Gary Holland was born on Gary Hallinan, September 14,1958 and is an American hard rock and heavy metal drummer who worked in the 1980s with bands originating from California.
10 Facts About Gary Holland
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Gary Holland is perhaps best known for being the original drummer in Great White and for his brief stint in Dokken.
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Gary Holland later played as a session musician and soundtrack contributor.
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Gary Holland officially joined Kendall, vocalist Jack Russell, and bassist Don Costa in Dante Fox in November 1981.
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Gary Holland was a founding member of Britton and provided drums and backing vocals on the group's 1988 release, Rock Hard.
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Gary Holland toured Europe as the drummer for Blue Cheer in 1993, and provided backing vocals on Ozzy Osbourne's albums Ozzmosis and Prince of Darkness.
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Gary Holland worked on Twisted Sister's Come Out and Play, on Autograph's That's the Stuff and on Don Dokken's Up from the Ashes.
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Gary Holland collaborated with Mike Inez of Alice in Chains and Gilby Clarke of Guns N' Roses.
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Gary Holland supported tours for Whitesnake, Motorhead and Judas Priest.
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In 2001, Gary Holland used Mapex Drums, Aquarian heads, RIMS drum mounts and Paiste cymbals with Pro-Mark 2S hickory nylon tip drumsticks and DW 9000 bass drum pedals.