Craig Gruber

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Craig Gruber
Instruments	Bass
Associated acts	Zvekan, Elf, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Bible Black, Gary Moore, Raven Lord, Ozz, Ninja, Ed3n^[1]

Craig Gruber is an American rock bassist and musician, best known as the original bassist in Rainbow and currently playing for the band Zvekan. He also played in Elf, consisting of vocalist Ronnie James Dio, keyboardist Mickey Lee Soule, drummer Gary Driscoll and guitarist David Feinstein.

Elf released three albums before they joined Blackmore in his newly formed band Rainbow in mid-1975. Craig Gruber played on Rainbow's first album Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Soon after the album was released the entire band was sacked excepting Ronnie James Dio.

Craig Gruber played live with Gary Moore on his supporting tour for his album "Victims of the Future", and featured on Moore's 1984 live album We Want Moore. In 1980 he formed Bible Black with former Elf and Rainbow drummer Gary Driscoll. The band produced two albums before Driscoll's murder in 1987.

Gruber is currently building a line of high-end "soloing" basses, which can be seen at Infinite Metal Werkz and has been working on an Elf reunion, though such a prospect seems unlikely given the death of Ronnie James Dio.

Early in 2010 Gruber formed "ED3N"- a metal band in the classic rock genre. The band featured vocalist Jeff Fenholt and guitarist David Shankle, of DSG and formerly Manowar.

Raven Lord

On April 18, 2013 Craig Gruber is announced to join the band Raven Lord .^[2]

Zvekan

On November 7th 2013, Craig Gruber announced via Facebook that he is part of a newly formed band founded by Csaba Zvekan called Zvekan.

Discography

With Elf

Carolina County Ball (1974) (US title: L.A./59)
Trying to Burn the Sun (1975)
The Gargantuan (1978) compilation
The Elf Albums (1991) compiles 1974 & 1975 albums

With Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)

With Ozz

No Prisoners (1980)

With Gary Moore

We Want Moore (1984)

With The Rods

Heavier Than Thou (1986)

References

↑ http://www.musicmight.com/artist/united+states/california/los+angeles/ozz
↑ CRAIG GRUBER joins RAVEN LORD, retrieved 2013-04-18

v t e Elf

Ronnie James Dio Micky Lee Soule Gary Driscoll Craig Gruber David Feinstein Steve Edwards Mark Nauseef Doug Thaler Nick Pantas

Studio albums	Elf Carolina County Ball Trying to Burn the Sun

Compilations	The Gargantuan The Elf Albums

Related bands	Rainbow The Rods Bible Black Black Sabbath Dio Ian Gillan Band Gary Moore Deep Purple

v t e Rainbow

Ritchie Blackmore Vocals Ronnie James Dio Graham Bonnet Joe Lynn Turner Doogie White Bass Craig Gruber Jimmy Bain Mark Clarke Bob Daisley Jack Green Roger Glover Greg Smith Keyboards Micky Lee Soule Tony Carey David Stone Don Airey David Rosenthal Paul Morris Drums Gary Driscoll Cozy Powell Bobby Rondinelli Chuck Burgi John O'Reilly John Miceli

Studio albums	Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975) Rising (1976) Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978) Down to Earth (1979) Difficult to Cure (1981) Straight Between the Eyes (1982) Bent Out of Shape (1983) Stranger in Us All (1995)

EPs	Jealous Lover

Live albums	On Stage (1977) Finyl Vinyl Live in Germany 1976/Live in Europe Deutschland Tournee 1976 Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade

Compilation albums	The Best of Rainbow The Very Best of Rainbow 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rainbow Classic Rainbow Pot of Gold All Night Long: An Introduction Catch the Rainbow: The Anthology Winning Combinations: Deep Purple and Rainbow Anthology 1975 – 1984

Video albums	Live Between the Eyes The Final Cut Live in Munich 1977 Black Masquerade

Songs	"Man on the Silver Mountain" "Catch the Rainbow" "Starstruck" "Stargazer" "Kill the King" "Since You Been Gone" "Street of Dreams"

Related articles	Discography Blackmore's Night Martin Birch Elf Deep Purple

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Name	Gruber, Craig
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