Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento, California, December 1) is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Slash, HappyPill, Dad's Porno Mag plus many more.
Roxie was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in the East Bay in a small town called Pleasanton (Home of other rockers Jellyfish). Ryan’s father, P...
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Ryan Roxie (born in Sacramento, California, December 1) is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter currently residing in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the founding member of Roxie 77 and probably most well known for his guitar work with Alice Cooper, Slash, HappyPill, Dad's Porno Mag plus many more.
Roxie was born in Sacramento, California and grew up in the East Bay in a small town called Pleasanton (Home of other rockers Jellyfish). Ryan’s father, Polish, used to play trumpet and his mother was a drummer in her high school marching band. Around age five Roxie picked up the guitar but was more interested in his very first instrument, the drums. It wasn’t until he was around eleven or twelve that he started taking guitar seriously. Roxie often sites Keith Partridge as an early influence.
“When I was a kid, there was a show on TV, called "The Partridge Family". One character, Keith Partridge, was played by David Cassidy. “When people ask me who's my biggest influence, I always say “Keith”...
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