Rachel Bolan

Film & TV

Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA

Rachel Bolan (born James Richard Southworth; February 9, 1964), is an American musician, best known as the bassist and main songwriter of the metal band Skid Row. His stage name 'Rachel' is a hybrid of his brother's name, Richard, and his grandfather's name, Manuel. 'Bolan' is a tribute to one of his childhood idols, T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. In 1990, Bolan legally changed his name to Rachel…

Known for

• The Jersey Sound — Self2024
• Skid Row - Live in London 2024 — himself - bass2024
• Skid Row | Under The Skin: The Making Of Thickskin — Self2003
• Skid Row | Roadkill — Self - Bass1993
• Skid Row | No Frills Video — Self - Bass1993
• Skid Row | Live in Brazil 1992 — Self1992
• Skid Row | Live at the Budokan — Self - Bass1992
• Skid Row | Slave to the U.K. — Self - Bass1991
• Skid Row | Oh Say Can You Scream — Self - Bass1990
• Bon Jovi: Final Countdown — Bass (Skid Row)1990

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1947-09-30

Active to

1977-09-16

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

2,266

Total plays

4,925

Rachel Bolan is a bassist who rose to fame in the late 80's as bassist and founding member of heavy metal band Skid Row. Besides currently playing in Skid Row, Rachel has appeared on two of Ace Frehley's (KISS) solo albums as well as forming a side project in the mid 90's called Prunella Scales with future Skid Row drummer Phil Varone. He currently has a side project with current Skid Row drummer Dave Gara called the Quazimotors. He has produced for various artists including the sleaze rock b

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Rachel

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Point Pleasant

Occupation

songwriter

Genre

hard rock

Instrument

bass guitar

Image

Rachel Bolan – Wacken Open Air 2014 04.jpg

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