Al Galles

History

Allen John Galles - born 1951 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is a Drummer,Vocalist, and Arranger also known as Al Galles and A.J.Galles.

Galles grew up in Minneapolis where he pursued a recording career, with Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos, later renamed Skogie. In 1976 he relocated to Hollywood, California and became a familiar face in the Hollywood scene alongside musicians and celebrities such as Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons, Chevy Chase, and others. He co-founded the bands The Kats, The Nu Kats, and The Kat Club with his buddies Dennis Peters and Freddy Moore from Minneapolis. In 1981 Galles joined Danny Johnson and The Bandits and they toured the southern US on a regular basis.

Unfortunately in 1996 Galles died of liver failure during the making of the "House Combinations" CD (a project he had put his body, soul and dreams into).

Discography

* "Call Me Crazy" - North Country Music by Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos – 1972
* "The Butler Did It" - Mill City Records by Skogie – 1973
* "There's A String Attached..." - General Records by Skogie – 1974
* "L.A. In" - (compilation) Rhino Records featuring The Kats – 1979
* "Get Modern" - Infinity Records by The Kats – 1979
* "Plastic Facts" - Rhino Records by The Nu Kats – 1980
* "Yes Nukes" - (compilation) Rhino Records featuring The Nu Kats – 1981
* "Scarred" - (Film Soundtrack) featuring Boy/The Nu Kats – 1984
* "Spring Fever" - (Film Soundtrack) featuring The Nu Kats – 1985
* "Loose Screws" - (Film Soundtrack) featuring The Nu Kats – 1985
* "House Combinations" - General Records by The Kat Club – 1997
* "Source Mississippi" - General Records by The Kat Club – 2001

Filmography

*"I'm A Kat" (1979) United Artists Pictures - Using an experimental 70mm 3D filming technique.
*"It's Not A Rumor" (1981) Director: Philip Brewin Cheney, Cinematographer: Jan de Bont.

Videography

*"Lost My TV" (1979) Hollywood Heartbeat - Pre-MTV rock television series.

Related Web sites

* [http://www.demophonic.com/bio/galles.html Allen John Galles]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/TheKatsV3HomePage.html The Kats]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/NuKatsHomePage.html The Nu Kats]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/SkogieAndTheFlamingPachucosV5HomePage.html Skogie and the Flaming Pachucos]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/SkogieHomePage.html Skogie]
* [http://www.demophonic.com/TheKatClubHomePage.html The Kat Club]