Jack Starr

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There are two artists named Jack Starr. (1) Jack Starr was an outsider musician who recorded in 1960s Texas and whose recordings have been released by Norton Records. A comprehensive compilation of his work has recently been repressed as the "Born Petrified" LP. Starr recorded the song "Pain (Gimme Sympathy)," which was later covered by the two-piece band The Upholsterers (consisting of Jack White and Brian Muldoon), who released their only single, Makers of High Grade Suites, in 2000. (2) One of the pioneers of the new wave of American Heavy Metal. Jack Starr came on to the rock metal scene in 1982 when he was selected by Mike Varney of Guitar Player magazine to appear on his compilation record entitled U.S.Metal Volume 2. This was the start of many great things for this quiet unassuming guitar hero. In this quote, Jack says "I was blown away to think that out of thousands of other guitar players from all over the United States, my playing was picked for this album, and especially by a writer for a magazine like Guitar Player that I had read ever since I started playing. The song Jack sent in was Children of the Storm. this song, with it's minor key moodiness and relentless beat would set the tone and be the template for the style of music that would become Virgin Steele. As the U.S. Metal album began to sell more and more it was apparent that the band that Jack Starr and 18 year old drummer Joey Ayvazian founded and named Virgin Steele was ready to record it's first alb

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Born Petrified

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I Hate CD's: Norton Records 45 RPM Singles Collection Vol. 1

Out of the Darkness

Out of The Darkness Part II

Fathers and Sons of Garage Punk, vol.1: Raw Rockabilly

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Absolute Hair Metal Vol. 37

Blaze Of Glory

Swimming in Dirty Water

Out of the Darkness (Remastered Expanded) [feat. Rhett Forrester]

A Minor Disturbance

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Magic - A Tribute to Ronnie James Rio

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Nasty Rockabilly

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