Doug Aldrich is a Los Angeles-based hard rock guitarist. He was born February 19, 1964 and founded the band Burning Rain with Keith St. John in 1998 and has played with the bands: Whitesnake, Dio, Lion, Hurricane, House of Lords, Bad Moon Rising and Revolution Saints. He is currently a member of the band The Dead Daisies. He has also released several solo albums. Doug toured with former Deep Purple bassist and vocalist Glenn Hughes' band in 2015. It was announced in early 2016 that he would be replacing Richard Fortus as guitarist of The Dead Daisies.