Bobby Dall
Bobby Dall live with Poison on July 11, 2008 at the Moondance Jam
Background information
Birth name	Robert Harry Kuykendall
Born	(1963-11-02) November 2, 1963 (age 48)
Origin	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres	Glam metal, hard rock
Occupations	Bassist, musician
Instruments	Bass, keyboards
Years active	1983–present
Associated acts	Poison
Website	www.poisonweb.com

Robert Harry Kuykendall also known as Bobby Dall (born November 2, 1963,^[1] Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist for Poison. Dall is the youngest of three children. He moved to Florida with his family for a short time, but relocated to Harrisburg when he was still young.

Dall had ambitions of studying law, but ultimately turned to music instead. He began playing guitar but switched to bass at the age of 15. Dall later moved to Los Angeles, California with Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, and Matt Smith to play with the band Paris, which later became known as Poison.^{[citation needed]}

Family[link]

Dall has two children: Zachary Brandon (born December 16, 1990) and Zoe Brianne (born January 9, 1997); he lives with his family in Indialantic, Florida.^{[citation needed]}

Band incident[link]

During a Poison show in Atlanta on August 25, 2006, Dall and Bret Michaels had to be separated by members of the road crew and the rest of the band after the two came to blows right before the encore, with Michaels throwing his mic at Dall, and Dall retaliating by slamming his bass into Michaels, injuring his knee. Michaels apologized later and stated, "You may have just seen the last concert by Poison in its current formation." The altercation happened before the band's set ended with "Talk Dirty To Me." After some tense moments and Michaels' apology to the crowd including his explanation that "like brothers, sometimes you have to air things out," the band did finish the set. Dall left the stage immediately.^[2]

There have been many physical conflicts within the band over the years, but this altercation was the first onstage incident since the fistfight between Michaels and Poison guitarist C.C. Deville at the MTV Video Music Awards in 1991, although that took place after the performance, not during. The band took time out while Michaels continued with his solo tour.

Discography[link]

Poison[link]

• ’‘Look What the Cat Dragged In’‘ (1986)
• ’‘Open Up and Say...Ahh!’‘ (1988)
• ’‘Flesh & Blood’‘ (1990)
• ’‘Swallow This Live’‘ (1991)
• ’‘Native Tongue’‘ (1993)
• ’‘Poison's Greatest Hits: 1986-1996’‘ (1996)
• ’‘Crack a Smile...and More!’‘ (2000)
• ’‘Power to the People’‘ (2000)
• ’‘Hollyweird’‘ (2002)
• ’‘ Best of Ballads & Blues’‘ (2003)
• ’‘The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock’‘ (2006)
• ’‘Poison'd (June 2007)
• ’‘Live, Raw & Uncut’‘ (2008)
• ’‘Seven Days Live CD (2008)
• ’‘Poison - Box Set (Collector's Edition) (2009)
• ’‘Double Dose: Ultimate Hits (2011)

References[link]

External links[link]

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Jeff Pilson
Jeff Pilson performing at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA on Oct. 11, 2009
Background information
Birth name	Jeffrey Steven Pilson
Born	(1959-01-19) January 19, 1959 (age 53), Lake Forest, Illinois, USA
Genres	Heavy metal hard rock, glam metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, actor
Instruments	Bass, guitar, keyboards
Years active	1979–present
Associated acts	Dokken, Dio, Lynch/Pilson, War and Peace, Steel Dragon, Foreigner, Tooth and Nail
Website	www.jeffpilson.com

Jeff Pilson (born January 19, 1959, Lake Forest, Illinois, USA) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his stint in the heavy metal band Dokken. He has been the bassist for Foreigner since 2004.

Pilson was also a member of Dio, and has his own progressive metal group called War and Peace, which was formed in 1989, releasing four albums including 1993's War and Peace, 2001's "Light At The End Of The Tunnel" and 2004's The Walls Have Eyes.

He has worked with his ex-Dokken bandmate, guitarist George Lynch in a two-member group called Lynch/Pilson. He also played in the band Wild Horses (not to be confused with the British band of the same name).

In 2010, Jeff participated in a tribute album titled Mister Bolin’s Late Night Revival, a compilation of 17 previously unreleased tracks written by guitar legend Tommy Bolin prior to his death in 1976. A percentage of the proceeds from this project will benefit the Jackson Recovery Centers.^[1]

Although he is known primarily for his work as a bass guitarist, Pilson also plays guitar and keyboards.

He is also a member of T & N, a group of Dokken members from various eras.^[2]

Acting career[link]

Jeff Pilson is also an actor, having appeared in the movie Rock Star, 2001. Pilson played bassist Jorgen, of the fictional band Steel Dragon, along with Zakk Wylde, Jason Bonham, who also contributed to the Soundtrack, with Miljenko Matijevic and Jeff Scott Soto as vocalists, who can not be seen. Zakk Wylde later stated in an interview for Metal Hammer that before their collaboration he "had only known him as a member of Dokken. I didn't know about all his skills. This guy is unbelievable."

He also contributed to the Mortal Kombat reboot, performing the voice acting for Johnny Cage.

