RGG August 2015 - p.8
I was impressed with Doug's demeanor both
on and off the stage hard working kind and
loving all the qualities that one needs to fulfill
a fruitful life Our friendship continued as Doug
joined Whitesnake and I was happy knowing
that my brother David Coverdale would
nurture Doug's talent and give him the love to
share with rock fans globally "
Hughes continues "On the fifth anniversary of
Ronnie's passing I connected with Doug again
and we chose to talk and remember how much
we loved and missed him We both asked what
we were doing musically and then out of the
blue I asked him if he would like to come and
play with me and do some Shows The answer
was I'm in! We are both very excited to bring
the love to rock fans and carry the message
that rock is alive For me it's time to get back
onstage it's where I belong see you soon!"
Excited at joining Hughes' Solo band for the
Tour guitarist Doug Aldrich added "Glenn
and I have been friends for years I met him
through the Dio camp as we were both very
close to Ronnie We had played live together
several times first in Bologna Italy for the
Ultimate Guitar Festival and most recently at
the Jim Marshall Year Memorial Concert at
Wembley Arena in London I've had a huge
respect for what he has accomplished but to
play with himwas astonishingly cool So cut to
a few days ago I was remembering Ronnie
James Dio on the anniversary of his passing and
posted on my Facebook Page about that night
years earlier in Bologna I remember Glenn
dedicating "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" to Ronnie
Following on from his recent announcement of
a
Solo Tour in Europe Glenn Hughes is
excited to announce that Doug Aldrich
(Revolution Saints & formerly Whitesnake
Dio) will join his Solo band as guitar player
Alongside Aldrich will be powerhouse Swedish
drummer Pontus Engborg with Hughes on
bass & vocals completing the Trio
Commenting on the addition of Doug Aldrich
to his Solo band Hughes says "My friendship
with Doug started when he was playing with
my dear friend Ronnie Dio Ronnie would
always introduce me to his bandmates who
were always family So on a fateful night in
May
I was playing at a festival in
Bologna Italy I asked Doug if he would like to
join me to play a couple of Deep Purple songs
We went into my dressing room and went over
the arrangements of the songs and we were
good to go I introduced Doug to the stage and
we performed for the audience It felt natural
and full of energy Doug is a world class guitar
player and bona fide Rock Star
Tickets for this gig at The Robin 2 are available fromwww.therobin.co.uk
'The Voice Of Rock'
featuring Doug Aldrich
Plus special guest Jared James Nichols
2015 European Tour
OCT
26
