• Craig M. Gruber (June 15, 1951 – May 5, 2015) was an American rock bassist, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow. He also played in Elf, consisting...
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    played the bass guitar until, following the release of Elf's first album, Craig Gruber was asked to join as bass guitarist. In August 1973 Feinstein quit the...
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  • United States and Japan as L.A.59. The album is the first to feature Craig Gruber on bass. All tracks are written by Dio and Soule. On some of the European...
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  • bassist Craig Gruber also rehearsed with the band, though the extent of his involvement is unclear. In a 1996 interview, Iommi stated that Gruber participated...
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    group also included former Elf members Ronnie James Dio (lead vocals), Craig Gruber (bass), Gary Driscoll (drums) and Micky Lee Soule (keyboards), who recorded...
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  • album. The other members of Elf, keyboardist Micky Lee Soule and bassist Craig Gruber, were used for the recording of the album in Musicland Studios in Munich...
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    bandmate Craig Gruber joined and Nicholls moved to keyboards and guitar, during this time Dio also played bass. Recording began with Gruber, but Butler...
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    For the supporting tour, they were joined by former Rainbow bassist Craig Gruber and drummer Bobby Chouinard, who were later replaced by Ozzy Osbourne...
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  • formed by two ex-Elf/Rainbow musicians: drummer Gary Driscoll and bassist Craig Gruber. It also featured guitarist Duck McDonald, Joey Belladonna (who later...
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    drumming and the funky bass playing of Gruber. While rehearsing for the tour, Blackmore decided to fire Gruber and bring in Jimmy Bain on bass, and after...
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    first wife. The 1980 album Heaven and Hell was recorded with bassist Craig Gruber but Butler returned to the band at the last minute and re-recorded the...
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  • After this album, Steve Edwards replaced David Feinstein on guitar, and Craig Gruber took over bass duties, leaving Dio solely as the lead singer. This future...
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  • Steve Edwards - lead guitar Mickey Lee Soule - keyboards, rhythm guitar Craig Gruber - bass guitar Gary Driscoll - drums Mark Nauseef - percussion Helen Chappelle...
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    Campbell Craig Goldy Rowan Robertson Tony Iommi Tracy G Craig Goldy Doug Aldrich Craig Goldy Tony Iommi Bass Ronnie James Dio Craig Gruber Jimmy Bain...
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  • Driscoll, Ronnie James Dio, Micky Lee Soule (Elf's keyboardist), and Craig Gruber (their bassist) were recruited by Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore...
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    at the time, became the vocalist for the band Bible Black, founded by Craig Gruber and Gary Driscoll (former members of Elf and Rainbow) and Andrew "Duck"...
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  • Hans Gruber is a fictional character and the main villain of the 1988 action movie Die Hard. He is portrayed by Alan Rickman. Gruber is a thief and criminal...
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    Jens Johansson David Keith Bob Nouveau Ronnie James Dio Gary Driscoll Craig Gruber Micky Lee Soule Cozy Powell Jimmy Bain Mark Clarke Tony Carey David Stone...
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    initially hired Craig Gruber, with whom Dio had previously played while in Elf and Rainbow, on bass to assist with writing the new album. Gruber was soon replaced...
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    broke up. MacDonald met with ex-Elf/Rainbow members Gary Driscoll and Craig Gruber, and started the band Bible Black. They recorded the album Ground Zero...
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    John Gruber (born 1973) is a technology blogger, UI designer, and co-creator of the Markdown markup language. Gruber authors the Apple enthusiast blog...
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    special about Glover, entitled Roger Glover – Made in Wales (produced by Craig Hooper) which featured interviews from fellow musicians Ian Gillan and Ian...
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  • 1951 – Brian Cookson, British cyclist and sports administrator 1951 – Craig Gruber, American bass player (died 2015) 1951 – Humphrey Ocean, English painter...
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  • 85, singer May 2 – Guy Carawan, 87, singer and musicologist May 5 – Craig Gruber, 63, bass player (Rainbow, Elf, Bible Black, and Raven Lord) May 6 –...
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    Grossman (Divinyls, Hoodoo Gurus) Kelly Groucutt (Electric Light Orchestra) Craig Gruber (Elf, Rainbow) Patrice Guers (Rhapsody of Fire) Trey Gunn (King Crimson)...
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  • rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on 2, harmony vocals on 9 Craig Gruber – bass, backing vocals Phil Lynott – bass and lead vocals on track 11...
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    Dave (Gruber) Allen is an American television and film actor and comedian, best known for his work on the 1990 TV series The Higgins Boys and Gruber (with...
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  • 2023-12-19. DeRiso, Nick (2015-05-06). "Rainbow, Elf and Gary Moore Bassist Craig Gruber Dies at 63". 101.9 The Rock. Retrieved 2023-12-19. "Phil Guy, Buddy's...
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  • keyboards: tracks 7, 14 Don Airey – keyboards: tracks 1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 15 Craig Gruber – bass: tracks 2, 10, 11 Jimmy Bain – bass: tracks 6, 8, 16 Bob Daisley...
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  • Feinstein Carl Canedy Michael San Ciro Freddy Villano Past members Steve Starmer Rick Caudle Craig Gruber Shmoulik Avigal Garry Bordonaro Website therods.com...
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