Bruce Gowdy

Bruce Betts Gowdy is an American guitarist, best known for his work with World Trade, Stone Fury, and Unruly Child.{{cite web | url=https://www.getreadytorock.com/10questions/bruce_gowdy.htm | title=Get Ready to ROCK! Interview with Bruce Gowdy, of the rock band Unruly Child }}

Biography

Early work included being the lead guitarist in the short-lived science fiction themed Disneyland rock band Halyx,{{cite web | url=https://www.cracked.com/article_28546_rock-out-to-disneylands-short-lived-sexy-prog-rock-band.html | title=Rock Out to Disneyland (Short-Lived) Sexy Prog-Rock Band | date=7 September 2020 }}Part of the Magic: A Collection of Disney-Inspired Brushes with Greatness by Bambi Moé, Univ. Press of Mississippi, 2023, {{ISBN|9781496844248}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2552792/live-from-the-space-stage-a-halyx-story-is-a-stunning-look-at-a-forgotten-piece-of-disneyland-history|title=Live From The Space Stage: A HALYX Story Is A Stunning Look At A Forgotten Piece Of Disneyland History|date=August 18, 2020|author=Libbey, Dirk|website=CinemaBlend}} for which he composed some of the original songs.

Gowdy was a founding member of World Trade with Billy Sherwood and Guy Allison.{{cite web | url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/world_trade_feat_billy_sherwood_release_new_track_gone_all_the_way.html | title=World Trade (Feat. Billy Sherwood) Release New Track 'Gone All the Way' }} He and Sherwood were temporarily proposed as replacements for Trevor Rabin and Jon Anderson respectively in Yes in the late 1980s.{{cite web | url=https://www.popmatters.com/196214-yes-onward-2495499010.html | title=Onward: The Trials (And Tours) of Yes, PopMatters | date=25 August 2015 }}

Allison and Gowdy continued writing together, which led to the formation of Unruly Child.{{cite web | url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/unruly-child-to-release-cant-go-home-album-in-february | title=UNRULY CHILD to Release 'Can't Go Home' Album in February | date=2 December 2016 }}{{cite web | url=https://sleazeroxx.com/keyboardist-guy-allison-reveals-that-he-was-fired-from-unruly-child-after-debut-album-released/ | title=Keyboardist Guy Allison reveals that he was fired from Unruly Child after debut album released - Sleaze Roxx | date=18 August 2019 }} He was also a member of Stone Fury{{cite book|title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Heavy Rock|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Virgin Books|date=1999|edition=First|isbn=0-7535-0257-7|page=427}} and has worked with musician Mercedes. He also worked with Glenn Hughes, including co-producing his From Now On... album from 1994.{{cite web | url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/from-now-on-mw0000088673 | title=From Now on - Glenn Hughes | Album | AllMusic | website=AllMusic }}

He toured with the Japanese rock star Eikichi Yazawa for over a decade.矢沢, 永. (2004). 新装版矢沢永吉激論集成りあがり How to be BIG. Japan: 角川書店.