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Jack Starr (born 1951) is an American heavy metal and blues guitarist.

Biography

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Starr was born to a French mother and American father.[1] He learned to play guitar by ear, copying the riffs of R&B records.[1] His first semi-professional band was California, which featured members of Les Variations, and was based in France. Starr also wrote a song for Les Variations called "Silver Girl," for which he agreed to be paid a flat fee.[1] In the U.S. Starr emerged on the rock and metal scene in 1981, forming, together with Joey Ayvazian, David DeFeis and Joe O'Rielly, the first incarnation of the heavy metal band Virgin Steele. The new band was selected in 1982 by Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records to appear on the label's compilation album U.S. Metal Volume 2.[2] The song Starr sent in for the compilation was "Children of the Storm". After only two albums, Virgin Steele of 1981 and Guardians of the Flame of 1982, Starr left Virgin Steele in 1983 because of musical differences with the band's front man and other main songwriter David DeFeis.[2][3]

In 1984, Starr started his solo recording career with the album Out of the Darkness, featuring former Riot vocalist Rhett Forrester, members of The Rods, and former Rainbow drummer Gary Driscoll. It was released in Europe by Music for Nations and was picked as one of the best albums of the year by the music magazines Kerrang! and Metal Forces.[4][5]

Starr changed the name of his band to Jack Starr's Burning Starr and between 1984 and 1989 he produced albums, both solo and with the band. The music of those albums was classic American eighties heavy metal, a style between Poison and Metallica.[3] In 1989, the band dissolved and Starr joined short-lived bands like Strider and Smoke Stack Lightning.[4]

After a break, in 2003, Starr founded a new band called Guardians of the Flame, which released only one album, Under a Savage Sky.[5][6]

In 2006, Starr founded the Jack Starr Blues Band.[7]

In the following years, Starr once again assembled a group of musicians for a new incarnation of Burning Starr, which performed at the Magic Circle Festival 2008 and released the album Defiance on the Manowar's label Magic Circle Music in 2009.[8][9] In 2011, they released Land of the Dead with Limb Music. The albums includes ex-Manowar guest musicians Ross the Boss and David Shankle.[10] The band played at the 2013 Keep It True festival and recorded a DVD.[11]

Discography

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Solo albums

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Virgin Steele

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Devil Childe

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  • Devil Childe (1984)

Burning Starr

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Phantom Lord

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  • Phantom Lord (1985)
  • PHANTOM LORD -"Evil Never Sleeps "(1986)

Thrasher

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  • Burning at the Speed of Light (1985)

Strider

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  • Strider (1991)

Guardians of the Flame

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  • Under a Savage Sky (2003)

Jack Starr Blues Band

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  • Take It to the Bank (2008)

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Jack Starr is an American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter known for founding Virgin Steele in the early 1980s and later leading the band Burning Starr. Starr rose to prominence as the original guitarist for Virgin Steele, contributing to their self-titled debut album in 1982 and the follow-up Guardians of the Flame in 1983, helping shape the band's early power metal sound within the American heavy metal scene. After departing Virgin Steele, he formed Burning Starr in the mid-1980s, releasing a series of albums that combined heavy metal with hard rock and blues elements, establishing a distinct solo career. Over the decades, Starr has remained active in the genre, continuing to record and perform with Burning Starr, including new releases in the 21st century that reflect his enduring commitment to traditional heavy metal. His work has influenced the East Coast metal movement and helped sustain interest in classic American heavy metal styles.

Early life

Little is known about Jack Starr's early life in public sources. Jack Starr, the heavy metal guitarist and founder of Virgin Steele, has no documented military service, including during World War II. Claims of U.S. Army enlistment at age 18 and participation in the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp refer to a different individual named Jack Starr (born December 31, 1923; died December 13, 2003), a film industry executive. Jack Starr has stated that his father served in the U.S. Army during World War II.

Career in film and television

This section previously contained information about a different individual named Jack Starr (1923–2003), who served in World War II, worked as Vice-President of the Dino De Laurentiis Corporation, and had minor acting credits. That content does not apply to Jack Starr (born 1951), the heavy metal guitarist and founder of Virgin Steele and Burning Starr, who has no documented career in film or television. All prior claims and subsections have been removed as they refer to the wrong person. Little is publicly known about Jack Starr's personal life.

Death

Battle with diabetes

Jack Starr fought a valiant battle against diabetes and all the ravages of the disease. This health struggle characterized his later years, as he contended with the serious complications and debilitating effects of the condition.

Passing and survivors

Jack Starr passed away on December 13, 2003, due to complications from diabetes after a valiant battle with the disease. He was survived by his devoted wife Laura and his children Jay (Sheryl), Julie (Gary), Karla (Roger), and Adam (Margaret, deceased). Starr was predeceased by two of his children, Ronnie and Marc.

Filmography

Jack Starr, the American heavy metal guitarist and songwriter known for Virgin Steele and Burning Starr, has no known acting credits in film or television.
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