Episode 25: Doug Aldrich (Dio/Whitesnake) Interview

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Doug Aldrich, a renowned guitarist known for his work with Whitesnake and Dio.

Doug Aldrich was the longtime guitarist of Whitesnake as well as working with Ronnie James Dio for years on such albums as "Killing the Dragon". He also has worked with such bands as, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. He is currently a member of The Dead Daisies having replaced Richard Fortus as guitarist in 2016.. Doug toured with former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes' band in 2015. In early 2014, Aldrich joined the critically acclaimed production show Raiding the Rock Vault at the Tropicana Las Vegas, where he performed six shows a week with other rock 'n' roll greats including Robin McAuley (formerly Survivor, MSG), John Payne (Asia), Howard Leese (Bad Company, Heart), Paul Shortino (Quiet Riot) and Andrew Freeman (Offspring, Last in Line), among others. GUITAR TRAX is hosted by mulit-Emmy award winning guitarist Brian Tarquin featuring in- depth interviews with today’s hottest guitar legends and airs every Monday night from 10pm-12pm on NPR's WFIT 89.5FM on the Florida space coast and can be streamed on WFIT.org . Brian Tarquin & Heavy Friends lifted up the spirits of our veterans through music with Beyond The Warrior’s…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Tarquin

Guest: Doug Aldrich

Topics covered

• guitar
• music
• interview
• rock

Keywords

• Whitesnake
• Dio
• The Dead Daisies
• Raiding the Rock Vault
• rock legends

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Dio/Whitesnake, Killing the Dragon, Raiding the Rock Vault, Survivor, Bad Company, Quiet Riot, Last in Line, GUITAR TRAX, mulit-Emmy, Beyond The Warrior’s Eyes

Places: Florida

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