Don Dokken would form Dokken in 1981 after he signed a recording contract with Carrere Records. Joining him would be George Lynch on guitar, Jeff Pilson on bass and Mick Brown on drums. They would be the quintessential 1980's glam metal band with big hair, easy on the eye looks, catchy tunes and a smoking hot lead guitarist. The rock star lifestyle with all it's trappings would be the undoing of this iconic band when substance and alcohol abuse was only rivaled by the internal squabbles between band members over song writing credits and royalties. The internal strife would become so bad that Don Dokken would pull the plug in March 1989. Personal animosity between Dokken and Lynch however has left lasting damage and the lack of reconciliation between them has prevented the classic line up from re-uniting. Both and Dokken and Lynch are very adamant that there will never be a reunion of the classic line up again. Mick Brown retired from the music industry in 2019 and of recent Don Dokken had some serious health issues. Join me now as we look at the history of this iconic band.