LITTLE CAESAR - USA

Little Caesar - 1990 - Geffen
Influence - 1992 - Geffen
This Time It’s Different - 1998 - Slick
Redemption - 2009 - Rock Candy
American Dream - 2012 - Unison Music Group
Brutally Honest Live From Holland - 2015 - Unison Music Group
Eight - 2018 - Golden Robot


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Members
Vocals
Four Horsemen, Manic Eden, Dirt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Cruzados>>Ron Young>>Four Horsemen, Manic Eden, Dirt, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Cruzados

Guitar
Apache [Jimmy Hayne] - The Dogs, Ampage, Glitter Trash, Attack, Cruzados, Slamdinistas>>LOREN MOLINAIRE>>Ampage, Glitter Trash, Attack, Cruzados, Slamdinistas - David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Dirty White Boy, Solo>>Earl Slick [Frank Madeloni]>>Solo - Etta James, Bob Welch, Cherie Currie, Robbie Patton, David Hallyday, The Beach Boys>>Joey Brasler>>Richie Pidanick - Dox Haus Mob, Bang Tango, The Chambers Brothers, Brothers Johnson, Mark Knight, Cruzados>>MARK TREMALGIA>>Mark Knight, Cruzados

Bass
Fidel Paniagua - Mad Reign, The Four Horsemen, Zip Off Cast>>PHAROAH BARRETT>>Zip Off Cast

Drum
TOM MORRIS




History & Biography
This little man had nothing to do with the crappy pizza chain aside from the threat of a lawsuit. The group was formed in 1987, sported a leather-bound image, and soon signed with Geffen Music. Prior to the signing, the band was on Metal Blade’s Street Survivors compilation and had a demo called Name Your Poison (answer: plastic 'pizza'?). The act was managed by Jimmy Iovine, who was a business mogul into Steve Nicks and rappers, and the debut was produced by Rob Rock. Very soon, the band and label were at odds over censorship and the streamlining of the band’s sound. Apache was replaced for album number two. Earl Slick was in. Tom Morris was soon out doing A&R for Hollywood Records - and that was that. Young formed Manic Eden and joined Red Hot Chilli Peppers for a few months. An album of the band did appear in 1998 which featured unreleased tracks. The band did reform for a while in 2001. The group, whose line-up was Ron Young (vocals), Loren Molinare (guitar), Fidel Paniagua (bass) and drummer Tom Morris, was working on a new CD and DVD in 2008.

Redemption was released in 2009. The band included new guitar player Joey Brasler (Etta James, Bob Welch, Cherie Currie, etc.) replacing original member Apache now. The band toured both sides of the Atlantic in 2010 and 2011. Little Caesar released American Dream on the Unison Music Group label in May, 2012. The band played Download festival in 2013 and reminisced that they had to decline due to a lack of funds having been invited to play Download's predecessor, namely Monster Of Rock festival, twenty years earlier. Pharoah Barrett joined on bass in 2015. Mark Tremalgia became the guitarist in 2017 replacing Alex Kane who had stayed for two years. There was a Boxing Day Live Stream of the band's first LP during the pandemic in 2020. There was a UK tour in support of Tyketto in 2024. First, however, Ron Young reported that an electrical fire in one of his ATVs burnt down several vehicles, cars and band gear in and around his barn.


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