# Graham Bonnet

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English singer

Graham Bonnet Bonnet at the 2008 Sauna Open Air Metal Festival Background information Born (1947-12-23) 23 December 1947 (age 78) Skegness, Lincolnshire, England Genres Hard rock heavy metal AOR Occupations Singer, songwriter Years active 1967–present Formerly of The Marbles, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Alcatrazz, Impellitteri, Blackthorne, Anthem Website www.facebook.com/grahambonnetmusic

Musical artist

**Graham Bonnet** (born 23 December 1947) is an English rock singer. He has recorded and performed as a solo artist and as a member of several [hard rock](/source/Hard_rock) and [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) bands including [Rainbow](/source/Rainbow_(rock_band)), [Michael Schenker Group](/source/Michael_Schenker_Group), [Alcatrazz](/source/Alcatrazz), and [Impellitteri](/source/Impellitteri).[1] He is known for his powerful singing voice but is capable of also singing soft melodies.[2] His singing has been noted as "very loud" by both his contemporaries and himself,[3] and he claims to be a self-taught singer with "no discipline for lessons".[4] Bonnet's visual style, considered uncharacteristic of hard rock musicians, has been described as being a cross between [Don Johnson](/source/Don_Johnson) in *[Miami Vice](/source/Miami_Vice)* and [James Dean](/source/James_Dean).[5]

## Career

Bonnet was born in [Skegness](/source/Skegness), [Lincolnshire](/source/Lincolnshire), in 1947.[1] He had his first hit single with duo [the Marbles](/source/The_Marbles_(duo)) in 1968, with the single "[Only One Woman](/source/Only_One_Woman)", which reached Number 5 in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart).[1][6] This and its follow-up, "[The Walls Fell Down](/source/The_Walls_Fell_Down)", were both written by [Barry Gibb](/source/Barry_Gibb), [Robin Gibb](/source/Robin_Gibb) and [Maurice Gibb](/source/Maurice_Gibb) of the [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees) who had recorded in Australia with Bonnet's bandmate from the Marbles, [Trevor Gordon](/source/Trevor_Gordon).

Bonnet then quit to do advert [jingles](/source/Jingle). He appeared in the 1974 British comedy film, *[Three for All](/source/Three_for_All)* as lead singer of 'Billy Beethoven', a fictional band, along with several notable UK comedy personalities and his then partner [Adrienne Posta](/source/Adrienne_Posta), although his character's lines were limited to only two words.

In 1977, he released an eponymous album, which was certified [gold](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification) in Australia. The single, "[It's All Over Now, Baby Blue](/source/It's_All_Over_Now%2C_Baby_Blue)", a cover version of the [Bob Dylan](/source/Bob_Dylan) song, also reached Number 3 in Australia in November 1977,[7] and the following year the single "[Warm Ride](/source/Warm_Ride)", written by the [Bee Gees](/source/Bee_Gees), a leftover from the *[Saturday Night Fever](/source/Saturday_Night_Fever_(soundtrack))* sessions, reached number two there in August.[7]

## Rainbow

In 1979, Bonnet was approached to join UK [glam rock](/source/Glam_rock) band [Sweet](/source/The_Sweet) to replace [Brian Connolly](/source/Brian_Connolly). However, he was chosen by [Ritchie Blackmore](/source/Ritchie_Blackmore) to replace [Ronnie James Dio](/source/Ronnie_James_Dio) as the vocalist of hard rock band [Rainbow](/source/Rainbow_(rock_band)). This was something of a musical departure for Bonnet, who had previously identified himself more as an [R&B](/source/R%26B) singer. Bonnet would later credit his time in Rainbow and his collaboration with Blackmore, in particular, as fundamentally changing his musical outlook to a more hard rock focus. He sang on the *[Down to Earth](/source/Down_to_Earth_(Rainbow_album))* LP, which would become his most successful album. It spawned two hit singles in 1979 and 1980: "[Since You Been Gone](/source/Since_You_Been_Gone)" and "[All Night Long](/source/All_Night_Long_(Rainbow_song))".[1] During Bonnet's time in the band, Rainbow also headlined the inaugural [Monsters of Rock](/source/Monsters_of_Rock) festival at [Donington Park](/source/Donington_Park), [Castle Donington](/source/Castle_Donington).

