1. Thomas "Craig" Goldy was born on November 6,1961 and is an American musician, best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Dio and Giuffria.
24 Facts About Craig Goldy
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Craig Goldy replaced Jake E Lee in Rough Cutt and was himself replaced by Amir Derakh.
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Shortly after leaving Rough Cutt, Craig Goldy would join Giuffria, the eponymous band of former Angel keyboardist, Gregg Giuffria.
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Craig Goldy performed on the Dio album Dream Evil, but this first stint with the band was short lived and he left for unknown reasons.
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In 2000, Craig Goldy returned to Dio and helped record Magica, but shortly thereafter left again due to family commitments.
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However, Craig Goldy was back in the Dio fold for what turned out to be the band's final studio album, Master of the Moon, in 2004.
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Craig Goldy temporarily left the group for the third time in 2005, after suffering a hand injury on tour through Russia.
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Craig Goldy was again replaced by Doug Aldrich for the duration of the tour.
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Craig Goldy was featured in Hear 'n Aid - Stars project while still in Giuffria, alongside other players such as Adrian Smith and Dave Murray of Iron Maiden, Yngwie Malmsteen, Brad Gillis.
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In 1985, Craig Goldy was coerced by buddy Jeff Scott Soto who had just departed from Yngwie Malmsteen in 1985, to leave Giuffria and join forces with him in a new supergroup consisting of bassist Rudy Sarzo and drummer Tommy Aldridge who had recently parted ways with Ozzy Osbourne, replacing guitarist Kurt James.
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Craig Goldy co-wrote the song "Lady Luck" with David Lee Roth on the latter's 1991 album A Little Ain't Enough.
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In 1993, Craig Goldy released his first solo album, Insufficient Therapy, on Shrapnel Records, with Jeff Pilson co-writing and contributing lead vocals on 4 songs.
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In February 2008 Craig Goldy accompanied Welsh heavy metal pioneers Budgie on their first tour of Australia and subsequently continued playing with the group as 'guest guitarist'.
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In 2011, Craig Goldy became a member of Dio Disciples along with former Dio band members Scott Warren, Rudy Sarzo and Simon Wright, and former Judas Priest vocalist Tim "Ripper" Owens.
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In 2014, Craig Goldy announced a new collaboration with former Quiet Riot vocalist Mark Huff and the release of 2 songs, "Hole In My Heart" and "Dark Rainbow", in tribute to his former mentor Ronnie James Dio.
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In October 2014, Craig Goldy was announced as part of the 2015 XG Extreme Guitar Tour line-up alongside Uli Jon Roth and Vinnie Moore.
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Craig Goldy is set to perform with his all-star band Black Knights Rising featuring drummer Vinny Appice, vocalist Mark Boals, keyboardist Allesandro Bertoni, and bassist Elliott Rubinson.
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In January 2016, Craig Goldy released a new collaboration called Resurrection Kings with drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Sean McNabb and vocalist Chas West.
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Craig Goldy's main guitar was a BC Rich Warlock he now uses an ESP M-II through ENGL Powerball amplifiers.
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Craig Goldy has modified the guitar by switching the EMG pickups with Seymour Duncan pickups.
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Craig Goldy played a Yamaha Pacifica 1221M on Insufficient Therapy solo album and the 2001 tour with Dio.
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Craig Goldy expressed his feelings regarding the passing of Dio :.
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Craig Goldy is the reason anyone really even knows who I am at all and why I exist.
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Craig Goldy rescued me from sleeping in a car on the streets of San Diego and Los Angeles and brought me into his world where dreams come true, kindness to strangers and fans, warmth, humility and integrity are paramount and where creativity could be without boundaries that could change people's lives forever.