Gary Pihl

About Gary Pihl

Gary was in the Sammy Hagar band when they were the opening act at the end of Boston's first tour in 1977 and opened the whole second tour in 1978/79. It was on those tours that Pihl met Tom Scholz. The two of them found out how much they had in common with their extensive home studios and techniques. It set up a lifelong bond and a few years later Tom asked Pihl to join Boston, after Hagar decided to join Van Halen. At his home recording studio, Pihl made demos for many of his friends including the founding members of a band that would eventually be called "Night Ranger." They recorded demos for their first and second albums (Dawn Patrol and Midnight Madness, respectively) at his home studio. Night Ranger was initially called "Ranger," but the band found that the name was already being used by another band and changed it prior to the first album release.

Fun Facts

• Name: Gary Pihl
• Band Member Since: 1991
• Instrument(s): Guitar, Vocals, Keys, Harmonica
• Favorite Band: Boston
• Favorite Song: A Man I'll Never Be