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Axl Rose
Lafayette, United States
Axl Rose is credited on 792 releases across 183 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1986–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
792
Credits
183
Albums
5
Decades active
885
In collections
Biography
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Born: February 6th 1962, Lafayette, Indiana. His birth name was William Bruce Rose, Jr. He was later adopted by his stepfather and his last name was changed to Bailey. In 1986, he legally changed his name to W. Axl Rose.
Before becoming a rock star he worked at the Tower Records affiliate Tower Video in Los Angeles, California, USA.
In the early 1980s, Axl moved to Los Angeles, CA, where he fronted hard rock bands like Rapidfire, L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose before forming Guns N' Roses in 1985 with L.A. Guns guitarist Tracii Guns. Axl has remained the only constant member of the band throughout its history and is the owner of the Guns N' Roses name.
He became the touring vocalist for AC/DC in 2016.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
792 releases · 183 albums · active 1986–2026
- Performance · 2,244
- Other credits · 119
- Production · 10
- Engineering · 1
Studios: (ou) R Sound TM · Conway Studios · Rumbo Recorders · A&M Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Appetite For Destruction
1987

Use Your Illusion I
1991

Use Your Illusion II
1991

G N' R Lies
1988

Greatest Hits
2004

The End Of The Innocence
1989

No One Sings Like You Anymore
2020

Chinese Democracy
2008

"The Spaghetti Incident?"
1993

Live Era '87-'93
1999

The Globe Sessions
1998

You Love Us
1992

The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1988

Actual Miles (Henley's Greatest Hits)
1995

Welcome To The Jungle
1987

Live In London
2010

Lipstick Traces (A Secret History Of Manic Street Preachers)
2003

End Of Days (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture)
1999

Use Your Illusion I & II
1991

Patience
1989

Superstar Concert Series
1989

Patience
2020

Yesterdays
1992

Nightrain
1989
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