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Chris Degarmo Biography
Chris Degarmo is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 14, 1963 in Wenatchee, Washington State, United States. The guitarist for rhythm who co-founded the heavy metal band Queensryche and is selected for 3 Grammy Awards.
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In sixth grade, he was in the same class as his future bandmate Scott Rockenfield. DeGarmo joined Interlake High School as a sophomore in 1979, and joined his school-mates in garage bands such as Joker, which included guitarist Michael Wilton. After he was kicked out of Joker to be replaced with a guitarist who could afford more expensive equipment, DeGarmo formed the band Tempest with singer and bass player Mark Hovland and drummer Kevin Hodges on drums, who left and was replaced by Mark Welling, after which the band was renamed to D-H-W (DeGarmo-Hovland-Welling).
In 1980, Wilton and Rockenfield, who was a drummer, had founded a band called Cross+Fire, and DeGarmo and Hovland joined shortly thereafter. They played covers of popular heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Hovland left because he had to commute quite far and wasn’t really into Iron Maiden. In his place came bassist Eddie Jackson, a high school friend of Rockenfield. The band name was changed to The Mob. In 1982, they switched from playing cover songs to writing original material, and recruited Geoff Tate as their vocalist. After recording what was to become the group’s debut EP at Triad studios in Redmond, WA, the band settled on the name Queensrÿche (derived from the DeGarmo composition, and opening EP track “Queen of the Reich”).
He was raised close to Wenatchee, Washington.
| Name | Chris Degarmo |
| First Name | Chris |
| Last Name | Degarmo |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Birthday | June 14 |
| Birth Year | 1963 |
| Place of Birth | Wenatchee |
| Home Town | Washington State |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Gemini |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Kimberly De Garmo |
| Children(s) | Rylie DeGarmo |
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DeGarmo was born in Wenatchee, Washington. The family he grew up in was struggling as his father had abandoned them. He would later write about this in “Bridge”, from Queensryche’s 1994 “Promised Land” album. The song describes DeGarmo’s cherished relationship with his grandfather, and the emotional experience of his biological father trying to make amends after years of absence.
Chris Degarmo Net Worth
Chris Degarmo is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Degarmo's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
In high school , he was a part of the group The Mob, covering songs of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.
After having left Queensryche after a short time, he was able to pursue his desire to become pilot.
Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American heavy metal and hard rock guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1980 until 1998, and with whom he played during their most commercially successful period. He briefly returned for collaborations in 2003 and 2007. DeGarmo was a member of Jerry Cantrell’s band during his 1998 solo tour, and also contributed to his 2002 album, Degradation Trip. In 1999, he co-founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin with Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. Since departing from Queensrÿche, DeGarmo has made his living as a professional private jet pilot. Since 2009, he has been making music with his daughter Rylie DeGarmo under the name The Rue, and collaborated with Alice in Chains on their 2018 album, Rainier Fog. DeGarmo was nominated for three Grammy Awards as a songwriter.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Guitarist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
The most profound line-up change for Queensrÿche since DeGarmo’s departure in 1997, was when remaining founding members Rockenfield, Wilton and Jackson fired Tate in June 2012, leading to a court case that has temporarily allowed both parties to use the band’s name and has caused a division among the fans. Although DeGarmo has refrained from publicly commenting on any of this, both sides have talked with restraint about DeGarmo’s opinion regarding the current band situation, and they suggest that he has remained friends with both parties. Tate said about his relationship with DeGarmo: “We’re friends. We see each other probably once a month—play golf, have lunch.” Wilton commented:
DeGarmo was succeeded in Queensrÿche by Kelly Gray (1998–2002), Mike Stone (2002–2008), and Parker Lundgren (2008–present).
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
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| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
As their primary songwriter, DeGarmo was largely responsible for writing the band’s intricate compositions together with Wilton and Tate. In 1990, “I Don’t Believe in Love” by DeGarmo and Tate, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance. DeGarmo was the sole writer for the band’s 1991 hit “Silent Lucidity”, which reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, was Grammy nominated in two categories (Best Rock Song, Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal) at the 1992 awards, as well as five VMA nominations and one win, and which earned the guitarist a BMI songwriter’s award.
DeGarmo’s post-Queensrÿche musical career includes collaborations with guitarist Jerry Cantrell (as a touring guitarist in 1998, and an appearance on the 2002 Degradation Trip studio album playing slide guitar on the track Anger Rising), and with singer Vinnie Dombroski from Sponge, Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney in the short-lived project Spys4Darwin, which DeGarmo co-founded with Kinney in 1999 after they toured as part of Jerry Cantrell’s band on his Boggy Depot tour. The group released one EP in 2001, Microfish, and made their live debut at the Endfest in Seattle on August 4, 2001.
Who is Chris Degarmo Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Chris Degarmo. You may help us to build the dating records for Chris Degarmo!DeGarmo left Queensrÿche for undisclosed reasons in late 1997 following the band’s tour in support of the band’s sixth studio album, Hear in the Now Frontier. His departure was not made public until January 28, 1998. Reflecting on Queensryche’s Promised Land era, DeGarmo revealed that he had already considered leaving the band:
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On February 18, 2005, DeGarmo joined the remaining members of the popular rock band Alice in Chains and other Seattle area artists for the Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert. He assisted the rock band Dredg with the production and arrangement of their 2005 studio album Catch Without Arms, and he has written a few film score songs with Dredg’s frontman Gavin Hayes.
Why did Chris DeGarmo leave Queensrÿche?
Departure from the band (1997) Reflecting on Queensryche’s Promised Land era, DeGarmo revealed that he had already considered leaving the band: I was questioning the long term stability of the group by that point. The level of internal and external dysfunction was unacceptable to me.
Are there any original members left in Queensrÿche?
Guitarist Michael Wilton and bassist Eddie Jackson are the sole remaining original members of QUEENSRŸCHE, which has released three albums thus far with La Torre — 2013’s “Queensrÿche”, 2015’s “Condition Hüman” and 2019’s “The Verdict”.
What kind of guitar does Chris DeGarmo play?
DeGarmo was playing Kramer “super strats” while Wilton played various Fender and Gibson guitars. Around the time of Operation: Mindcrime they both switched to ESP guitars.
What year did Geoff Tate leave Queensrÿche?
On June 20, 2012, it was announced that Queensrÿche had fired Tate, replacing him with Crimson Glory vocalist Todd La Torre.
Is Chris DeGarmo married?
Kimberly De Garmo
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