Shooting Star (band)
Rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shooting Star is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri.
Shooting Star | |
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Origin | Kansas City, Missouri |
Genres | Rock |
Years active | 1978–1987 1989–present |
Labels | |
Members | Steve Thomas Dennis Laffoon Janet Jameson Todd Pettygrove Chet Galloway |
Past members | Bill Guffey Van McLain Ron Verlin Charles Waltz Gary West Norm Dahlor Keith Mitchell Rod Lincoln Eric Johnson Terry Brock Christian Howes Shane Michaels Kevin Chalfant Ronnie Platt |
Website | Official site |
The band was formed in the late 1970s. After gaining popularity in the Kansas City area, Shooting Star became the first American group to sign with Virgin Records. They recorded their 1979 debut album in England with producer Gus Dudgeon. The band gained national exposure when a number of songs garnered moderate airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the US.
Shooting Star initially consisted of Van McLain (guitars, vocals), Bill Guffey (keyboards), Steve Thomas (drums), Ron Verlin (bass), Charles Waltz (violin, keyboards, vocals), and Gary West (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards).