User:TimeMgtInc/Gary Holland

Born September 14, 1958, in Syracuse, NY.
After high school, Gary moved to Los Angeles, CA where he co-founded a rock trio with Greg Leon called Suite 19, playing clubs in Hollywood and the surrounding areas. By 1980, Gary was a member of an early version of Dokken, headlining one tour of Europe. After leaving Dokken in 1981, he was briefly a member of Sister, which later became W.A.S.P. A chance encounter with Dante Fox guitarist, Mark Kendall, at the Troubadour in Hollywood led to an audition. Gary played drums and provided backing vocals for Dante Fox who, along with Kendall, Jack Russell, and Lorne Black, changed their name to Great White in 1982. He appeared on Great White's Out Of The Night, Great White/Great White, On Your Knees: The First LP, and Recovery: Live releases, as well as in the music videos, Stick It and Substitute.

Gary was a member of Britton and provided drums and backing vocals on the group's 1988 release, Rock Hard, toured Europe as the drummer for Blue Cheer in 1993, provided backing vocals on Ozzy Osbourne's Ozmosis and Prince of Darkness CDs, Twisted Sister's Come Out And Play, as well as recordings by Autograph, Don Dokken , Mike Inez [Alice In Chains] (lead vocals) , and Gilby Clarke [Guns N Roses] (drums). He has supported tours for Whitesnake (UK), Motorhead (US), and Judas Priest (North America).

He has appeared in and/or contributed songs to soundtracks of the following: "Joe Piscapo HBO Comedy Special" starring Joe Piscapo, Eddie Murphy; "Can't Buy Me Love" starring Patrick Dempsey; "Rock and Roll Mom" starring Dyan Cannon, Heather Locklear, and Fran Drescher; "Harold and Kumar Escape Guantanamo" ; and "Maid To Order" starring Allie Sheedy.
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