Pat Travers
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Patrick Henry "Pat" Travers (born April 12, 1954) is a Canadian
rock
guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records
in the mid-1970s. Pat Thrall
, Nicko McBrain
, Mick Dyche
, Tommy Aldridge
, Peter "Mars" Cowling, Barry Dunaway
, Jerry Riggs
, and Carmine Appice
are some of the noted musicians who have been members of the Pat Travers Band through the years. Kirk Hammett
of Metallica
has cited him as one of his favorite guitar players.
, Ontario
. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, he saw Jimi Hendrix
perform in Ottawa
. Inspired by Hendrix, as well as other artists including Jeff Beck
, Eric Clapton
and Jimmy Page
, Travers began playing in bands early in his teens; his first bands were The Music Machine
, Red Hot, and Merge, which played in Quebec
-area clubs.
While performing with Merge, he was noticed by rock artist Ronnie Hawkins
, who invited Travers to perform with him. Next, the young guitarist moved to London and landed a deal with the Polydor label in his early 20's. His self-titled debut album was released in 1976, and featured bassist Peter "Mars" Cowling, who would become a mainstay in Travers' band for several years. An appearance on the German TV show Rockpalast
in November 1976 was later released on DVD under the title Hooked On Music. This performance showcases an early version of Travers' band featuring Cowling and drummer Nicko McBrain
.
, and by the time Heat In The Street
was released in 1978 had put together the Pat Travers Band. This grouping featured Travers on vocals and guitar, Pat Thrall
on guitar, Cowling on bass, and Tommy Aldridge
on drums and percussion. The band toured heavily, also supporting Rush
on their Drive til You Die tour in support of A Farewell to Kings
. The band's next release was a live album entitled Live! Go for What You Know
, which charted in the Top 40 in the United States
and included "Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)". This was followed by the 1980 release Crash and Burn, which climbed even higher on the charts, entering the Top 20. Snortin' Whiskey
was a major American radio hit from this album and Pat Travers began the 1980s as a hot item in the hard rock music scene.
Things began to slide downward for Travers in August 1980. After an appearance before 35,000 people at the Reading Music Festival in England, both Thrall and Aldridge announced they were leaving the band to pursue other projects. Travers and Cowling forged on with drummer Sandy Gennaro
and released Radio Active
in 1981. A co-headlining tour with Rainbow
followed, and the two bands performed in major arenas across North America. Although the tour was Travers' most successful road outing, the Radio Active album barely made it into the Top 40. It was much different than Travers' previous work, with more emphasis on keyboards than heavy guitars. Disappointed with the lack of sales, Polydor
dropped Travers from their roster, and he in turn sued the record company on grounds that he was under contract with them to record more material. He won the lawsuit, and was able to release Black Pearl in 1982. This release also featured more mainstream music rather than the hard-driving rock Travers had recorded earlier, and included the hit single "I La La La Love You", featured prominently on mainstream Top 40 and album oriented rock stations, and in the 1983 movie Valley Girl
. Hot Shot was Travers' last major label release of original music, and was a return to a harder-edge style of rock than his previous two albums had been. One of Travers' best-recorded projects, it went basically unnoticed and is best remembered for the single "Killer". It was during this time that Travers also released Just Another Killer Day, a 30-minute home video featuring music from Hot Shot that was a sci-fi type short story about sexy alien women searching for information on music here on earth. In 1984, Travers was again supporting Rush--Alex Lifeson
is one of Travers' many admirers, and Neil Peart
got along well with Tommy Aldridge
.
Before the release of Hot Shot, longtime bassist Cowling left the band, and Travers would work with several different bassists until Cowling's return in 1989. Also at this time Jerry Riggs
joined the Pat Travers Band, and he and Travers created a guitar team that fans considered difficult to rival. After Hot Shots release in 1984, Polydor made plans to issue a greatest hits package, and then ended their relationship with Travers
.
The latter half of the 1980s were quite grueling for Travers. Having entered the decade at the top of the music game, he found himself in 1986 without a record contract and being forced to earn a living once again playing nightclubs and touring constantly. By 1990, he had gained a deal with a small European label and released School Of Hard Knocks
. Totally ignored by radio, the project was solid and contained some of Travers' best material. A full-length concert video Boom Boom – Live At The Diamond Club 1990 was shot in Toronto
to be released in audio version as CD Boom Boom next year, but Travers was still not able to return to the success he had ten years earlier.
