Patrick Thrall is an American rock guitarist. Thrall began his recording career in 1972. He played guitar, vocals, and percussion with the group Cookin' Mama, which had his brother, Preston Thrall, on percussion. They released the album New Day in 1972.
Thrall was born and raised in Alameda, California. Starting as a drummer at 11, then moving to guitar at 13, by age 15 he joined the Alameda band "Cookin’ Mama". The band had some success in the San Francisco Bay Area and released the album "New Day" in 1972. At age 18 Thrall was involved in the first ever instructional book for rock guitar titled "Improvising Rock Guitar Vol 1".
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Thrall has worked with former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes on the Hughes/Thrall project,[1] and was a member of the Pat Travers Band during the peak of their success. He co-wrote one of Pat Travers' biggest hits, a hard-driving tune titled "Snortin' Whiskey", which became one of the most requested songs on American radio in 1980. Thrall later joined Asia, and played lead guitar for Meat Loaf during that artist's major comeback in the 1990s.
He began attracting attention as a guitarist in 1976 after the release of "Automatic Man" (signed by Chris Blackwell-Island Records), a band that was put together by former Santana drummer, Michael Shrieve. The band recorded their first album in London with Keith Harwood producing (Led ZeppelinPresence, The Rolling StonesBlack and Blue). In 1978, Thrall was chosen for the co-lead spot with Pat Travers. He recorded three LP's with Travers: Heat In The Street, Go For What You Know and Crash And Burn. Their first hit was "Boom Boom Out Goes The Lights". The latter LP featured the hit "Snortin' Whiskey", which Thrall co-wrote with Travers.
Thrall came to the attention of Glenn Hughes; the chemistry between the two clicked immediately when they formed Hughes/Thrall in 1981 in Los Angeles. The album was co-produced by Andy Johns and Rob Fraboni. The record was not a commercial success but furthered Thrall's reputation with many musicians at the time citing the Hughes/Thrall record as a major inspiration. Gary Moore gave Thrall a nod crediting him for "inspiration" on the Gary Moore & G-Force album.
After the demise of Hughes/Thrall he moved to New York and worked as a studio musician and as a sideman touring with major artists. He recorded two albums with the Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie. He played on the Tina Turner album "Foreign Affair" and was featured on the classic "Simply The Best".
In 1988, Thrall toured and recorded with the legendary Jack Bruce of Cream fame. The performance at The Bitter End in New York City was historic as it reunited Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton for the first time since the last Cream concert at the Royal Albert Hall. He recorded and toured with Meat Loaf on his 1993 comeback record "Bat Out of Hell II" which was one of the biggest albums of the year with the hit "I Would Do Anything for Love".
After recording two more albums and after several tours Thrall left Meat Loaf in 1996 and opened one of the first Pro Tools based production suites at Avatar studios in New York City. The technology was in its infancy but Thrall saw the incredible possibilities and put together a mobile system that could be taken to the other studios at Avatar. Thrall found his niche and success as producer and engineer, becoming a technology leader, pioneering the use of Pro Tools for studio recordings. He has also lent his talent and support to initiatives such as Nelson Mandela's foundation to fight AIDS in Africa.
Between 2007 and 2011, he worked with producers Tricky Stewart and The-Dream, who were responsible for Rihanna's "Umbrella", Justin Bieber's "Baby", Beyonce's "Single Ladies", Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body", and Jay Z's "Holy Grail". Since 2014, he has continued to work on such projects as Demi Lovato's version of "Let It Go"; Celine Dion and Stevie Wonder's duet of "Overjoyed", and many songs with Jessie J, including the duet with Tom Jones, "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling".
^Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Biography: Hughes/Thrall". AMG. Retrieved May 14, 2010.
