Krizan ’ s impressive accomplishments have easily placed him on Makin ’ s journalistic radar . With his own sound and style and calling his music " blues-infused rock & roll with soulful swampy undertones " -- Anthony Krizan is one of the premier songwriters and producers in the New York metropolitan area . He first rose to fame in 1994 as lead guitarist for the commercially successful jam band , Spin Doctors , bringing his electrifying guitar prowess and solid backing vocals to the group , as well as co-writing the band ' s third album . Five of Krizan ' s songs made the Spin Doctors ' " Greatest Hits " collection . During his tenure with the Spin Doctors , Krizan opened on tour with The Rolling Stones and shared the stage with the Allman Brothers , along with television appearances on both Jay Leno and David Letterman .
Krizan followed up on his initial success with two major songs — including the Lenny Kravitz classic " Stand By My Woman ," also selected for Lenny Kravitz ' s " Greatest Hits ." He additionally penned the title track for rock notable John Waite ' s album , also included on Waite ' s " Greatest Hits ."
Krizan ' s rock roots run deep -- having performed as a guitarist with Noel Redding , bassist of The Jimi Hendrix Experience for 10 years , with Redding and Krizan becoming friends as well as musical partners . The years to follow included a long list of songwriting credits on numerous artists ' albums , movie soundtracks , and television show themes . Krizan co-wrote " Dust and Bone " for Gretchen Wilson ' s " Right On Time " — with the song also being recorded by blues rock legend Pat Travers , and additionally picked for the second track on Universal country artist Tim Hicks ' album , which opened at # 1 on the SoundScan “ Country Album Charts .” These industry endorsements contributed to making " Dust and Bone " the obvious choice for the title track for Anthony ' s recently released debut solo album . “ Dust and Bone ” is currently available both as a physical CD and digitally .
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