Tim Pierce
Tim Pierce (born 1958) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the Cheetah Girls. Pierce's parents were not musicians, although, unbeknownst to Pierce, his father used to play the trumpet in his youth.
Also recorded as Timothy Stephen Pierce
Tim Pierce
- Name
- Tim Pierce
- Born
- 1958
- Birthplace
- Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
- Occupation
- Session musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
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Tim Pierce (born 1958) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the Cheetah Girls. Pierce's parents were not musicians, although, unbeknownst to Pierce, his father used to play the trumpet in his youth.
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He first tasted mainstream success in the early 1980s, when he began recording with Rick Springfield, who was enjoying success with his hit "Jessie's Girl". In addition to playing on the studio recordings that followed, he also joined Springfield's touring band throughout the 1980s and appears in several of Springfield's music videos from the era. Pierce and his wife Patty have been married since 1984, and live in Los Angeles, California. Patty's son Nigel Lundemo is Tim's partner in his educational membership business for guitarists, called the "Masterclass". He has played on many hit songs including contributing second-guitar parts on Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over", mandolins and slide guitar on Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris", a rhythm guitar part during the bridge of Michael Jackson's "Black or White", which was inspired by the work of Mötley Crüe, and almost all guitar parts on the original recording of "Runaway" by Bon Jovi. In 1995, Pierce released a solo album, Guitarland, on PRA Records. In 2014, Pierce started a YouTube channel, on which he offers guitar tips from his years in the music industry.
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• Name — Tim Pierce • Born — 1958 • Birthplace — Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S. • Genre — * Alternative rock • pop • heavy metal • Occupation — Session musician • Instrument — * Guitar • mandolin • Label — PRA • Website — timpierceguitar.com
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- 1.Rapp, Allison. Watch Beth Hart's Silent Video for Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog'. Ultimate Classic Rock. April 1, 2022.
- 2.Tim Pierce's Masterclass. www.timpierce.com.
- 3.Tim Pierce Guitar - YouTube. YouTube.
- 4.Obrecht, Jas. Tim Pierce: The Guitarist with the Golden Touch. PureGuitar.com. 13 June 2013.
- 5.AllMusic. Roger Waters Amused to Death.
- 6.Viglione, Joe. Alice Cooper: Dragontown. ArtistDirect.com.
- 7.AllMusic. Phil Collins Testify.
- 8.AllMusic. Tim Pierce: Credits.
- 9.ArtistsDirect.com. Tim Pierce: Guitarland.
- 10.RickSpringfield.com. Tim Pierce Interviews Rick. 5 September 2013.
- 11.MetroNews. The new Johnny Hallyday studio album planned for November 2014. metronews.fr. 8 July 2014.
- 12.Bon Jovi I Runaway I Guitar Solo Lesson I Steve Stine I Tim Pierce. YouTube. 5 January 2019.
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