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'''Dokken''' is an American [[glam metal]] band formed in [[Los Angeles]] in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://themusicuniverse.com/original-dokken-lineup-reunites-for-single-us-performance/|title=Original Dokken lineup reunites for single US performance|website=themusicuniverse.com|date=August 11, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2021}}</ref> It split up in 1989 and reformed four years later. The band had several hit singles which charted on the [[Billboard Hot 100]], such as "[[Alone Again (Dokken song)|Alone Again]]", "[[In My Dreams (Dokken song)|In My Dreams]]", and "[[Burning Like a Flame]]", and have sold more than 10 million albums worldwide.<ref name=trust>[http://www.inmusicwetrust.com/articles/49h02.html "Dokken Rhymes with Rockin' - 2002 Interview"], Issue Forty-Nine. inmusicwetrust.com, June 2002. Accessed April 9, 2009.</ref> The live album ''[[Beast from the East]]'' was nominated for the inaugural [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance]] in 1989.<ref>[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Dokken-Biography/BC33B13890CAB25A48256AE7001CEB65 "Dokken Biography"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614213652/http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Dokken-Biography/BC33B13890CAB25A48256AE7001CEB65 |date=June 14, 2012 }}. sing365.com.</ref>
The classic Dokken line-up consisted of founder [[Don Dokken]] on vocals, [[George Lynch (musician)|George Lynch]] on lead guitar, [[Mick Brown (musician)|Mick Brown]] on drums and [[Jeff Pilson]], who replaced the [[Ratt]]-bound [[Juan Croucier]] in 1983, on bass; this line-up remained stable from 1983 to 1989, and again from 1993 to 1998,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/community_feed/dokken_release_video_for_first_song_with_classic_lineup_in_over_20_years_its_just_another_day.html |title=Dokken Release Video for First Song with Classic Lineup in Over 20 Years, 'It's Just Another Day' |publisher=[[Ultimate Guitar Archive|Ultimate-Guitar.com]] |date=March 23, 2018 |access-date=March 23, 2018}}</ref> and briefly reunited in 2016.<ref name="Classic Metal Show">{{cite web|url=http://www.spreaker.com/user/cmsrocks/the-official-dokken-reunion-announcement |title=The "Official" Dokken Reunion Announcement! | The Classic Metal Show |website=Spreaker.com |date=June 26, 2016 |access-date=March 24, 2017}}</ref> After several personnel changes on guitar, Dokken's attorney [[Jon Levin]] stepped in to fill the role in 2004. In 2001, [[Barry Sparks]] replaced Pilson on bass. In 2009, [[Sean McNabb]] (formerly with [[Great White (band)|Great White]] and [[Quiet Riot]]) replaced him, and was then replaced by [[Chris McCarvill]] in 2015. As of Mick Brown's retirement from the band in July 2019, Don Dokken is the only remaining original band member. Brown's vacancy was filled by BJ Zampa of [[House of Lords (band)|House of Lords]] fame.
==Band history==
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