# Bob Halligan Jr.
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{{Short description|American musician, producer and songwriter}}
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'''Robert Sidney Halligan Jr.'''[{{Cite book|last=Galbraith|first=Robert|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=n7PYCgAAQBAJ&q=Robert+Sidney+Halligan&pg=PT524|title=Die Ernte des Bösen: Roman|date=2016-02-26|publisher=Blanvalet Verlag|isbn=978-3-641-18858-0|language=de}}] (born January 3, 1953) is an American singer, musician, music producer and songwriter who has collaborated with many artists, particularly in the [hard rock](/source/hard_rock)/[heavy metal](/source/heavy_metal_music) genre, throughout his career. He is currently the lead vocalist and guitarist for the band [Ceili Rain](/source/Ceili_Rain), a group he founded that combines [Celtic](/source/Celtic_music), rock, and contemporary [Christian music](/source/Christian_music).[[http://blog.syracuse.com/musicscene/2007/03/bob_halligan_jr_and_ceili_rain.html Bob Halligan Jr. and Ceili Rain], Syracuse Post-Standard, March 12, 2007]
As a songwriter, Halligan has contributed songs to three albums by the heavy metal band [Judas Priest](/source/Judas_Priest), namely "(Take These) Chains" from 1982's ''[Screaming for Vengeance](/source/Screaming_for_Vengeance)'' and the single "[Some Heads Are Gonna Roll](/source/Some_Heads_Are_Gonna_Roll)" from 1984's ''[Defenders of the Faith](/source/Defenders_of_the_Faith)''.[Herman, Michael.[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/interviews/ceilirain-0802.html Christian Music's Best Kept Secret?], ''Christianity Today'', August 26, 2002.] Judas Priest lead singer [Rob Halford](/source/Rob_Halford) included another song by Halligan, "Twist", on the album ''[Resurrection](/source/Resurrection_(Halford_album))'' by his band [Halford](/source/Halford_(band)). In 2024, he was credited with writing the song "The Lodger" from 2024's ''[Invincible Shield](/source/Invincible_Shield)''.[{{Cite web |last=Voice |first=The Metal |date=2024-02-10 |title=Invincible Shield is Judas Priest in 2024, Less Commercial Than Firepower- Says Guitarist Richie Faulkner |url=https://www.themetalvoice.com/post/invincible-shield-is-judas-priest-in-2024-less-commercial-than-firepower-says-guitarist-richie-fau |access-date=2024-02-22 |website=themetalvoice |language=en}}]
Halligan also worked extensively with the hard rock/heavy metal band [Kix](/source/Kix_(band)), beginning in the mid-1980s, when he co-wrote most of the songs on the band's third album, ''[Midnite Dynamite](/source/Midnite_Dynamite).'' Incidentally, one of the most successful songs he has ever written is Kix's near-top ten hit, "[Don't Close Your Eyes](/source/Don't_Close_Your_Eyes_(Kix_song))" (co-written with one-time [Crack the Sky](/source/Crack_the_Sky) frontman John Palumbo and Kix bassist Donnie Purnell), which was featured on the band's follow-up album, ''[Blow My Fuse](/source/Blow_My_Fuse)''. The song remains Kix's highest-charting single.
He also wrote the songs "Beat 'Em Up" and "Make Rock Not War" on [Blue Öyster Cult](/source/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult)'s ''[Club Ninja](/source/Club_Ninja)'' record, "Rise to It" and "Read My Body" on [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band))' album ''[Hot in the Shade](/source/Hot_in_the_Shade)'',