Albert Bouchard
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Albert Bouchard | |
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| Born | May 24, 1947 Watertown, New York, US |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hard rock, psychedelic rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, music teacher |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, vocals, guitar |
Albert Thomas Bouchard (/buˈʃɑːrd/; born May 24, 1947) is an American drummer, guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was a founding member and drummer of the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult.
Biography
Bouchard was born in Watertown, New York[1] and grew up in Clayton, New York. He was a founding member of the American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult[2] and a driving force through the band's first decade. He is the brother of former Blue Öyster Cult bassist Joe Bouchard.
In 1981, Bouchard left Blue Öyster Cult. He began to work on an intended solo album that would become the Imaginos (1988) released under the BÖC name.
He has also played on records for Mike Watt (a version of BÖC's "Dominance and Submission" for the flip side of Watt's 1995 single "E Ticket Ride" [1]), and Richie Stotts (Plasmatics),[citation needed] Gumball[citation needed] and Fabienne Shine.[citation needed] Bouchard has produced records for many other musicians, including Maria Excommunikata, Heads Up! and David Roter.[citation needed]
Until 2006, Bouchard's main musical project had been The Brain Surgeons, with whom he released several CDs on his own Cellsum Records label. Cellsum grew to host a number of other artists, including Les Vegas, The X Brothers, David Roter and Helen Wheels. In 2007, Bouchard formed Ünderbelly with original Soft White Underbelly singer Les Braunstein, Brain Surgeons bassist David Hirschberg, and guitarist Adrian Romero. They were featured on the 2008 Motörhead tribute CD Sheep in Wolves' Clothing, and released the songs "Critical Mass" and "Astronomy" in 2011.
In 2008, Bouchard formed the band 'Blue Coupe' with his brother Joe and original Alice Cooper bassist Dennis Dunaway. Originally an Alice Cooper/Blue Öyster Cult cover act, 'Blue Coupe' has released three albums of original material: Tornado on the Tracks in 2010, Million Miles More in 2013, and Eleven Even in 2019. In 2014, Bouchard released his first solo record, Incantation, which was followed in 2017 by a second album, Surrealist.[3] He has a new album released in 6 November 2020 titled Re Imaginos.
References
- ^ Strong, Martin Charles (2004). The Great Rock Discography. Canongate U.S. p. 158. ISBN 9781841956152.
- ^ Hill, Gary. "Biography: Albert Bouchard". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ "albertbouchard.net - Bio". albertbouchard.net. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
External links
- Albert Bouchard's web page
- 2012 Audio Interview with Albert Bouchard from the Podcast "I'd Hit That"
- Blue Coupe Web Site
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