Tim Pierce
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| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1958}}
| birth_place = Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|pop|heavy metal}}
| occupation = Session musician
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| label = PRA Records
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Tim Pierce (born 1958 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart,{{cite web |url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/beth-hart-black-dog-music-video/ |title=Watch Beth Hart's Silent Video for Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' |work=Ultimate Classic Rock |date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=April 1, 2022 |author=Rapp, Allison}} Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the Cheetah Girls.
Pierce's parents were not musicians, although, unbeknownst to Pierce, his father used to play the trumpet in his youth. He first tasted mainstream success in the early 1980s, when he began recording with Rick Springfield, who was enjoying success with his hit "Jessie's Girl". In addition to playing on the studio recordings that followed, he also joined Springfield's touring band throughout the 1980s and appears in several of Springfield's music videos from the era. Pierce and his wife Patty have been married since 1984, and live in Los Angeles, California. Patty's son Nigel Lundemo is Tim's partner in his educational membership business for guitarists, called the "Masterclass".{{Cite web |title=Tim Pierce's Masterclass |url=https://www.timpierce.com/masterclass-info |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=www.timpierce.com |language=en}}
He has played on many hit songs including contributing second-guitar parts on Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over", mandolins and slide guitar on Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris", a rhythm guitar part during the bridge of Michael Jackson's "Black or White", which was inspired by the work of Mötley Crüe, and almost all guitar parts on the original recording of "Runaway" by Bon Jovi.
In 1995, Pierce released a solo album, Guitarland, on PRA Records.
In the 2014, Pierce started a YouTube channel, on which he offers guitar tips from his years in the music industry.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/timpierceguitar|title=Tim Pierce Guitar - YouTube|website=YouTube}}
Discography
References
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{{cite web|title=Roger Waters Amused to Death|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/amused-to-death-mw0000081056/credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=8 August 2014|quote=Release Date September 1, 1992}}
{{cite web|title=Phil Collins Testify|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/testify-mw0000230441/credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=8 August 2014|quote=Release Date November 12, 2002}}
{{cite web|title=Tim Pierce: Credits|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/tim-pierce-mn0000593316/credits|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=8 August 2014}}
{{cite web|title=Bon Jovi I Runaway I Guitar Solo Lesson I Steve Stine I Tim Pierce|website = YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--wgVXA-HVc|language=en|date=5 January 2019}}
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External links
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- [http://www.timpierceguitar.com/ Official website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/timpierceguitar YouTube channel]
- [http://www.melodicrock.com/interviews/timpierce.html Interview in MelodicRock.com]
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Category:Musicians from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Category:American session musicians
Category:Guitarists from New Mexico