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Bruce Howard Kulick (born December 12, 1953) is an American guitarist, musician and a member of the band Grand Funk Railroad, with whom he's been since 2000. Previously, Kulick had been a long-time member of the band Kiss (1984-1996). He was also a member of Union with John Corabi from 1997-2002 In addition, he is also known for being a former member of the band Blackjack with Michael Bolton, and also played on several Michael Bolton solo albums. (Bolton later co-wrote the Kiss song "Forever", from ''Hot in the Shade''). Kulick has also released several solo albums. "Stay", a Blackjack song co-written by Kulick and Bolton, was sampled by rapper Jay Z for the song "A Dream" off his 2002 album ''The Blueprint 2: The Gift & the Curse'' which reached #1 on the Billboard charts. ==Kiss (1984–1996)== Bruce Howard Kulick is best known for being the former lead guitarist for the rock band Kiss from September 1984 to August 1996. Kulick never wore Kiss's facepaint onstage, which they removed in 1983. He is one of only two members of Kiss (the other being guitarist Mark St. John, whom Kulick replaced in 1984) to never wear make-up in the band. Kulick was the first member of Kiss to be billed under his actual birth name and, to date, along with Tommy Thayer, is one of only two members to ever do so. All other past and present members have been billed under stage names, legally changed names, nicknames or modified names. Originally brought in as a touring member after St. John was diagnosed with Reiter's Syndrome, Kulick played on five Kiss studio albums: ''Asylum'', ''Crazy Nights'', ''Hot in the Shade'', ''Revenge'' and ''Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions''; he also appeared on ''Alive III'' and ''KISS Unplugged''. The song "I Walk Alone", from ''Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions'', is the only Kiss track to feature Kulick as lead vocalist. To this day, Kulick is featured on more than 20 Kiss releases. When the original members of the band regrouped, starting in 1995 with the ''MTV Unplugged'' special that carried over into re-adopting their make-up and costuming for the Alive/Worldwide Tour in 1996, Kulick and Eric Singer were paid weekly during the tour; while "sidelined" from Kiss, both were allowed to do other projects so long as Simmons and Stanley okayed them.〔Sherman, ''Black Diamond'', p. 244.〕 Kulick officially left Kiss in December 1996.〔Sherman, ''Black Diamond'', p. 248.〕 Kulick was with the band longer than any member aside from the original foursome and drummer Eric Singer. (Singer has done three discontinuous stints with the band, each much shorter than Kulick's.) When Ace Frehley again left Kiss (in 2002, after the Kiss Farewell Tour), Kulick was not asked to rejoin, as Simmons and Stanley thought that Tommy Thayer (former Black 'n Blue guitarist and Kiss tour manager) could capture Frehley's persona better than Kulick; however, Kulick continued to work with Kiss after his departure, contributing uncredited guitar work to the albums ''You Wanted the Best, You Got the Best!!'' and ''Psycho Circus'' Kulick's brother Bob Kulick also played with Kiss as a session guitarist, and in addition appeared on Paul Stanley's 1978 solo album. Bob Kulick was also a member of Stanley's touring band for his 1989 club tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bruce Kulick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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