16 Facts About Ty Tabor

Ty Tabor is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the hard rock band King's X Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to middling melodic passages.

In 2008, Tabor was added to the guitar show "Chop Shop's" list of "Top 100 Most Complete Guitar Players of All Time" at number 84.

Ty Tabor was born in Pearl, Mississippi, and began singing and playing guitar at a young age, and by his early teens was performing with his father and his brother in a bluegrass band in and around his native Jackson.

Ty Tabor had been taken over by the rock and roll sounds of the 1960s and '70s and began playing in rock bands in his teen years.

Ty Tabor left Matthew and decided to move to Springfield, Missouri, to attend Evangel College, where he quickly entrenched himself in the local music scene.

Not having his own drum kit forced Ty Tabor to ask Keaggy's drummer if he could use his.

In spring of 1980, Ty Tabor was asked to perform at a talent show at Evangel with a female singer.

Ty Tabor opened his own recording and mastering facility in Katy, Texas, called Alien Beans Studios.

Ty Tabor has mastered numerous album projects as well as produced albums by Rez Band, Jerry Gaskill's solo album, Come Somewhere, and many others.

Ty Tabor has since relocated and moved Alien Beans Studios to Kansas City.

Ty Tabor played guitar and sang in Platypus featuring Rod Morgenstein on drums, John Myung on bass, and keyboardist Derek Sherinian.

Ty Tabor was involved with the band Jughead featuring two-time David Lee Roth band member Gregg Bissonette, Derek Sherinian, and Matt Bissonette.

Ty Tabor has guest appearances on several albums including two different Carmine Appice Guitar Zeus albums, Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi's Free World album, and Gregg Bissonette's self-titled solo record.

Ty Tabor played electric guitar and bass on King's X bandmate Jerry Gaskill's solo album Come Somewhere.

Ty Tabor sang one of the human roles on Ayreon's release, 01011001.

Ty Tabor played the character "Ty" in the first interlude, Connect the Dots.