Bonnet's time with Rainbow was short and he left to resume his solo career, releasing the *[Line-Up](/source/Line-Up_(album))* album in 1981, handled by producer John Eden. Following on from his time in Rainbow, the album had a markedly more rock-based sound than his previous solo recordings, whilst retaining some of his former R&B influences. For the recording of *Line Up* Bonnet enlisted several well-known rock musicians including [Whitesnake](/source/Whitesnake) guitarist [Mick Moody](/source/Micky_Moody), Whitesnake and Rainbow drummer [Cozy Powell](/source/Cozy_Powell), [Deep Purple](/source/Deep_Purple) and Whitesnake keyboard player [Jon Lord](/source/Jon_Lord), and [Status Quo](/source/Status_Quo_(band)) guitarists [Francis Rossi](/source/Francis_Rossi) and [Rick Parfitt](/source/Rick_Parfitt). The album reached No. 62 in the [UK Albums Chart](/source/UK_Albums_Chart).[8] The album's lead single, "[Night Games](/source/Night_Games_(Graham_Bonnet_song))", reached No. 6 in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), with the follow-up single, "[Liar](/source/Liar_(Russ_Ballard_song))", reaching No. 51.[8] Around this time Bonnet sang on an advertisement for [Levi's](/source/Levi_Strauss_%26_Co.) jeans (the song was entitled "[These Eyes](/source/These_Eyes)"), although his version has never been released.

## MSG

Tempted by an offer from ex-[UFO](/source/UFO_(band)) guitarist [Michael Schenker](/source/Michael_Schenker), Bonnet continued his progression to a heavier musical style and joined the [Michael Schenker Group](/source/Michael_Schenker_Group) (MSG) for the *[Assault Attack](/source/Assault_Attack)* album.[1] It was reported in the press at the time that Ritchie Blackmore had warned Michael Schenker that Bonnet was diabetic, and could become erratic when his blood sugar level got out of kilter. Bonnet was fired from the group after only a single concert, at Sheffield Polytechnic (now called Sheffield Hallam University), when he drunkenly exposed himself on stage.[9]

## Alcatrazz

Upon leaving MSG, Bonnet decided to form his own band, drawing inspiration from his days in Rainbow. In 1983, he co-founded [Alcatrazz](/source/Alcatrazz), with Gary Shea (bass), and Jimmy Waldo (keyboards) of the band New England, former [Alice Cooper](/source/Alice_Cooper) drummer [Jan Uvena](/source/Jan_Uvena), and Swedish guitarist [Yngwie Malmsteen](/source/Yngwie_Malmsteen).[1] The band's debut album, *[No Parole from Rock N' Roll](/source/No_Parole_from_Rock_N'_Roll)*, featured a distinctly heavy metal sound, with Bonnet describing the material as the heaviest that he had recorded to date. The band enjoyed moderate success in the United States[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*], and major success in Japan.

The band released three studio albums (*No Parole from Rock N' Roll*, *[Disturbing the Peace](/source/Disturbing_the_Peace_(album))*, with guitarist [Steve Vai](/source/Steve_Vai) replacing Malmsteen, and *[Dangerous Games](/source/Dangerous_Games_(Alcatrazz))* with Danny Johnson on guitar). Alcatrazz also released a live album, *[Live Sentence](/source/Live_Sentence)*, with material from Yngwie Malmsteen's period in the band. For the *Dangerous Games* LP, Alcatrazz recorded a remake of Bonnet's hit song "Only One Woman" from his first band The Marbles. In 1987, Alcatrazz appeared on the second series of the [BBC TV](/source/BBC_TV) programme *Rock School*, with Bonnet providing singing tips. The programme also included clips of Alcatrazz in rehearsal. Later that year, Alcatrazz disbanded, and Bonnet returned to his solo career. In 2009, Bonnet reformed Alcatrazz with three new musicians. Bonnet did not consult with his former bandmates Uvena and Waldo about re-forming the original line-up, and in response they also re-grouped as a separate version of Alcatrazz.

Bonnet later reformed his version of the band as *Alcatrazz featuring Graham Bonnet* with guitarist Howie Simon ([Jeff Scott Soto](/source/Jeff_Scott_Soto) Band, [Talisman](/source/Talisman_(band))), drummer [Glen Sobel](/source/Glen_Sobel) ([Impellitteri](/source/Impellitteri), [Beautiful Creatures](/source/Beautiful_Creatures_(band)), [Tony MacAlpine](/source/Tony_MacAlpine)), and bassist Tim Luce and toured Japan in May and June 2007—sharing the headline with another ex-Rainbow vocalist, [Joe Lynn Turner](/source/Joe_Lynn_Turner). Howie Simon revealed in a 2010 interview that it was his suggestion to bring back the Alcatrazz name.[10] They also headlined the BerkRock festival in [Berkovitsa](/source/Berkovitsa), Bulgaria, in July 2008 and have played various West Coast US dates including support slots for [Y&T](/source/Y%26T). Alcatrazz continued to perform live occasionally until 2014.