. Travers' first recording for the label was Blues Tracks released in 1992. It earned positive reviews from critics. Several more releases on the BBI label followed during the 1990s. In 1993, Travers parted company with both Jerry Riggs and Peter "Mars" Cowling, and Riggs was briefly replaced by former Foghat
guitarist Erik Cartwright
. The relationship was very brief, and Travers has worked with a variety of musicians since that time.
Travers has not been able to regain the level of commercial success he once had, but he does have a very large and loyal fan base who call themselves "Hammer Heads". He tours regularly in the U.S. and has made several trips to Europe in the last decade as well. In 2001 he was part of the "Voices of Classic Rock
" tour, and had a minor hit with Leslie West
from the band Mountain
called "Rock Forever". In 2004 he started a project with the drums veteran Carmine Appice
and started touring the U.S.A.; as of now there are 3 albums released. Travers was still rocking in 2006 with the Power Trio playing cover tunes from bands such as Led Zeppelin
, Montrose
, Queen
, Trapeze
under the album name P.T. Power Trio 2, and they toured Europe in November 2006. Travers
has lived in central Florida
for several years, and is now married with two children. Travers is also a Black Belt in the style of Isshin Ryu Karate, and currently trains with 10 time World Champion, sensei Mike Reeves in Apopka, FL
The Pat Travers Band currently consists of Pat Travers (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Kirk McKim (guitars, vocals), Sandy Gennaro (drums), and Rodney O'Quinn (bass).
Pat also sang on "Get the Funk Out" with Extreme. You can hear him on the vocal bridge leading into the chorus.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
in the mid-1970s. Pat Thrall
Pat Thrall
Pat Thrall is an American rock guitarist. Thrall is a native of the San Francisco area, and began his recording career in 1972. He played guiatar,vocals and percussion with the group Cookin Mama album: new day , that also had this brother Preston Thrall on percussion.Thrall has worked with former...
, Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer for Iron Maiden, which he joined in 1982, prior to which he had played for Streetwalkers, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust.-Biography:...
, Mick Dyche
Mick Dyche
Mick Dyche is an English rock and folk guitarist and former member of 1970's soft rock band Sniff 'n' the Tears who played guitars on their only major hit Driver's Seat in 1978....
, Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is a veteran heavy metal and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.Self taught, Aldridge was inspired by Cream,...
, Peter "Mars" Cowling, Barry Dunaway
Barry Dunaway
Barry Dunaway is an American rock bass guitarist who has previously played with Whiteface , Pat Travers, Yngwie Malmsteen, Saraya and Survivor .- References :...
, Jerry Riggs
Jerry Riggs
Jerry Riggs is an American rock guitarist and vocalist, born on August 25, 1956, in Knoxville, Tennessee.-Biography:Jerry Riggs began his musical career as lead guitarist for the Knoxville, Tennessee group, Lynx, a popular staple on the local bar circuit in the mid-70s. The band, featuring Michael...
, and Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
are some of the noted musicians who have been members of the Pat Travers Band through the years. Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Lee Hammett is the lead guitarist and a songwriter in the heavy metal band Metallica and has been a member of the band since 1983. Before joining Metallica he formed and named the band Exodus. In 2003, Hammett was ranked 11th on Rolling Stones list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time...
of Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
has cited him as one of his favorite guitar players.
Early years
Pat Travers was born and raised in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
. Soon after picking up the guitar at age 12, he saw Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
perform in Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
. Inspired by Hendrix, as well as other artists including Jeff Beck
Jeff Beck
Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds...
, Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton, CBE, is an English guitarist and singer-songwriter. Clapton is the only three-time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: once as a solo artist, and separately as a member of The Yardbirds and Cream. Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and...
and Jimmy Page
Jimmy Page
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, OBE is an English multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. He began his career as a studio session guitarist in London and was subsequently a member of The Yardbirds from 1966 to 1968, after which he founded the English rock band Led Zeppelin.Jimmy Page...
, Travers began playing in bands early in his teens; his first bands were The Music Machine
The Music Machine
The Music Machine was an American garage rock and psychedelic band from the late 1960s, headed by singer-songwriter Sean Bonniwell and based in Los Angeles. The band sound was often defined by fuzzy guitars and a Farfisa organ...
, Red Hot, and Merge, which played in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
-area clubs.
While performing with Merge, he was noticed by rock artist Ronnie Hawkins
Ronnie Hawkins
Ronald "Ronnie" Hawkins is a Juno Award-winning rockabilly musician whose career has spanned more than half a century. Though his career began in Arkansas, USA, where he'd been born and raised, it was in Ontario, Canada where he found success and settled for most of his life...
