Sweet Child O' Mine

"Sweet Child O' Mine" is the third single by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and the third from their 1987 debut studio album, Appetite for Destruction. Released on August 20, 1988, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the band's first and only number-one single, and reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. "Sweet Child O' Mine" was written by lead vocalist Axl Rose with guitarist Slash and popular song writer Mikey Wis... more

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William Bailey

William Bruce Rose, Jr. (born February 6, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana),, better known as W. Axl Rose, is an American musician, and the lead vocalist of rock...

Izzy Stradlin

Jeffery Dean Isbell (born April 8, 1962), more widely known by his stage name Izzy Stradlin, is an American musician, best known as one of the lead songwriters...

Saul Hudson

Saul Hudson (born 23 July 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is an American musician. Originally from Stoke-on-Trent, England, he moved to Los...
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