{{short description|American drummer (born 1958)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2021}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Gary Holland | image = | caption = | birth_name = Gary Hallinan | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|09|14}} | birth_place = [[Syracuse, New York]], United States | origin = [[Los Angeles, California]], United States | instrument = Drums | genre = {{hlist|[[Hard rock]]|[[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]]|[[glam metal]]}} | occupation = Musician | associated_acts = {{hlist|[[Dokken]]|[[Great White]]|Sister|Britton|[[Blue Cheer]]|[[Bad Luck and Trouble]]}} }} '''Gary Holland''' (born '''Gary Hallinan'''; September 14, 1958)<ref name="Holland">{{cite web | url = http://www.drummersspotlight.com/Interviews/holland.html | title = Interview – Gary Holland | access-date = March 7, 2011 | date = April 17, 2001 | publisher = Drummers Spotlight.com}}</ref> is an American [[hard rock]] and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] drummer who worked in the 1980s with bands originating from California. He is perhaps best known for being the original drummer in [[Great White]] and for his brief stint in [[Dokken]]. He later played as a session musician and soundtrack contributor.
== Career == Holland was born in [[Syracuse, New York]]. After high school, he moved to Los Angeles, where he co-founded a rock trio called Suite 19, playing clubs in Hollywood and the surrounding areas.<ref name="Upton, Darren P. 2011">{{cite book | last1 = Upton | first1 = Darren P. | title = W.A.S.P. Sting in the Tale – The Definitive Biography | publisher = Scotter Books | date = June 16, 2011| isbn = 978-0-9569363-0-1}}</ref> By 1980, Holland was a member of an early version of [[Dokken]], headlining one tour of Europe.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/los+angeles/dokken | title = Dokken | access-date = March 7, 2011 | last = Sharpe-Young | first = Garry | year = 2009 | publisher = Musicmight.com | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120710051548/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/los+angeles/dokken | archive-date = July 10, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> After leaving Dokken in 1981, he was briefly a member of Sister, which later became [[W.A.S.P. (band)|W.A.S.P.]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/los+angeles/w+a+s+p+ | title = W.A.S.P. | access-date = March 7, 2011 | last = Sharpe-Young | first = Garry | year = 2009 | publisher = Musicmight.com | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001084812/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/los+angeles/w+a+s+p+ | archive-date = October 1, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
A chance encounter with Dante Fox guitarist, Mark Kendall, at [[Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|The Troubadour]] in [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]] led to an audition. Holland officially joined Kendall, vocalist [[Jack Russell (musician)|Jack Russell]], and bassist Don Costa in Dante Fox in November 1981. After replacing Costa with Lorne Black in 1982, Dante Fox changed their name to [[Great White]].<ref name="Upton, Darren P. 2011" /> Holland appeared on Great White's EP ''[[Out of the Night]]'' and on the albums ''[[Great White (album)|Great White]]'' and ''[[Recovery: Live!]]'', as well as in the music videos for the songs "Stick It" and "[[Substitute (The Who song)|Substitute]]".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/huntington+beach/great+white | title = Great White | access-date = August 16, 2010 | last = Sharpe-Young | first = Garry | year = 2009 | publisher = Musicmight.com | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120710051827/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/huntington+beach/great+white | archive-date = July 10, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref>
Holland was a founding member of Britton and provided drums and backing vocals on the group's 1988 release, ''Rock Hard''. He toured Europe as the drummer for [[Blue Cheer]] in 1993,<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/san+francisco/blue+cheer | title = Blue Cheer | access-date = August 16, 2010 | last = Sharpe-Young | first = Garry | year = 2009 | publisher = Musicmight.com | url-status = bot: unknown | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001185249/http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/san+francisco/blue+cheer | archive-date = October 1, 2012 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> and provided backing vocals on [[Ozzy Osbourne]]'s albums ''[[Ozzmosis]]'' and ''[[Prince of Darkness (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Prince of Darkness]]''. Holland worked also on [[Twisted Sister]]'s ''[[Come Out and Play (Twisted Sister album)|Come Out and Play]]'', on [[Autograph (American band)|Autograph]]'s ''[[That's the Stuff]]'' and on [[Don Dokken]]'s ''[[Up from the Ashes (Don Dokken album)|Up from the Ashes]]''.<ref name="Holland" /> He also collaborated with [[Mike Inez]] of [[Alice in Chains]]<ref name="Holland" /> and [[Gilby Clarke]] of [[Guns N' Roses]].
He supported tours for [[Whitesnake]] (UK), [[Motörhead]] (US) and [[Judas Priest]] (North America).
Holland appeared in and/or contributed songs to soundtracks of the following: ''Joe Piscopo HBO Comedy Special'' starring [[Joe Piscopo]] and [[Eddie Murphy]]; ''[[Can't Buy Me Love (film)|Can't Buy Me Love]]'' starring [[Patrick Dempsey]]; ''Rock and Roll Mom'' starring [[Dyan Cannon]], [[Heather Locklear]] and [[Fran Drescher]]; ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]''; ''[[Maid to Order]]'' starring [[Ally Sheedy]].<ref name="Holland" />
== Equipment == In 2001, Holland used [[Mapex Drums]], Aquarian heads, RIMS drum mounts and [[Paiste]] cymbals with [[Pro-Mark]] 2S hickory nylon tip drumsticks and [[Drum Workshop|DW]] 9000 bass drum pedals. For his vocals, a [[Crown International|Crown]] CM-311A headset vocal mic.<ref>Squid, Waldo T. "New Blood." DRUM! 01Mar2001: 38. Print.</ref>
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