, who invited Travers to perform with him. Next, the young guitarist moved to London and landed a deal with the Polydor label in his early 20's. His self-titled debut album was released in 1976, and featured bassist Peter "Mars" Cowling, who would become a mainstay in Travers' band for several years. An appearance on the German TV show Rockpalast
Rockpalast
Rockpalast is a German music television show that broadcasts live on German television station Westdeutscher Rundfunk . Rockpalast started in 1974 and continues to this day. Hundreds of rock and jazz bands have performed on Rockpalast...
in November 1976 was later released on DVD under the title Hooked On Music. This performance showcases an early version of Travers' band featuring Cowling and drummer Nicko McBrain
Nicko McBrain
Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer for Iron Maiden, which he joined in 1982, prior to which he had played for Streetwalkers, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust.-Biography:...
.
Rise to popularity
During 1977 Travers added a second guitarist to his band, changed drummers twice including using Clive EdwardsClive Edwards
Clive Edwards is a drummer, who is best known as a former member of the British band, UFO ....
, and by the time Heat In The Street
Heat In The Street
Heat In The Street is a rock album by the Pat Travers Band. It was released in 1978 on Polydor Records.-LP Sequence:Side One#"Heat In The Street" - 4:29 #"Killer's Instinct" - 5:09...
was released in 1978 had put together the Pat Travers Band. This grouping featured Travers on vocals and guitar, Pat Thrall
Pat Thrall
Pat Thrall is an American rock guitarist. Thrall is a native of the San Francisco area, and began his recording career in 1972. He played guiatar,vocals and percussion with the group Cookin Mama album: new day , that also had this brother Preston Thrall on percussion.Thrall has worked with former...
on guitar, Cowling on bass, and Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is a veteran heavy metal and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.Self taught, Aldridge was inspired by Cream,...
on drums and percussion. The band toured heavily, also supporting Rush
Rush (band)
Rush is a Canadian rock band formed in August 1968, in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario. The band is composed of bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart...
on their Drive til You Die tour in support of A Farewell to Kings
A Farewell to Kings
A Farewell to Kings is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1977. The album was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales, and mixed at Advision Studios in London....
. The band's next release was a live album entitled Live! Go for What You Know
Live! Go for What You Know
Live! Go For What You Know is a live album by the Pat Travers Band, released in 1979 on Polydor Records. It reached platinum status in the US, and was re-released on CD in 1993.-Background:...
, which charted in the Top 40 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and included "Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)". This was followed by the 1980 release Crash and Burn, which climbed even higher on the charts, entering the Top 20. Snortin' Whiskey
Snortin' Whiskey
Snortin' Whiskey is a blues-rock song written by Pat Travers and Pat Thrall. It was originally recorded by the Pat Travers Band, and released on the album Crash And Burn in 1980 on the Polydor label and also as US single the same year...
was a major American radio hit from this album and Pat Travers began the 1980s as a hot item in the hard rock music scene.
Things began to slide downward for Travers in August 1980. After an appearance before 35,000 people at the Reading Music Festival in England, both Thrall and Aldridge announced they were leaving the band to pursue other projects. Travers and Cowling forged on with drummer Sandy Gennaro
Sandy Gennaro
Sandy Gennaro is an American professional rock and roll drummer.Gennaro grew up in Staten Island, New York. He has played with Cyndi Lauper, Joan Jett, Michael Bolton, and The Monkees. Sandy was a member of the Pat Travers Band and more recently has toured with Bo Diddley...
and released Radio Active
Radio Active (Pat Travers album)
Radio Active is a music album released by the Pat Travers on Polygram Records in 1981.Radio Active was Pat Travers' first release after the highly successful Crash and Burn. But Pat Thrall and Tommy Aldridge had already left the band. Travers and Cowling forged on with former Blackjack drummer...
in 1981. A co-headlining tour with Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
followed, and the two bands performed in major arenas across North America. Although the tour was Travers' most successful road outing, the Radio Active album barely made it into the Top 40. It was much different than Travers' previous work, with more emphasis on keyboards than heavy guitars. Disappointed with the lack of sales, Polydor
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
dropped Travers from their roster, and he in turn sued the record company on grounds that he was under contract with them to record more material. He won the lawsuit, and was able to release Black Pearl in 1982. This release also featured more mainstream music rather than the hard-driving rock Travers had recorded earlier, and included the hit single "I La La La Love You", featured prominently on mainstream Top 40 and album oriented rock stations, and in the 1983 movie Valley Girl
Valley Girl (film)
Valley Girl is a 1983 romantic comedy film, starring Nicolas Cage, Deborah Foreman, Elizabeth Daily, Cameron Dye, and Joyce Heiser. The film was the directorial debut of Martha Coolidge, and was the first film in which Nicolas Coppola was billed as Nicolas Cage.The American release of Valley Girl...
