Scotti Hill

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Scotti Hill
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Hill at Wacken Open Air 2014
Background information
Birth nameScott Lawrence Mulvehill
Born (1964-05-31) May 31, 1964 (age 60)
Manhasset, New York, U.S.
Genres Heavy metal, hard rock
Occupation(s)Guitarist
Years active1985–present
Member of Skid Row
Website skidrow.com

Scotti Hill (born Scott Lawrence Mulvehill on May 31, 1964, in Manhasset, New York) is an American musician best known as a guitarist in the New Jersey heavy metal band Skid Row. [1]

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Overview

One of the last glam metal bands to hit the big time before the advent of grunge in the early 1990s, Skid Row had a sound uncharacteristically heavier than their late 80s counterparts. [2]

Hill was also in the band Ozone Monday with singer Shawn McCabe, current Skid Row members guitarist Dave "The Snake" Sabo and bassist Rachel Bolan and former Skid Row drummer Rob Affuso. [3]

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References

  1. Hash by John Foxworthy: Scotti Hill Interview: Re-Hittin' the Skids
  2. Weber, Barry. "Skid Row Artist Bio". allmusic.com. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
  3. "Skid Row's Bach for More". Rolling Stone. September 26, 1998. Archived from the original on September 20, 2008.