Carlos Cavazo


Carlos Cavazo is a Mexico City-born guitarist best known as the guitarist for Quiet Riot during their commercial peak. He has also played with Snow, 3 Legged Dogg, Hollywood Allstarz, and Ratt.

Snow

Forming Speed Of Light with his older brother Tony in 1973, the band would evolve into Snow by 1978 with the addition of vocalist Doug Ellison and drummer Stephen Quadros. Snow built up a loyal following on the L.A. club circuit over the next couple of years and in 1980 released a self-financed eponymous 5-song EP, re-issued as part of the At Last archives release in 2017. Snow played a reunion show at the Whisky a Go Go on November 8, 2017 to celebrate the release of At Last.

Quiet Riot

Replacing Randy Rhoads in the reformed Quiet Riot in 1982 he remained with the band into the 2000s until the band split up. However, when vocalist Kevin DuBrow reformed the band to record the 2006 album Rehab, Cavazo was not included.

3 Legged Dogg

Cavazo was a founding member of 3 Legged Dogg, a supergroup made up of drummer Vinny Appice, bassist Jimmy Bain, vocalist Chas West and guitarist Brian Young. They released one album, Frozen Summer in 2006. The band was sued in 2019 by Rick Derringer, who alleged he wrote all the band's songs.

Ratt

Until spring of 2018, he was a member of Ratt, replacing John Corabi in 2008.

Discography

Snow