Chris Degarmo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Chris Degarmo
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Jun 14, 1963(1963-06-14)
Age	61
Birthplace	Wenatchee
Country	United States
Birth City	Washington State
Horoscope	Gemini

Chris Degarmo Biography

Chris Degarmo is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on June 14, 1963 in Wenatchee, Washington State, United States. The guitarist for rhythm who co-founded the heavy metal band Queensryche and is selected for 3 Grammy Awards.

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In sixth grade, he was in the same class as his future bandmate Scott Rockenfield. DeGarmo joined Interlake High School as a sophomore in 1979, and joined his school-mates in garage bands such as Joker, which included guitarist Michael Wilton. After he was kicked out of Joker to be replaced with a guitarist who could afford more expensive equipment, DeGarmo formed the band Tempest with singer and bass player Mark Hovland and drummer Kevin Hodges on drums, who left and was replaced by Mark Welling, after which the band was renamed to D-H-W (DeGarmo-Hovland-Welling).

In 1980, Wilton and Rockenfield, who was a drummer, had founded a band called Cross+Fire, and DeGarmo and Hovland joined shortly thereafter. They played covers of popular heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest. Hovland left because he had to commute quite far and wasn’t really into Iron Maiden. In his place came bassist Eddie Jackson, a high school friend of Rockenfield. The band name was changed to The Mob. In 1982, they switched from playing cover songs to writing original material, and recruited Geoff Tate as their vocalist. After recording what was to become the group’s debut EP at Triad studios in Redmond, WA, the band settled on the name Queensrÿche (derived from the DeGarmo composition, and opening EP track “Queen of the Reich”).

He was raised close to Wenatchee, Washington.

Chris Degarmo Net Worth

Chris Degarmo is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Chris Degarmo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In high school , he was a part of the group The Mob, covering songs of Iron Maiden and Judas Priest.

After having left Queensryche after a short time, he was able to pursue his desire to become pilot.

Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American heavy metal and hard rock guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter in the progressive metal band Queensrÿche from their formation in 1980 until 1998, and with whom he played during their most commercially successful period. He briefly returned for collaborations in 2003 and 2007. DeGarmo was a member of Jerry Cantrell’s band during his 1998 solo tour, and also contributed to his 2002 album, Degradation Trip. In 1999, he co-founded the short-lived supergroup Spys4Darwin with Alice in Chains drummer Sean Kinney. Since departing from Queensrÿche, DeGarmo has made his living as a professional private jet pilot. Since 2009, he has been making music with his daughter Rylie DeGarmo under the name The Rue, and collaborated with Alice in Chains on their 2018 album, Rainier Fog. DeGarmo was nominated for three Grammy Awards as a songwriter.

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Who is Chris Degarmo Dating?

According to our records, Chris Degarmo married to Kimberly De Garmo. As of December 1, 2023, Chris Degarmo’s is not dating anyone.

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DeGarmo left Queensrÿche for undisclosed reasons in late 1997 following the band’s tour in support of the band’s sixth studio album, Hear in the Now Frontier. His departure was not made public until January 28, 1998. Reflecting on Queensryche’s Promised Land era, DeGarmo revealed that he had already considered leaving the band:

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Chris Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Chris Degarmo celebrates birthday on June 14 of every year.

On February 18, 2005, DeGarmo joined the remaining members of the popular rock band Alice in Chains and other Seattle area artists for the Tsunami Continued Care Relief Concert. He assisted the rock band Dredg with the production and arrangement of their 2005 studio album Catch Without Arms, and he has written a few film score songs with Dredg’s frontman Gavin Hayes.

Why did Chris DeGarmo leave Queensrÿche?

Departure from the band (1997) Reflecting on Queensryche’s Promised Land era, DeGarmo revealed that he had already considered leaving the band: I was questioning the long term stability of the group by that point. The level of internal and external dysfunction was unacceptable to me.

Are there any original members left in Queensrÿche?

Guitarist Michael Wilton and bassist Eddie Jackson are the sole remaining original members of QUEENSRŸCHE , which has released three albums thus far with La Torre — 2013’s “Queensrÿche”, 2015’s “Condition Hüman” and 2019’s “The Verdict”.

What kind of guitar does Chris DeGarmo play?

DeGarmo was playing Kramer “super strats” while Wilton played various Fender and Gibson guitars. Around the time of Operation: Mindcrime they both switched to ESP guitars.

What year did Geoff Tate leave Queensrÿche?

On June 20, 2012 , it was announced that Queensrÿche had fired Tate, replacing him with Crimson Glory vocalist Todd La Torre.

Is Chris DeGarmo married?

Kimberly De Garmo