. Hot Shot was Travers' last major label release of original music, and was a return to a harder-edge style of rock than his previous two albums had been. One of Travers' best-recorded projects, it went basically unnoticed and is best remembered for the single "Killer". It was during this time that Travers also released Just Another Killer Day, a 30-minute home video featuring music from Hot Shot that was a sci-fi type short story about sexy alien women searching for information on music here on earth. In 1984, Travers was again supporting Rush--Alex Lifeson
Alex Lifeson
Aleksandar Živojinović, OC, better known by his stage name Alex Lifeson, is a second generation Serbian-Canadian musician, best known as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. In the summer of 1968, Lifeson founded the band that would become Rush with friend, drummer John Rutsey...
is one of Travers' many admirers, and Neil Peart
Neil Peart
Neil Ellwood Peart , OC, is a Canadian musician and author. He is the drummer for the rock band Rush.Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario . During adolescence, he floated from regional band to regional band in pursuit of a career as a full-time drummer...
got along well with Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge
Tommy Aldridge is a veteran heavy metal and hard rock drummer. Aldridge is noted for his work with numerous bands and vocalists, most notable being Black Oak Arkansas, Pat Travers Band, Ozzy Osbourne, Gary Moore, Whitesnake, Ted Nugent and Thin Lizzy.Self taught, Aldridge was inspired by Cream,...
.
Before the release of Hot Shot, longtime bassist Cowling left the band, and Travers would work with several different bassists until Cowling's return in 1989. Also at this time Jerry Riggs
Jerry Riggs
Jerry Riggs is an American rock guitarist and vocalist, born on August 25, 1956, in Knoxville, Tennessee.-Biography:Jerry Riggs began his musical career as lead guitarist for the Knoxville, Tennessee group, Lynx, a popular staple on the local bar circuit in the mid-70s. The band, featuring Michael...
joined the Pat Travers Band, and he and Travers created a guitar team that fans considered difficult to rival. After Hot Shots release in 1984, Polydor made plans to issue a greatest hits package, and then ended their relationship with Travers
Travers
-Surname:* Allan Travers* Angela Travers, fictional character* Ben Travers* Bill Travers , English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist* Bill Travers , former Major League Baseball pitcher...
.
The latter half of the 1980s were quite grueling for Travers. Having entered the decade at the top of the music game, he found himself in 1986 without a record contract and being forced to earn a living once again playing nightclubs and touring constantly. By 1990, he had gained a deal with a small European label and released School Of Hard Knocks
School of Hard Knocks
The School of Hard Knocks is an idiomatic phrase meaning the education one gets from life's usually negative experiences, often contrasted with formal education...
. Totally ignored by radio, the project was solid and contained some of Travers' best material. A full-length concert video Boom Boom – Live At The Diamond Club 1990 was shot in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
to be released in audio version as CD Boom Boom next year, but Travers was still not able to return to the success he had ten years earlier.
1990s, return to form
Shortly after, Travers signed a deal with American-based Blues Bureau International Records, a company formed by noted producer Mike VarneyMike Varney
Mike Varney is an American musician, record producer, music publisher and impresario. He is the founder of the Shrapnel Label Group, which includes Shrapnel Records, Tone Center Records and Blues Bureau International. He also has a 50% stake in Magna Carta Records, a New York-based label...
. Travers' first recording for the label was Blues Tracks released in 1992. It earned positive reviews from critics. Several more releases on the BBI label followed during the 1990s. In 1993, Travers parted company with both Jerry Riggs and Peter "Mars" Cowling, and Riggs was briefly replaced by former Foghat
Foghat
Foghat are a British rock band that had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock," or boogie-rock dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved five gold records...
guitarist Erik Cartwright
Erik Cartwright
Erik Cartwright is an American rock guitarist.He was born July 10, 1950 in New York, New York and is best known for playing with Foghat. Cartwright replaced original Foghat guitarist Rod Price in 1981...
