Gregory Jay Leon was born on May 19,1958 and is a Los Angeles hard rock guitarist notable for his stints in Quiet Riot and Dokken.
10 Facts About Greg Leon
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Greg Leon was in a band called Suite 19 with Gary Holland, who was later replaced by Tommy Lee.
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Greg Leon was a founding member of Motley Crue, though his roles were replaced with vocalist Vince Neil and guitarist Mick Mars before he could record any material with the band.
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Greg Leon was born in 1958 and grew up in Glendale, California, a foothills community of Los Angeles, and immediately made an impact on the blossoming live hard rock scene of Hollywood's Sunset Strip in the late 1970s.
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Greg Leon took the place of Randy Rhoads in Quiet Riot, and as the pre-George Lynch guitarist in Dokken.
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Greg Leon had several incarnations of the Invasion and played with various LA acts after his exciting early days.
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Greg Leon had a brief time with Greenworld Records' Midwestern act Vyper, while at the same time gathering a name for himself as a guitar amp modifying specialist.
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However, by 2003 Leon was playing the LA club scene under the name The Greg Leon Invasion, featuring Boston-born bassist George Roelke and Ohio-born drummer Greg Stevens, taking the group for a European festival tour in 2005 on the strength of new recordings, coupled with the myth related to his name.
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In 2008 former White Lion drummer Greg Leon D'Angelo replaced Stevens in the band.
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Greg Leon is married to Canadian singer Suza Wood and in 2005 he produced her first album titled Sweet Freedom.