Tony Bourge

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tony Bourge
Birth name	Antony James Bourge
Born	(1948-11-24) 24 November 1948 Cardiff, Wales
Genres	Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1967-1979, 1982-1988, 2013-

Tony Bourge (born Antony James Bourge, 24 November 1948, Cardiff, Wales) was the Welsh original guitarist for the rock band, Budgie. He left the band in 1978. In 1982 he joined original Budgie drummer Ray Phillips, and formed Tredegar, with future members of Cloven Hoof singer Russ North and guitarist Andy Wood.

In 2013 Bourge returned to the music scene with a new album of songs called "Crank It Up" which is available to buy through ITunes. Artists such as Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains,^[1] Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age,^[2] and Kim Thayil of Soundgarden^[3] list him as an influence.

References

↑ Prato, Greg (1966-03-18). "Jerry Cantrell". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
↑ Prato, Greg. "Josh Homme". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
↑ Prato, Greg (1960-09-04). "Kim Thayil". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-29.

Persondata
Name	Bourge, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	British musician
Date of birth	24 November 1948
Place of birth	Cardiff, Wales
Date of death
Place of death

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.