JW
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Guitarist
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Male
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Birth:
5 November 1956(Sacramento)
The details
Biography
Introduction
Jeff Watson (born November 5, 1956 in Sacramento, California) is an American guitarist originally known as one of the founding members and lead guitarist of the band Night Ranger, in which he has played as co-guitarist with guitarist Brad Gillis. He has also released solo albums. In 2007, he left the band to pursue more challenging opportunities and Reb Beach replaced him on tour. During 2009 Jeff was part of Dennis DeYoung's travelling band.
Discography
With Night Ranger
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1982 | Dawn Patrol |
| 1983 | Midnight Madness |
| 1985 | Seven Wishes |
| 1987 | Big Life |
| 1988 | Man in Motion |
| 1989 | Greatest Hits |
| 1990 | Live in Japan |
| 1997 | Neverland |
| 1997 | New York Time EP |
| 1998 | Seven |
| 1999 | Rock In Japan: Greatest Hits Live |
| 2000 | 20th Century Masters: The Best of Night Ranger |
| 2005 | Hits, Acoustic & Rarities |
| 2008 | Hole in the Sun |
With Mother's Army
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Mother's Army |
| 1997 | Planet Earth |
| 1998 | Fire on the Moon |
Solo
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Lone Ranger |
| 1993 | Around the Sun |
Guest appearances
| Year | Artist | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Tony MacAlpine | Maximum Security | ||||
| 1989 | Guitar's Practicing Musicians | Compilation | ||||
| 1991 | Steve Morse | Southern Steel | ||||
| 1993 | Chris Isaak | San Francisco Days | ||||
| 1995 | Chris Isaak | Forever Blue | − | 2002 | Steve Wolverton | Guitar Farm |
| 2003 | Michael Schenker Group | Arachnophobiac | ||||
| 2004 | Eric Martin | Destroy All Monsters | ||||
| 2012 | Docker's Guild | The Mystic Technocracy - Season 1: The Age of Ignorance |
Instructional
In 1986, Jeff released an instructional guitar video titled Jeff Watson: Star Licks Master Series, for Star Licks Productions.