Reb Beach
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Reb Beach (born Richard Earl Beach, Jr. in Pittsburgh, PA on August 31, 1963) is an American rock guitarist, formerly of the band Winger and currently a member of Whitesnake.
Career
Reb Beach has played in the bands Winger, Dokken and Whitesnake. He has also played in Fiona and Alice Cooper's backing bands as well as having done numerous sessions as a studio musician. Beach is best known for his work in the melodic rock band Winger in the late 80's to mid 90's. Winger recorded and toured in support of three albums, Winger (1988), In the Heart of the Young (1990) and Pull (1993). The band also released a number of hit singles, including "Seventeen", "Headed for a Heartbreak" and "Miles Away". After Winger disbanded in the mid 90's Beach first joined Alice Cooper's band and later replaced George Lynch in heavy metal band Dokken. With Dokken he recorded one studio album titled Erase The Slate and a live DVD titled Live From The Sun. Beach is currently a member of Whitesnake and recently formed a new band named The Mob. Winger have now reformed and are releasing a new album in October this year.Discography
Albums
Winger- Winger (1988)
- In the Heart of the Young (1990)
- Pull (1993)
- The Very Best Of Winger (2001)
- Erase the Slate (1999)
- Live from the Sun (2000)
- Masquerade (2001)
- The Mob (2005)
- Various artists - The Lost Boys Soundtrack (1985)
- Fiona - Beyond the Pale (1986)
- Howard Jones - One on One (1986)
- Chaka Khan - Destiny (1986)
- The Bee Gees - E.S.P. (1987)
- Twisted Sister - Love Is For Suckers (1987)
- Brian McDonald Group - Desperate Business (1988)
- Minoru Niihara - One (1989)
- Xenon - America's New Design (1989)
- Various artists - The Karate Kid III Soundtrack (1989)
- Various artists - Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey Soundtrack (1991)
- Various artists - Guitars that Rule the World (1992)
- Danger Danger - Cockroach (1993)
- Various artists - Smoke on the Water - A Tribute to Deep Purple (1994)
- Andy Timmons - EarX-tacy 2 (1997)
- Alice Cooper - A Fistful of Alice (1997)
- Various artists - Guitar Battle (1998)
- Various artists - Daytona USA 2 Game Soundtrack (1998)
- Various artists - Bat Head Soup - A Tribute to Ozzy Osbourne (2000)
- Various artists - A Tribute to Van Halen (2000)
- Brian McDonald - Wind it Up (2000)
- War and Peace - Light at the End of the Tunnel (2000)
- Various artists - Stone Cold Queen - A Tribute (2001)
- Brian McDonald - Voyage (2003)
- Ken Tamplin and Friends - Wake the Nations (2003)
- XCarnation - Grounded (2005)
Videos/DVD's
- Winger - The Videos (1989)
- Winger - In the Heart of the Young (1990)
- Winger - In the Heart of the Young Part 2 (1991)
- Reb Beach - Cutting Loose (1991)
- Winger - Live in Tokyo (1991)
- Winger - The Making of Pull (1993)
- Dokken - Live from the Sun (2002)
- Reb Beach - Homegrown Private Lesson Volume 1 (2003)
- Whitesnake - Live... In The Still Of The Night (2006)
See also
External links
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