. The relationship was very brief, and Travers has worked with a variety of musicians since that time.
Travers has not been able to regain the level of commercial success he once had, but he does have a very large and loyal fan base who call themselves "Hammer Heads". He tours regularly in the U.S. and has made several trips to Europe in the last decade as well. In 2001 he was part of the "Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock
Voices of Classic Rock is a rock music ensemble featuring singers and musicians from classic rock groups popular in the 1970s and 1980s.Voices of Classic Rock was formed in 1998....
" tour, and had a minor hit with Leslie West
Leslie West
Leslie West is an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter.-Biography:Originally named Leslie Weinstein, West was born in New York City, grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey, and in East Meadow, Forest Hills and Lawrence. After his parents divorced, he changed his surname to West...
from the band Mountain
Mountain (band)
Mountain is an American hard rock band that formed in Long Island, New York in 1969. Originally comprising vocalist and guitarist Leslie West, bassist Felix Pappalardi and drummer N. D. Smart, the band broke up in 1972 before reuniting in 1974 and remaining active until today...
called "Rock Forever". In 2004 he started a project with the drums veteran Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice is an American rock drummer of Italian background and is the older brother of drummer Vinny Appice by 12 years. He received a classical music training and was influenced by the jazz drumming of Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa early on...
and started touring the U.S.A.; as of now there are 3 albums released. Travers was still rocking in 2006 with the Power Trio playing cover tunes from bands such as Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
, Montrose
Montrose (band)
Montrose was a California-based hard rock band. The band originally featured Ronnie Montrose on guitar and future solo artist and former Van Halen frontman Sammy Hagar...
, Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
, Trapeze
Trapeze (band)
Trapeze were an English rock band formed in March 1969, by vocalist John Jones and guitarist/keyboardist Terry Rowley , with guitarist Mel Galley, singer/bassist Glenn Hughes, and drummer Dave Holland...
under the album name P.T. Power Trio 2, and they toured Europe in November 2006. Travers
Travers
-Surname:* Allan Travers* Angela Travers, fictional character* Ben Travers* Bill Travers , English actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist* Bill Travers , former Major League Baseball pitcher...
has lived in central Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
for several years, and is now married with two children. Travers is also a Black Belt in the style of Isshin Ryu Karate, and currently trains with 10 time World Champion, sensei Mike Reeves in Apopka, FL
The Pat Travers Band currently consists of Pat Travers (guitars, vocals, keyboards), Kirk McKim (guitars, vocals), Sandy Gennaro (drums), and Rodney O'Quinn (bass).
Pat also sang on "Get the Funk Out" with Extreme. You can hear him on the vocal bridge leading into the chorus.
Discography
- 1976 Pat TraversPat Travers (album)Pat Travers is the debut rock album by Pat Travers. It was released in 1976 on Polydor Records.-LP track sequence:Side One#"Stop And Smile" - 3:51#"Feelin' Right" - 3:55#"Magnolia" - 4:28...
- 1977 Makin' Magic
- 1977 Putting It StraightPutting It StraightPutting It Straight is a rock album by Pat Travers. It was released in 1977 on Polydor Records.The songs were listed on the back cover of the album in a different sequence than on the original LP pressing...
- 1978 Heat In The StreetHeat In The StreetHeat In The Street is a rock album by the Pat Travers Band. It was released in 1978 on Polydor Records.-LP Sequence:Side One#"Heat In The Street" - 4:29 #"Killer's Instinct" - 5:09...
- 1978 The Pat Travers You Missed Mini-Album (EP)
- 1979 Live! Go for What You KnowLive! Go for What You KnowLive! Go For What You Know is a live album by the Pat Travers Band, released in 1979 on Polydor Records. It reached platinum status in the US, and was re-released on CD in 1993.-Background:...
(live 1978) - 1980 Crash and Burn
- 1981 Radio ActiveRadio Active (Pat Travers album)Radio Active is a music album released by the Pat Travers on Polygram Records in 1981.Radio Active was Pat Travers' first release after the highly successful Crash and Burn. But Pat Thrall and Tommy Aldridge had already left the band. Travers and Cowling forged on with former Blackjack drummer...
