14 Facts About Don Dokken

Donald Maynard Dokken was born on June 29,1953 and is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and founder of glam metal band Dokken.

Don Dokken is known for his vibrato-laden, melodic vocal style which has made him an influential figure in American glam rock.

Don Dokken released his second solo album, titled Solitary, in 2008, which was a stylistic departure from his Dokken material.

Don Dokken is the only remaining original member of Dokken.

In 1983, America saw the release of the first Don Dokken album, Breaking the Chains, which got a moderate reception.

In 1988, after the Monsters of Rock Tour and a further platinum album, Don Dokken decided to break up the band and they went on their separate ways.

Don Dokken originally wanted to continue on under the Dokken moniker, but since the other three members shared partial ownership over the Dokken name, he was forced to put out his next album under his own name, and it became known as his first solo album.

Also, during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Don Dokken spent time as a producer for the metal band XYZ.

Don Dokken made a guest appearance on the German progressive metal band Vanden Plas's Spirit of Live album as the vocalist for their live performance of Dokken's "Kiss of Death", the studio version of which can be found on Vanden Plas's Far Off Grace album.

Around late 1993, Don Dokken started to talk with Mick Brown, who had recently left George Lynch's new group, Lynch Mob.

Since 1994, Don Dokken has released six studio albums, two live albums, a Greatest Hits album, as well as their first two DVDs.

Don Dokken released a new solo album titled Solitary in 2008, and Dokken released a new album titled Lightning Strikes Again during the same year.

February 4,2011, Anchorage, Alaska was Don Dokken's first show since surgery.

Don Dokken has since recovered and his voice has seen great improvement over the past few years.