour, after Bolton anglicizing his family name from Bolotin.
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Bruce Kulick joined the rock band Kiss in September 1984 as the lead guitarist, replacing Mark St John, who left the band after being diagnosed with reactive arthritis.
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Bruce Kulick, who remained with Kiss until 1996, and St John are the only two members of Kiss never to have worn makeup or costumes in the band, although it is rumored that Gene Simmons's step-niece has come up with unofficial designs for both of them which have garnered approval.
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Bruce Kulick played on five Kiss studio albums: Asylum, Crazy Nights, Hot in the Shade, Revenge and Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions ; he appeared on Alive III and MTV Unplugged.
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Bruce Kulick briefly rejoined the band on Kiss Kruise 2021 and played on 2 songs, Tears Are Falling and Heaven's on Fire.
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Corabi and Bruce Kulick wrote what would become the first album, the self-titled Union, which was released in 1998.
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Bruce Kulick had originally met Grand Funk Railroad drummer Don Brewer when Brewer was performing with Bob Seger during the 1983 tour with Michael Bolton.
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Bruce Kulick has released three solo albums: Audiodog in 2001, Transformer in 2003, and most recently BK3, which was released on February 2,2010.
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Bruce Kulick earned a writing credit on the song "Never Let Me Down" on the 2004 Kanye West album, The College Dropout.
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Bruce Kulick has appeared on all album releases by Eric Singer's solo project ESP : Lost and Spaced, ESP, and Eric Singer Project: Live in Tokyo.
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Bruce Kulick appeared on the DVD Eric Singer Project: Live at the Marquee, which was filmed live in Australia.
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Bruce Kulick appears on the Lordi March 2006 album The Arockalypse, playing lead guitar on the song "It Snows in Hell".
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Bruce Kulick appears on Paul Stanley's 2006 album Live to Win, playing bass.
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Bruce Kulick cut a guest guitar solo for the track "The Edge of the Razor" by Swedish metal group Lion's Share.
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On October 16,2003, Bruce Kulick was shot twice by stray bullets on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles California.