- 1982 Black Pearl
- 1984 Hot Shot
- 1990 School Of Hard Knocks
- 1991 Boom Boom (live 1990)
- 1992 BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert (live 1977 & 1980) (rereleased in 2000)
- 1992 Blues Tracks
- 1993 Just A Touch
- 1994 Blues Magnet
- 1995 Halfway To Somewhere
- 1996 Lookin' Up
- 1997 King Biscuit Flower Hour (live 1984)
- 1998 Blues Tracks 2
- 2000 Don't Feed The Alligators
- 2000 Boom Boom – Live At The Diamond Club 1990 (CD & DVD)
- 2003 Etched In Stone (2-CD live 2002)
- 2003 P.T. Power Trio (also called Power Trio)
- 2003 From The Front...Live! (DVD-Audio live 1984)
- 2005 PT=MC2
- 2006 P.T. Power Trio 2
- 2007 Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (live)
- 2008 Stick With What You Know – Live In Europe (live 2007)
- 2009 Travelin' Blues
- 2010 Fidelis
Singles released during major label career
- 1976 "Makes No Difference" (promo single to debut album)
- 1976 "Stop And Smile"
- 1977 "Stevie"
- 1977 "Rock & Roll Susie"
- 1977 "Gettin' Betta"
- 1977 "Life In London"
- 1978 "Heat In The Street"
- 1978 "Go All Night"
- 1979 "Boom, Boom (Out Go The Lights) – Live!" (UK single)
- 1980 "Is This Love" (US single)
- 1980 "Snortin' WhiskeySnortin' WhiskeySnortin' Whiskey is a blues-rock song written by Pat Travers and Pat Thrall. It was originally recorded by the Pat Travers Band, and released on the album Crash And Burn in 1980 on the Polydor label and also as US single the same year...
" (US single) - 1980 "Evie" (Holland only single)
- 1980 "Crash And Burn"
- 1980 "(Your Love) Can't Be Right"
- 1981 "My Life Is On The Line"
- 1981 "New Age Music"
- 1982 "I La La La Love You"
- 1982 "Rockin'"
- 1982 "I'd Rather See You Dead"
- 1984 "Women On The Edge Of Love"
- 1984 "Killer"
Compilation albums
- 1985 Boom Boom: The Best Of Pat Travers
- 1990 An Anthology Vol.1
- 1990 An Anthology Vol.2
- 1991 The Best Of Pat Travers
- 1997 Best Of Blues + Live! (studio & 1997 live recordings)
- 2003 20th Century Masters: The Best Of Pat Travers
- 2004 Rock Solid: The Essential Collection (Germany)
- 2008 8+8: The Best Of '70–'80 (live recordings) (Germany)
Travers & Appice albums
- 2004 It Takes A Lot Of Balls
- 2005 Live At The House Of Blues
- 2005 Bazooka
Pat Travers is credited on the following CDs
- 1977 Glenn Hughes Play Me OutPlay Me OutPlay Me Out is the first solo record by former Deep Purple and Trapeze bassist/ vocalist Glenn Hughes. It was first released in July 1977. The album marked a definite change in style to Hughes’ hard rock albums with Deep Purple, moving into a funk and soul inspired direction...
- 1983 Valley Girl (Soundtrack)
- 1993 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.III: Hats Off To Stevie Ray (Various artists)
- 1993 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.IV: Fit For A. King (Various artists)
- 1993 Songs From The Better Blues Bureau (Various artists)
- 1993 Masters Of Metal – Live The 70's Ten Hits (Various artists)
- 1994 L.A. Blues Authority, Vol.V: Cream Of The Crop (Various artists)
- 1995 Animal Magnetism (Various artists)
- 1997 Summerhaze (John Kay & Steppenwolf, Blue Oyster Cult, Foghat, Pat Travers) (live)
- 2001 Voices Of Classic Rock: Voices For America (Various artists)
- 2001 Glenn Hughes Building The MachineBuilding the MachineBuilding the Machine is a studio album by former Deep Purple, Black Sabbath and Trapeze vocalist/ bassist Glenn Hughes. It was his eighth solo studio album and was released in 2001 on SPV, DNA and Nippon Crown records.-History:...
- 2004 SidewaysSidewaysSideways is a 2004 comedy-drama film written by Jim Taylor and Alexander Payne and directed by Payne. Adapted from Rex Pickett's 2004 novel of the same name, Sideways follows two forty-something year old men, portrayed by Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church, who take a week-long road trip to...
(Soundtrack) - 2010 The Circus BarThe Circus BarCircus Bar is the second solo album by former singer of Bad Company Brian Howe. Produced by Brooks Paschal and mixed by Rafe McKenna, the album includes two newly recorded remakes of the Bad Company hits "How About That" and "Holy Water"....
(Brian Howe)