1. Charles Frederick "Kip" Winger was born on June 21,1961 and is an American singer and bassist, active as a member of the rock band Winger and as a solo artist.
14 Facts About Kip Winger
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Kip Winger initially gained notability as a member of Alice Cooper's band, contributing bass to his Constrictor and Raise Your Fist and Yell albums.
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At age 16, Kip Winger began studying classical music after hearing the works of composers such as Debussy, Ravel, and Stravinsky in ballet class.
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Kip Winger's first release was a Rainbow Music Hall live recording of the song "Wizard of the Key" on the KAZY Thunder on the Mountain compilation in 1980 under the band name Kip Winger which was the Colorado band line-up under a different name.
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Kip Winger returned to New York to work on songs with Reb Beach, and they were soon joined by Paul Taylor and drummer Rod Morgenstein.
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The band Kip Winger released three albums before moving on to solo careers.
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Kip Winger then moved to New Mexico to work on his solo career, and study with Richard Hermann at the University of New Mexico.
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Kip Winger worked and recorded three solo records in Santa Fe, New Mexico: This Conversation Seems Like a Dream, Down Incognito and Songs from the Ocean Floor.
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In 2002 Kip Winger moved to Nashville, Tennessee and began working on his fourth solo record, From the Moon to the Sun, which he co-produced with Cenk Eroglu.
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In September 2006, it was announced that Kip Winger would be reformed, with the Pull era line-up, to record the band's fourth studio album, IV, and to go on tour to support it.
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In 2009, Kip Winger recorded their fifth studio album, Karma, which was hailed as their best record.
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Kip Winger was nominated for an Isadora Duncan Award for Excellence in Music.
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Kip Winger has participated and performed as head counselor in the Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp with other musicians including Roger Daltrey, Steven Tyler, Todd Rundgren, Jack Blades, Kelly Keagy, Bruce Kulick, Bill Leverty, Steve Lukather, Duff McKagan, Mark Slaughter, Carmine Appice, and Rudy Sarzo.
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Kip Winger was featured in an episode of the American TV show Pawn Stars in May 2013 as helping the host, Rick Harrison, through Rock Fantasy Camp.