In March 2017, three-fifths of the original lineup (Bonnet, Waldo and Shea) reunited for three shows in Japan, which also included Conrado Pesinato and Mark Benquechea on guitar and drums respectively. The performances were recorded for the live album/DVD *Parole Denied – Tokyo 2017*, which was released on 7 December 2018.[11]

In February 2019, Bonnet confirmed that he had once again resurrected Alcatrazz, with a new lineup featuring himself, Waldo, Benquechea, Beth-Ami Heavenstone, as well as new guitarist Joe Stump.[12][13] Heavenstone thus briefly became Alcatrazz's first female member, having played bass in The [Graham Bonnet Band](/source/Graham_Bonnet_Band), where she was Waldo's bandmate. This lineup planned to record a new album together, which would also include contributions from [Chris Impellitteri](/source/Chris_Impellitteri), [Bob Kulick](/source/Bob_Kulick), [Dario Mollo](/source/Dario_Mollo) and former Alcatrazz guitarist [Steve Vai](/source/Steve_Vai).[14][15] Shea returned to Alcatrazz in January 2020 to replace Heavenstone.

## Later career

Bonnet's post-Alcatrazz projects have all been short-lived and included [Blackthorne](/source/Blackthorne_(band)) (working with ex-[Balance](/source/Balance_(band)) guitarist [Bob Kulick](/source/Bob_Kulick), brother of [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band)) guitarist [Bruce Kulick](/source/Bruce_Kulick)), backing vocals for the Danish [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Pretty Maids](/source/Pretty_Maids)' *Future World* and numerous [session](/source/Session_musician) work for [Forcefield](/source/Forcefield_(band)), appearing on *To Oz and Back* and *Let The Wild Run Free*. In 1988, Bonnet joined [Impellitteri](/source/Impellitteri), for their album *[Stand in Line](/source/Stand_in_Line)*.

An appearance on [Eddie Hardin](/source/Eddie_Hardin) and [Pete York](/source/Pete_York)'s musical adaptation of *Wind in The Willows*, performed live in Germany in 1991, saw Bonnet sing on around six of the songs alongside fellow musicians [Jon Lord](/source/Jon_Lord), [Don Airey](/source/Don_Airey) and [Ray Fenwick](/source/Ray_Fenwick) amongst others. Fenwick and Airey also featured heavily on Bonnet's 1991 solo album *Here Comes The Night* which includes several covers as well as songs credited to his then wife Jo Eime, and another remake of the Marbles' "Only One Woman".

In 1997, he released *[Underground](/source/Underground_(Graham_Bonnet_album))*, a new solo album, which helped re-establish him with his [fan](/source/Fan_(person)) base in Japan. 1999's *[The Day I Went Mad](/source/The_Day_I_Went_Mad)* featured guitarist [Slash](/source/Slash_(musician)), [Def Leppard](/source/Def_Leppard) guitarist [Vivian Campbell](/source/Vivian_Campbell), Bruce Kulick plus guitarist, [Mario Parga](/source/Mario_Parga).

Bonnet contributed lead vocals to the Japanese heavy metal band [Anthem](/source/Anthem_(heavy_metal))'s 2000 release *[Heavy Metal Anthem](/source/Heavy_Metal_Anthem)*, which had reworks of classic Anthem tracks. Bonnet rejoined Impellitteri in 2000 for their *[System X](/source/System_X_(album))* album. Meanwhile, his 1999 Japanese solo album got a UK release in September 2001.

At the back end of 2001, Bonnet went on a solo UK tour. His band included keyboard player [Don Airey](/source/Don_Airey), bassist [Chris Childs](/source/Chris_Childs_(bassist)) and drummer [Harry James](/source/Gary_James) of [Thunder](/source/Thunder_(band)) and guitarist Dario Mollo.

In early 2004, Bonnet joined Italian guitarist Dario Mollo's new project Elektric Zoo, touring Europe during April. Maintaining the Italian connection, the singer also participated in Matteo Filippini's project, Moonstone, featuring on the track "Not Dead Yet".

In 2006, Bonnet contributed vocals to the *Welcome to America* album by Taz Taylor Band. The band toured the UK in 2007 and Europe in 2008.

He also appeared in the *[Countdown Spectacular](/source/Countdown_Spectacular)* concert series in Australia between August and September 2007. He sang two songs, "Warm Ride" and "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue".

