Bruce Gaitsch

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Bruce R. Gaitsch (/ɡ/ GYCHE;[1] born February 7, 1953) is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable bands and musicians such as Chicago, Peter Cetera, Richard Marx, Madonna, and Agnetha Fältskog as a session musician and songwriter. Gaitsch co-wrote the Madonna song "La Isla Bonita", an international #1 single that earned Gaitsch an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1987.[2] He has collaborated numerous times with fellow Chicago native Richard Marx, whose career he was instrumental in launching.

Born
Bruce R. Gaitsch

(1953-02-07) February 7, 1953 (age 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
Instruments
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Bruce Gaitsch
Born
Bruce R. Gaitsch

(1953-02-07) February 7, 1953 (age 73)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
Instruments
Years active1977–present
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Bruce is married to singer Janey Clewer, with whom he recorded several albums.[3]

Discography

Solo albums

Source:[4]

  • 1995 – A Lyre in a Windstorm
  • 1997 – Aphasia
  • 1998 – Counterpart (with Tommy Denander)
  • 1998 – Nightingale
  • 2001 – One on One (with Janey Clewer)
  • 2002 – Nova
  • 2007 – Sincerely
  • 2023 – How Fragile We Are
  • 2023 – Sacred Ground[5]

with the band The Bossa Nova Hotel

Source:[6]

  • 2009 – Moon Island (with Janey Clewer & Michael Sembello)
  • 2016 – "Fragile" (single)

with the band GIG

  • 2018 – Brave New World[7]
  • 2022 – Wisdom And Madness[8]

with the band TIM

  • 2021 – self-titled album[9]

Other appearances

References

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