Ty Tabor (born September 17, 1961 in Pearl, Mississippi) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X.
Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to soaring melodic passages. His influences include The Beatles, Mick Ronson, Brian May, Ace Frehley, Jimi Hendrix, Phil Keaggy, Hum, and the original Alice Cooper band.
Ty Tabor began singing and playing guitar at a young age, and by...
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Ty Tabor (born September 17, 1961 in Pearl, Mississippi) is the lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-lead vocalist for the progressive metal band, King's X.
Tabor has a wide-ranging guitar style, from big guitar riffs to soaring melodic passages. His influences include The Beatles, Mick Ronson, Brian May, Ace Frehley, Jimi Hendrix, Phil Keaggy, Hum, and the original Alice Cooper band.
Ty Tabor began singing and playing guitar at a young age, and by his early teens was performing with his father (an accomplished bluegrass musician) and his brother in a bluegrass band in and around his native Jackson. The band would play various festivals and shows, sharing the bill with bluegrass legends like Lester Flatt and Grandpa Jones. Tabor had also been taken over by the rock and roll sounds of the 60' and 70's (most notably, The Beatles and Alice Cooper) and began playing in rock bands in his teen years. One of these was a Christian Rock outfit called Matthew. Upon graduating from high school,...
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