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Years active. 1961–present. Member of. Blue Öyster Cult. Website. buckdharma .com. Donald Roeser[ 1][ 2] (born November 12, 1947), known professionally as Buck Dharma, is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. [ 3] He is the sole constant member of hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult since the group's formation in 1967.
Blue Öyster Cult is an American hard rock band from Long Island, New York. Formed in 1967, the group originally consisted of guitarist and vocalist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, bassist Andrew Winters, drummer Albert Bouchard, keyboardist and later rhythm guitarist and vocalist Allen Lanier, and rhythm guitarist John Wiesenthal.
Flat Out is a solo album by Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser, lead guitarist and vocalist for hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music).Although Roeser penned and sang BÖC's biggest hits ("(Don't Fear) The Reaper", "Godzilla", "Burnin' for You"), the band operated as a democracy, and some of the songs he brought to the band were deemed too poppy by the others, so he ...
Composition and recording. " (Don't Fear) The Reaper" was written and sung by lead guitarist Buck Dharma and produced by David Lucas, Murray Krugman, and Sandy Pearlman. [ 10] The song's distinctive guitar riff is built on the "I-bVII-bVI" chord progression, in an A minor scale. [ 11] The riff was recorded with Krugman's Gibson ES-175 guitar ...
Blue Öyster Cult ( / ˈɔɪ.stər / OY-stər; sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American hard rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967. The band has sold 25 million records worldwide, including 7 million in the United States. [ 1] The band's fusion of hard rock with psychedelia, and penchant for occult ...
Guitarist Buck Dharma explains the title as originating in an event witnessed by lyricist/manager Sandy Pearlman in which the titular drug was passed between partners during a kiss. The term "redcap" was supposedly slang for a type of barbiturate ; [ 8 ] however, "redcap" usually referred to the drug Dalmane .
Burnin' for You on YouTube. " Burnin' for You " is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult. It was released as the lead single from the band's eighth studio album, Fire of Unknown Origin, released in June 1981, where it was the album's second track. The song was co-written by guitarist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser and rock critic ...
Shooting Shark on YouTube. " Shooting Shark " is a song by American hard rock band Blue Öyster Cult, appearing on the band's ninth album The Revölution by Night. Written by guitarist/vocalist Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser with lyrics inspired by a Patti Smith poem, the song features a synthesizer-heavy pop sound mixed with rock elements.