Will Evankovich
Will Evankovich | |
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Birth name | William Eric Evankovich |
Born | April 6, 1972 |
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | singer, songwriter, producer |
Instruments | guitar, vocals, bass, mandolin |
Years active | 1990–present |
Website | willevankovich |
William Eric Evankovich (born April 6, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter and producer from Santa Rosa, California, best known for his performances with the Guess Who and rock duo Shaw Blades,[1] his co-production of Tommy Shaw's 2011 debut bluegrass album The Great Divide[2] and for producing and co-writing Styx's sixteenth studio album, The Mission.[3]
Career[]
Evankovich is currently working as a songwriter, producer and performer. Over the past decade, he has performed with artists including Tommy Shaw of Styx, Jack Blades of Night Ranger, Styx, Night Ranger, Shaw Blades, Don Felder, Robin Zander, Dwight Yoakam, Johnny Lee, Mac Powell of Third Day, Bun E Carlos, Vince Neil, Ted Nugent, Jeff Carlisi of 38 Special and Tommy Thayer of Kiss. He is also a co-founder, lead vocalist and guitar player for the American rock band .
In 2009, he made his musical theater debut as a guitar player[4] in the opening of the stage musical American Idiot at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre, a show which would move to Broadway in 2010. The show was the top grossing show in Berkeley Rep history.
In 2014, Evankovich joined the band the Guess Who on lead guitar and toured with them until 2021.
In 2017, Evankovich produced and co-wrote the Styx album The Mission.
In 2021, Evankovich was officially announced as the 7th member of Styx by Tommy Shaw, after the release of the Styx album "Crash Of The Crown".
Discography[]
Year | Credit | Song | Album | Artist |
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2021 | Co-Writer, Production, Mixing, Engineering, Additional Personnel | Full Album | Crash of the Crown | Styx |
2018 | Guitar, Production, Songwriter | Full Album | The Future IS What It Used To Be | The Guess Who |
2017 | Producer, Co-Writer, Performer | Full Album | The Mission | Styx |
2011 | Vocal Production | Full Album | Regeneration Volume II | Styx |
2011 | Writer, Engineer, Pre-Production | Full Album | Somewhere in California | Night Ranger |
2011 | Guitar | "The Great Divide" | The Great Divide | Tommy Shaw |
2011 | Background Vocals | "Umpteen Miles" | The Great Divide | Tommy Shaw |
2011 | Guitar | "I'll Be Comin' Home" | The Great Divide | Tommy Shaw |
2011 | Co-Producer, Engineer | Full Album | The Great Divide | Tommy Shaw |
*2011 | Writer, Engineer, Co-Producer | Full Album | Jack Blades | |
2010 | Acoustic Guitar | "Who'll Stop the Rain" | Tattoos & Tequila | Vince Neil |
2010 | Vocal Production | Full Album | Regeneration Volume I | Styx |
2009 | Lead Vocals, Guitar, Producer | Full Album | "" | [5] |
2007 | Background Vocals | Full Album | Love Grenade | Ted Nugent |
2005 | Lead Vocals, Guitar, Producer | Full Album | [6] | [7] |
- Album Release date TBD
References[]
- ^ Leeuwis, Jermy. "Shaw Blades to Release Influence". Music Remedy. musicremedy.com.
- ^ "The Great Divide- Tommy Shaw". All Music. allmusic.com.
- ^ Herald, Doug Fox Daily. "Styx's debut 'Mission' show slingshots band, fans to outer space". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2021-05-04.
- ^ "American Idiot". Berkeley Repertory Theatre Past Productions. Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
- ^ "Out Of The Sky, by The American Drag". The American Drag. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "American Drag, by The American Drag". The American Drag. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ "American Drag, by The American Drag". The American Drag. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
External links[]
- American singer-songwriters
- American male singer-songwriters
- American rock songwriters
- American male songwriters
- American rock singers
- Living people
- 1972 births
- Musicians from Santa Rosa, California
- Songwriters from California
- 21st-century American singers
- 21st-century male singers