A press release dated 6 November 2008 reported that Bonnet would be contributing vocals for a highlights CD with the metal opera project, Lyraka.[16][17] The album *[Lyraka Volume 1](/source/Lyraka_Volume_1)* was released on 2 November 2010. It was announced on 17 November 2010, that Bonnet would also be featured on *Lyraka Volume 2*.[18]

Bonnet currently resides in Los Angeles, California, from where he continues to record and tour extensively. Bonnet toured the UK with Rainbow tribute band Catch the Rainbow starting in March 2014.

Graham singing with [Michael Schenker](/source/Michael_Schenker_Group) in 2019

He collaborated in the Stardust Reverie Project, a supergroup featuring Zak Stevens and Lynn Meredith among others. Their first album *Ancient Rites of the Moon* was released in April 2014. He contributed on vocals in one track of the second Stardust Reverie album *Proclamation of Shadows*, which came out in March 2015.

In 2015, Bonnet formed the [Graham Bonnet Band](/source/Graham_Bonnet_Band), and toured the UK and Europe, playing songs from throughout his career including Alcatrazz and Rainbow. The band released a two-song E.P. titled *My Kingdom Come*, (the song "My Kingdom Come", written by Russ Ballard) and announced work on a new studio album to be recorded featuring new compositions and a bonus disc consisting of re-recordings of a number of songs from Bonnet's career. The final line-up of The Graham Bonnet Band was: Graham Bonnet, vocals; Conrado Pesinato, guitars; Beth-Ami Heavenstone, bass; Mark Zonder (Ex-Fates Warning), drums. The band resumed touring toward the end of 2016.

On 4 November 2016, The Graham Bonnet Band released their debut album, *The Book*. Reviews were positive, with the Real Gone website calling the album "surprisingly good" and also stating that some of the tracks "exceeded expectations by some distance".[19] Heavenstone later joined Bonnet in a refounded Alcatrazz (see above).

In 2016, Bonnet joined Michael Schenker and fellow former MSG singers [Gary Barden](/source/Gary_Barden) and [Robin McAuley](/source/Robin_McAuley) in Michael Schenker Fest, initially for a tour of Japan. This resulted in a CD/DVD *Live – Tokyo International Forum Hall*. Later tours of Europe and Japan followed. In 2017, with the addition of Temple of Rock singer [Doogie White](/source/Doogie_White) (another former Rainbow vocalist), Michael Schenker Fest recorded the album *Resurrection* featuring vocal contributions from all four singers. This line-up toured the US and Europe in 2018. The Graham Bonnet Band released their second album *Meanwhile, Back In The Garage* in 2018,[20] and their third album *Day Out In Nowhere* in 2022[21]

Bonnet was extensively interviewed for two books by author Greg Prato: 2016's *The Other Side of Rainbow*[22] and 2017's *Shredders!: The Oral History Of Speed Guitar (And More)*.[23]

## Discography

Main article: [Graham Bonnet discography](/source/Graham_Bonnet_discography)

## Film and television appearances

- 1975: *[Three for All](/source/Three_for_All)* (performer)

- 1980: *Rainbow – Monsters of Rock, Donington '80* (performer)

- 1985: *Rainbow – The Final Cut* (performer)

- 2003: *Wind in the Willows – A Rock Concert '91* (performer)

- 2006: *Rainbow – In Their Own Words* (interviewee)

- 2006: *Heavy Metal – Louder than Life* (interviewee)

- 2015: *The Ritchie Blackmore Story* (interviewee)