Discography[link]

Rock Justice

• Rock Justice (1979)

Dokken

• Tooth and Nail (1984)
• Under Lock and Key (1985)
• Back for the Attack (1987)
• Beast From The East (1988)
• Dysfunctional (1995)
• One Live Night (1995)
• Shadowlife (1997)
• Erase the Slate (1999)
• Live from the Sun (2000)

Michael Lee Firkins

• Michael Lee Firkins (1990)

Wild Horses

• Bareback (1991) - disputed
• Dead Ahead (2003)

McAuley Schenker Group

• M.S.G. (1992)

Dio

• Strange Highways (1994)
• Angry Machines (1996)
• Master of the Moon (2004)

Steel Dragon

• Rock Star (Soundtrack)

Lynch/Pilson

• Wicked Underground

War and Peace

• Time Capsule (1993)
• The Flesh and Blood Sessions (1999)
• Light At The End Of The Tunnel (2001)
• The Walls Have Eyes (2004)

Power Project

• Dinosaurs (2005)

Underground Moon

• Underground Moon (2008)

George Lynch

• Sacred Groove (1993)

Foreigner

• Extended Versions (2006)
• No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner (2008)
• Can't Slow Down (2009)

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jeff Pilson at IMDB
• Interview at Anarchy Music
• Interview at Saviours Of Rock

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The Walls are an Irish rock band. They were formed in 1998 by two ex-members of The Stunning.

Members[link]

• Steve Wall
• Joe Wall
• Carl Harms (Guitar/Keyboards) (left February 2004)
• Rory Doyle (Drums)
• Jon O'Connell (Bass) (joined February 2004)

Biography[link]

1998–2000[link]

Brothers Steve and Joe Wall (previously of The Stunning) returned to Ireland after a two-year failed label stint in London. Their Camden housemate Carl Harms joined the band on guitar and keyboard duties. Drummer Rory Doyle joined soon afterwards. They set up their own label, Earshot Records (later changing it to Dirtbird Records) and recorded and released a string of singles. A remix of one of the album tracks, "Bone Deep", clicked with radio and became a nationwide hit. Many of the songs have featured on a number of TV series and feature films such as Bachelors Walk, Dead Bodies, Goldfish Memory and On the Edge (starring Cillian Murphy).

2001–2004[link]

The Walls heard rumour of a second Slane Castle date for U2 (as the first concert had sold out in hours). They sent four copies of their album to the band. Bono loved it and offered The Walls a support slot. That day the band played to their biggest crowd to date – around 80,000 people. "To the Bright and Shining Sun" was their next single. That June they supported Red Hot Chili Peppers. They spent the next year gigging while building their own studio in Dublin.

In February 2004, original member Carl Harms decided to leave the band to make his own record. They recruited bassist Jon O’Connell, who had just 2 weeks to learn all the songs before a two week tour of the new EU accession states: Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. "To the Bright and Shining Sun" also featured on the EA Sports soundtrack for the UEFA Euro 2004 official licenced game.

2004 - 2006[link]

For the next album, the band went to Studio Black Box in France to record with producer and ex-The Frames guitarist David Odlum. Originally scheduled for a release date in September 2004, The Walls decided to hold their album until the new year. U2 were releasing How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb that autumn and according to Steve "we thought that it would be a fair and gentlemanly gesture to stand back and give them a fair crack of the whip, so to speak".^{[citation needed]}

In October 2004, they released a taster - "Drowning Pool" - a blistering, spleen-venting, blues explosion, 2min 52sec long. It took people by surprise and divided opinion - exactly what the band wanted. They supported Bob Dylan to a capacity crowd in Galway that summer and played a storming set that showed there were changes afoot in The Walls sound. They christened the album New Dawn Breaking after the final track on the record. It went straight into the Irish charts at No. 5 in its first week of release in June 2005 and has produced four hit singles: "To the Bright and Shining Sun", "Passing Through", "Drowning Pool" and "Black and Blue".

2007[link]

The band kicked off 2007 with a gig in Dubai and are presently negotiating gig offers in France, Italy, the Czech Republic and China. They also supported Crowded House on their Australian comeback tour before retreating into their studio to work on album number three.

2010 - 2012[link]

In 2010, the double A-side "Carrying The Fire"/"Phantom Power" was released. Following this, in March 2011, the "Bird In A Cage" EP was released, of which the title track was revealed to also be on the bands forthcoming album "Stop The Lights", which is to be released in 2012. Following this announcement, the band's new single "Stop The Lights" was released in January 2012. The band are currently using the innovative "Fund It" in order to finish their third album. The welcome newcomer Kevin Crowley from Newcastle West playing the spoons.

Discography[link]

	"To the Bright and Shining Sun" (2002) noicon From the 2005 album " New Dawn Breaking".
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Studio albums[link]

• Hi-Lo (released May 2000).
• New Dawn Breaking (released June 2005) (reached No. 5 in Irish charts)
• Stop The Lights (released 2012)

Singles and albums[link]

• "The Night I Called It A Day" (Single, released Feb 1999)
• "Broken Boy" (Single, released Sept 1999)
• "Something's Wrong" (Single, released Apr 2000)
• Hi-Lo (Album, released May 2000). A remix of one of the album tracks, Bone Deep, was popular in Ireland. Some songs featured on TV series and feature films: Bachelors Walk, Dead Bodies, Goldfish Memory and On the Edge (starring Cillian Murphy).

• "To the Bright and Shining Sun" (Single, released 2002) reached No. 11 in the Irish charts.
• "Drowning Pool" (single, released 2004)
• New Dawn Breaking (Album, released June 2005) reached No. 5 in Irish charts and has produced four hit singles: "To the Bright and Shining Sun", "Passing Through", "Drowning Pool" and "Black and Blue".

• "Carrying the Fire" / "Phantom Power" (double-A sided single, released Jun 2010)
• "Bird In A Cage EP" (4 Track EP, released Mar 2011)

Cover versions[link]

• Cover version of Chaka Khan's "Ain't Nobody" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1
• Cover version of Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2
• Cover version of U2's "With or without you" on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 3

Career highlights[link]

• Supported U2 at Slane Castle, 2001
• Supported Red Hot Chili Peppers, 2002
• Supported Bob Dylan, Galway, 2005
• Supported Crowded House, Australia, 2007

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official band website, contains free MP3s; gig info, photos, Walls shop, press releases etc.
• The Walls at MySpace, contains some sample MP3s.