Juan Croucier (born on August 22, 1959 in Santiago De Las Vegas, Cuba) is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.
Croucier attended South Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for the metal bands Dokken and Ratt, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot. Reportedly, Croucier played with Quiet Riot in 1981.
Croucier played with Dokken for about four years and toured Germany with the band several times. He was in both ...
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Juan Croucier (born on August 22, 1959 in Santiago De Las Vegas, Cuba) is a Cuban-American heavy metal musician.
Croucier attended South Torrance High School in Torrance, California. Formerly a bassist for the metal bands Dokken and Ratt, Croucier was also very briefly in Quiet Riot. Reportedly, Croucier played with Quiet Riot in 1981.
Croucier played with Dokken for about four years and toured Germany with the band several times. He was in both Ratt and Dokken at the same time for about a year and a half. He also sang on Dokken's Breaking the Chains, and co-wrote two songs, but departed prior to the video shoot. Jeff Pilson, having just replaced him, had to mimic the bass playing in the video.
Upon joining Ratt two weeks after Blozer joined, Croucier was credited for helping the band sell five consecutive platinum albums and wrote many of the band's biggest hits such as "Lack of Communication" and "You're in Love". Croucier gained a reputation for his ability to compose deep-grooved...
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