^"Dan Aykroyd & Tom Hanks - City of Crime". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
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Biography on the official homepage of Pat Thrall and Glenn Hughes
December 30, 2022
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Pat Thrall news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Patrick Thrall is an American rock guitarist Thrall began his recording career in 1972 He played guitar vocals and percussion with the group Cookin Mama which had his brother Preston Thrall on percussion They released the album New Day in 1972 Pat ThrallBirth namePatrick Eric ThrallBornAlameda California U S OriginSan Francisco California U S GenresRockOccupation s MusicianInstrument s GuitarYears active1972 present Thrall was born and raised in Alameda California Starting as a drummer at 11 then moving to guitar at 13 by age 15 he joined the Alameda band Cookin Mama The band had some success in the San Francisco Bay Area and released the album New Day in 1972 At age 18 Thrall was involved in the first ever instructional book for rock guitar titled Improvising Rock Guitar Vol 1 Contents 1 Career 2 Discography 2 1 Cookin Mama 2 2 Stomu Yamashta 2 3 Delroy Washington I Sus 2 4 Automatic Man 2 5 Alphonso Johnson 2 6 Pat Travers Band 2 7 Hughes Thrall 2 8 Dan Aykroyd amp Tom Hanks 2 9 Sly and Robbie 2 10 Asia 2 11 Meat Loaf 2 12 Glenn Hughes 2 13 Praxis 2 14 Joe Satriani 2 15 MTV s Wuthering Heights 2 16 Kim Plainfield amp Lincoln Goines 3 References 4 External linksCareer EditThis section relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Pat Thrall news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Thrall has worked with former Deep Purple bassist Glenn Hughes on the Hughes Thrall project 1 and was a member of the Pat Travers Band during the peak of their success He co wrote one of Pat Travers biggest hits a hard driving tune titled Snortin Whiskey which became one of the most requested songs on American radio in 1980 Thrall later joined Asia and played lead guitar for Meat Loaf during that artist s major comeback in the 1990s He began attracting attention as a guitarist in 1976 after the release of Automatic Man signed by Chris Blackwell Island Records a band that was put together by former Santana drummer Michael Shrieve The band recorded their first album in London with Keith Harwood producing Led Zeppelin Presence The Rolling Stones Black and Blue In 1978 Thrall was chosen for the co lead spot with Pat Travers He recorded three LP s with Travers Heat In The Street Go For What You Know and Crash And Burn Their first hit was Boom Boom Out Goes The Lights The latter LP featured the hit Snortin Whiskey which Thrall co wrote with Travers Thrall came to the attention of Glenn Hughes the chemistry between the two clicked immediately when they formed Hughes Thrall in 1981 in Los Angeles The album was co produced by Andy Johns and Rob Fraboni The record was not a commercial success but furthered Thrall s reputation with many musicians at the time citing the Hughes Thrall record as a major inspiration Gary Moore gave Thrall a nod crediting him for inspiration on the Gary Moore amp G Force album After the demise of Hughes Thrall he moved to New York and worked as a studio musician and as a sideman touring with major artists He recorded two albums with the Jamaican rhythm section Sly and Robbie He played on the Tina Turner album Foreign Affair and was featured on the classic Simply The Best In 1988 Thrall toured and recorded with the legendary Jack Bruce of Cream fame The performance at The Bitter End in New York City was historic as it reunited Jack Bruce and Eric Clapton for the first time since the last Cream concert at the Royal Albert Hall He recorded and toured with Meat Loaf on his 1993 comeback record Bat Out of Hell II which was one of the biggest albums of the year with the hit I Would Do Anything for Love After recording two more albums and after several tours Thrall left Meat Loaf in 1996 and opened one of the first Pro Tools based production suites at Avatar studios in New York City The technology was in its infancy but Thrall saw the incredible possibilities and put together a mobile system that could be taken to the other studios at Avatar Thrall found his niche and success as producer and engineer becoming a technology leader pioneering the use of Pro Tools for studio recordings He has also lent his talent and support to initiatives such as Nelson Mandela s foundation to fight AIDS in Africa Between 2007 and 2011 he worked with producers Tricky Stewart and The Dream who were responsible for Rihanna s Umbrella Justin Bieber s Baby Beyonce s Single Ladies Mariah Carey s Touch My Body and Jay Z s Holy Grail Since 2014 he has continued to work on such projects as Demi Lovato s version of Let It Go Celine Dion and Stevie Wonder s duet of Overjoyed and many songs with Jessie J including the duet with Tom Jones You ve Lost That Lovin Feeling Discography EditCookin Mama Edit New Day guitar vocals percussion 1972 Stomu Yamashta Edit Go guitar 1976 Delroy Washington I Sus Edit Generation Game Freedom Fighters lead guitar 1976 Automatic Man Edit Automatic man guitar vocals 1976 Visitors guitar 1977 Alphonso Johnson Edit Spellbound guitar 1977 Pat Travers Band Edit Heat in the Street guitar 1978 Live Go for What You Know guitar 1979 Crash and Burn guitar 1980 Radio Active guitar 1981 Live in Concert guitar 1980 Hughes Thrall Edit Hughes Thrall guitar guitar synthesizer 1982 Dan Aykroyd amp Tom Hanks Edit City Of Crime from Dragnet 1987 guitar 1987 2 Sly and Robbie Edit Rhythm Killers guitar 1987 Asia Edit Live in Moscow guitar 1990 Now Nottingham Live guitar Meat Loaf Edit Bat Out of Hell II Back into Hell guitar percussion 1992 Welcome to the Neighborhood guitar 1995 Live Around the World guitar 1996 Glenn Hughes Edit Feel guitar co producer 1995 Praxis Edit Mold guitar 1998 Joe Satriani Edit Engines of Creation bass 2000 MTV s Wuthering Heights Edit MTV s Wuthering Heights guitar co producer 2003 Kim Plainfield amp Lincoln Goines Edit Night and Day guitar 2002 References Edit Rivadavia Eduardo Biography Hughes Thrall AMG Retrieved May 14 2010 Dan Aykroyd amp Tom Hanks City of Crime Discogs com Retrieved June 25 2021 External links EditBiography on the official homepage of Pat Thrall and Glenn Hughes Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pat Thrall amp oldid 1081479399, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
