Salty Dog was a hard-rock band formed in late 1986 in Los Angeles by Jimmi Bleacher, Scott Lane, Michael Hannon and Khurt Maier. They played their first gig at the Whiskey-aGo-Go on Sunset Strip in May of 1988. This solidified their soon to be legendary status of sleazy, drunk in the gutter, bar-room rock and rollers.

After becoming a local sensation, Salty Dog caught the attention of Geffen Records, who signed them to a contract. They traveled to Robert Plant's Rockfield Studios in Wales to record their one and only full-length release, "Every Dog Has Its Day." They teamed up with the extremely talented Geoff Workman who engineered pioneering rock hits by Foreigner like "Head Games" (1979): "Dirty White Boy", "Women" and "Rev On The Red Line." The band released its first and only major-label record in 1990, titled "Every Dog Has Its Day," composed of all original songs except for a cover of Willie Dixon's Spoonful.

The band quickly returned to the States and toured the U.S. extensively, creating a whirlwind of response from major mags at the time including Hit Parader, Circus and many others who would write about the high intensity shows. They taped two videos, "Come Along" and "Lonesome Fool," scoring airplay on the grandeur of the visual MTV as their popularity grew.

 The band, like many other hard-rock/metal bands in the early 1990s, were lost in the shuffle when the grunge-rock movement hit in late 1991 and swept the nation in 1992; regardless, Salty Dog made a lasting impression on the collectors circuit with their key elements of sleaze and blues. A must have in your developing hard rock collection.

American Dog was formed by Salty Dog's bassist and now vocalist Michael Hannon. If you find the Salty Dog stuff enticing, chances are you WILL find the American Dog music irresistible.