## Bands

Years active Name Members Vocals Guitar Bass Drums Keyboards 1965–1967 The Blue Sect Graham Bonnet Roger Sleath Graham Bonnet Roger Sleath Steve Hardy 1967–1968 The Graham Bonnet Set Graham Bonnet Trevor Gordon 1968–1969 The Marbles no-one 1975 Southern Comfort Graham Bonnet 1979–1980 Rainbow Graham Bonnet Ritchie Blackmore Roger Glover Cozy Powell Don Airey 02/1982-27 August 1982 Michael Schenker Group Michael Schenker Chris Glen Ted McKenna Tommy Eyre 1983–1984 Alcatrazz Yngwie Malmsteen Gary Shea Jan Uvena Jimmy Waldo 1984–1986 Steve Vai 1986–1987 Danny Johnson 1987 The Party Boys Kevin Borich John Brewster Alan Lancaster Paul Christie Richard Harvey no-one 1988 Anthem Hiroya Fukuda Naoto Shibata Takamasa Ohuchi no-one 1988 Impellitteri Chris Impellitteri Chuck Wright Pat Torpey Phil Wolfe 1988–1990 Dave Spitz Stet Howland 1989 Forcefield Ray Fenwick Jan Akkerman Mo Foster Terry Pack Cozy Powell no-one 1990 Ray Fenwick Micky Moody Bernie Marsden Mario Parga Terry Pack Don Airey Tim Hinkley Chris Cozens 1993 Blackthorne Bob Kulick Chuck Wright Frankie Banali Jimmy Waldo 2000–2001 Anthem (Featuring Graham Bonnet) Akio Shimizu Naoto Shibata Hirotsugu Homma no-one 2000–2003 Impellitteri Chris Impellitteri James Amelio Pulli Glen Sobel Edward Harris Roth 2004 Elektric Zoo Dario Mollo Guido Block Roberto Gualdi Maurizio Belluzzo 2006–2008 Taz Taylor Band Taz Taylor Dirk Krause Val Trainor Bob Miller 2006–2009 Alcatrazz (Featuring Graham Bonnet) Howie Simon Tim Luce Glen Sobel no-one 2009–2010 Dave Dzialak 2010–2011 Jeff Bowders 2011–2014 Bobby Rock 2009 Savage Paradise Mario Parga Kevin Valentine Eric Ragno 2014–2015 Graham Bonnet Band Conrado Pesinato Beth-Ami Heavenstone Chase Manhattan no-one 2016 Mark Zonder Jimmy Waldo 2016–2020 Michael Schenker Fest Gary Barden Graham Bonnet Robin McAuley Doogie White Michael Schenker Chris Glen Ted McKenna Steve Mann 2017 Ezoo Graham Bonnet Dario Mollo Dario Patti Roberto Gualdi Dario Patti 2017 Alcatrazz (Reunion show) Conrado Pesinato Gary Shea Mark Benquechea Jimmy Waldo 2017–2019 Graham Bonnet Band Kurt James Beth-Ami Heavenstone 2019–2020 Alcatrazz Joe Stump 2020 Gary Shea 2020 Anthem Graham Bonnet Yukio Morikawa Akio Shimizu Naoto Shibata Isamu Tamaru no-one 2021-present Alcatrazz (Graham Bonnet's Alcatrazz) Graham Bonnet Jeff Loomis 2021-2023 Graham Bonnet Band Conrado Pesinato Beth-Ami Heavenstone Kyle Hughes Alessandro Bertoni, Danny Mattin 2024-present Francis Cassol

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## External links

- [Elektric Zoo official website](http://www.elektriczoo.com/)

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v t e Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore Candice Night Jens Johansson David Keith Bob Nouveau Ronnie James Dio Gary Driscoll Craig Gruber Micky Lee Soule Cozy Powell Jimmy Bain Mark Clarke Tony Carey David Stone Bob Daisley Roger Glover Don Airey Graham Bonnet Joe Lynn Turner Bobby Rondinelli David Rosenthal Chuck Burgi Paul Morris Greg Smith Doogie White John O'Reilly John Miceli Ronnie Romero Studio albums Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Rising Long Live Rock 'n' Roll Down to Earth Difficult to Cure Straight Between the Eyes Bent Out of Shape Stranger in Us All EPs Jealous Lover Live albums On Stage Finyl Vinyl Live in Germany 1976 / Live in Europe Deutschland Tournee 1976 Live in Munich 1977 Compilation albums The Best of Rainbow The Very Best of Rainbow Pot of Gold All Night Long: An Introduction Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology Video albums Live in Munich 1977 Songs "Man on the Silver Mountain" "Stargazer" "Since You Been Gone" "All Night Long" "I Surrender" "Stone Cold" "Street of Dreams" Related articles Discography Members Blackmore's Night Elf Deep Purple Black Sabbath Whitesnake Dio Heaven & Hell Yngwie Malmsteen Elegant Weapons

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v t e The Party Boys Graham Bidstrup Kevin Borich Paul Christie Harvey James James Reyne Richard Clapton Marc Hunter Graeme "Shirley" Strachan Joe Walsh Angry Anderson John Brewster Alan Lancaster John Swan Graham Bonnet Eric Burdon Ross Wilson Mark Evans Doc Neeson Bob Spencer Mark Gable Harry Brus Studio albums The Party Boys (1987) Live albums Greatest Hits (of Other People) (1983) No Song Too Sacred (1984) You Need Professional Help (1985) Singles "He's Gonna Step on You Again"

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