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randy in bulgaria in 2009 gregg , performing live at kaliakra rock fest lauren angel , garlic harris , dee snider , thin lizzy , rockaway beach , queens new york city new york non_vocal_instrumentalist 08 november 1969 bass guitar hard rock , glam rock , heavy metal randy gregg.jpg randy gregg -lrb- musician -rrb-
 randy gregg musician
randy gregg -lrb- musician -rrb-

randy gregg -lrb- born nov. 8 , 1969 , in rockaway beach in queens , new york city -rrb- is an american hard rock musician .
currently , he is the bass guitar player for almost queen , a queen tribute band .
gregg has additionally performed and recorded with notable acts that include thin lizzy , the lauren harris band , angel , dee snider 's smfs and garlic .
randy gregg began his musical oeuvre along with joey anderson when they formed the band garlic in 1995 .
the line up was finalized when they brought on guitar player glenn walsh in 1997 .
fronted by vocalist & ` stand up ' drummer joey anderson along with randy gregg on 4 , 8 & 12 string bass guitars , the new york -- based rock trio exposed randy to a slew of studio and stage experience .
from weathering the local turf to weddings and strip clubs ... sometimes simultaneously , garlic pressed on .
their - year run saw the release of 2 critically acclaimed studio albums : `` stinks '' -lrb- 1998 -rrb- and `` homemade '' -lrb- 2000 -rrb- .
live performances all along the east coast and opening for such acts as cheap trick , thin lizzy , l.a. guns , sebastian bach , and more , jump started randy into second gear .
in september 1999 , randy joined the newly re-formed angel .
the legendary 1970s casablanca recording artists were originally formed in 1975 by vocalist / lyricist / composer frank dimino , guitarist punky meadows , keyboardist gregg giuffria , drummer barry brandt and bassist mickie jones -lrb- who was later replaced by felix robinson -rrb- .
angel were best known for their magical stage shows , majestic anthems and heavenly harmonies .
they released five studio albums and one live record under the casablanca label .
this line-up remained active from 1975 - 1981 .
in 1999 , frank dimino and barry brandt carried on the legacy with the release of a new album entitled `` in the beginning '' .
the new touring band also included lillian axe 's steve blaze and hardline 's michael t. ross .
this line-up would be the mainstay until it 's hiatus in 2008 .
to date , the last performance was held at the new york kiss expo in secaucus , new jersey , which consisted of frank dimino , randy gregg , michael t. ross with keith robert -lrb- guitar -rrb- and joey anderson -lrb- drums -rrb- .
in 2001 , randy saw a brief stint with dee snider 's smf 's .
joining twisted sister 's iconic frontman and drummer aj pero , along with guitarists dan mccafferty and tony palmucci , randy performed select shows before dee and ajs return to the reunited twisted sister in early 2003 .
randy 's short-lived tour of duty boasted playing such rock anthems as `` i wan na rock '' and `` we 're not gon na take it '' in 2003 , randy had the honour of stepping in for the irreplaceable phil lynott , joining the highly esteemed thin lizzy .
alongside scott gorham , john sykes and michael lee , randy had found contentment in completing the new thin lizzy line-up .
having a successful 2003 headlining tour of the united states and europe , plus a winter tour with deep purple , he once again joined thin lizzy with joe satriani & deep purple in the summer of 2004 for a tour of u.s. & canada 's amphitheaters and arenas .
early 2005 randy came full circle when he joined almost queen , a lookalike and soundalike production of his primary and most prominent childhood influence , queen .
teamed with some of new york city 's best musicians , 4-part harmonies and a killer freddie , almost queen takes fans & critics by surprise with a dead-on recreation of one of the worlds most respected groups .
featured on television and radio , including the howard stern show and with an honorable mention from brian may himself ... almost queen delivers !
in 2006 randy joined the lauren harris band , a new project from the daughter of iron maiden 's steve harris .
early performances included local clubs , theaters and opening slots on european festivals , but by the end of the year , the lauren harris band were invited to support iron maiden on the `` matter of life and death '' tour .
the following two years also saw tours as support for such acts as alice cooper , within temptation , the answer and thunder , as well as summer festivals before returning as the main support for iron maiden .
the `` somewhere back in time '' world tour saw the birth of `` flight 666 '' , iron maiden 's own chartered airplane .
both bands , crew and gear all boarded `` ed force one '' , which travelled over 50,000 miles , playing to 24 concert halls in 21 cities across the globe ... twice , performing to over two million people .
in the months that followed , the band toured as support for mötley crüe , had changed their name and also recorded an album at compass point studio with kevin shirley , but early 2010 saw the departure of randy gregg and later the same of richie faulkner who left to join judas priest .
since then , lauren harris and olly smith continued onward with the formation of `` six hour sundown '' .
