stranger-music

Tom,Cardenas,Ronnie Garvin

John Price,Greg Billings

Stranger-Biography
This melodic pop-rock quartet was formed in Florida, USA,
during 1981 by Greg Billings (vocals), Ronnie Garvin (guitar),
Tom Cardenas (bass) and John Price (drums).
They signed to CBS Records the following year.
Produced by Tom Werman (of Ted Nugent and Mötley Crüe fame),
their debut album was a highly impressive collection of anthemic rockers, Despite its seemingly
obvious commercial potential the album failed to make an impact.
The band toured the southeast and became the biggest drawing
circut club band as well as show openers for major recording acts.
Stranger opened shows for Triumph, Quiet Riot and many other
big name acts of the time. Their second album released nine
years later was an EP of 4 songs. Stranger released several other albums
all which are hard to find now, but well worth the search.
Sadly in 1996 Guitarist Ronnie Garvin committed suicide.

Official Stranger Discography

Stranger (1982)
Jackie's So Bad, Nobody's Fool, Ready To Fight,
My Kinda Woman, Shakedown, Rock-N-Roll You Baby, Swamp Woman,
Dirty & Mean, Comin' To Get You, Get On Up.

No Rules (1989)
Gimme The Rock, Mama Mama, Wrong Side Of The Tracks,
We Were Wrong, Swamp Woman, Autumn Time Again, No Rules,
Hit & Run, 3 D, One More Night, Alligator Joe, Thunder Bay

4 song EP (1990)
Keep On runnin', One More Night, Hit & Run, Things About You

No More Dirty Deals (1991)
Let Me Rock-N-Roll, She's A Dancer, This Time Gonna Love You,
I Know I Tried, Okeechobee Whiskey, Runnin' In The Red,
No More Dirty Deals, End Of The Line, Can't Keep A Good Man Down,
Long Gone

We Be Live (1993)
Bad Bad Day, Get On Up, Mama Mama, Face To Face, Shakedown,
She's A Dancer, Okeechobee Whiskey, Clear Blue Morning,
Wrong Side Of The Tracks, I Bark But I Don't Bite,
This Time Gonna Love You Baby,
Play Somethin' Good Something I Can Dance To,
Thunder Bay, Dedication To Stevie Ray, Swamp Woman

Angry Dogs (1995)
Take Your Best Shot, Red Light,
Play Somethin' Good Somethin' I Can Dance To,
Clear Blue Morning, She Just Can't Get Enough, Poke Salad,
Girl That Bad Should Never Look So good, Never Look Back,
I'm The Man Your Looking For, Kid Gone Bad, # 1 With A Bullet

Here are some of their greatest hits:

Swamp Woman (their greatest hit)
Jackie's So Bad (a pop-rocker, great sing-a-long song)
Mama Mama (hard rock)
3D (a mid-tempo melodic rocker)
Shakedown (a "metal" type track)
Get On Up (my favorite, great party song)
Gimme The Rock (metal)
Alligator Joe (sequel to Swamp Woman, a southern boogie rocker)
Okeechobee Whiskey (down home Florida boogi rocker)
Wrong Side Of The Tracks (a mid-tempo melodic rocker)
One More Night (up-tempo melodic rocker)
Hit And Run (mid-tempo rocker)
End Of The Line (another great sing-a-long melodic rocker, great song

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