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Jon Oliva was created in 1960. He started playing music young, but didn’t settle on a musical instrument for a long time. He ultimately signed to a music group known as Metropolis at age 17, playing both electric guitar and keyboards. The group split up in 1978. Ultimately, Oliva formed …

Savatage formed in Florida in 1978 while Avatar, led by brothers Jon (vocals) and Criss (acoustic guitar) Oliva. They transformed their name to Savatage in 1983, going after a highly Judas Priest- and Iron Maiden-influenced design of metallic. Their other people included Steve “Doc” Wacholz (drums) and Keith Collins (bass), …

Johnny Lee Middleton was created in 1963. He started playing bass in his senior high school jazz music group. Still in senior high school, he produced a music group known as Mariah. This group didn’t move anywhere, and he ultimately moved on towards the music group Lefty. His initial big …