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Joel Hoekstra was born on 13 December, 1970 in Iowa City, Iowa, U.S., is an American guitarist (born 1970). Discover Joel Hoekstra's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 53 years old?
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Iowa City, Iowa, U.S. |
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United States
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Joel Hoekstra Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Joel Hoekstra's Wife?
His wife is Antonia Adelle Gianino (m. 2003)
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Joel Hoekstra Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Joel Hoekstra worth at the age of 53 years old? Joel Hoekstra’s income source is mostly from being a successful Musician. He is from United States. We have estimated Joel Hoekstra's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Joel Hoekstra (born December 13, 1970 ) is an American guitarist currently in the band Whitesnake.
Hoekstra also tours as a guitarist for Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
The son of classical musicians, he started out playing cello and piano at a young age, but it was hearing Angus Young of AC/DC that inspired him to start playing the guitar.
He was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, in Orland Park, but has lived in New York City since 2001.
Hoekstra has performed with Trans-Siberian Orchestra and was the lead guitarist in the Broadway musical, Rock of Ages.
In 2008, Hoekstra joined Night Ranger and combined with guitarist Brad Gillis as a part of the group’s dual guitar driven sound.
Hoekstra toured with Night Ranger and performed on several albums with the group and appeared in the videos for the songs Growin' Up In California, Knock Knock Never Stop and High Road.
In 2011, Joel filled in for Mick Jones in Foreigner while continuing to play with Night Ranger on the same tour.
In 2014, Hoekstra joined Whitesnake as their guitarist alongside fellow guitarist Reb Beach.
Hoekstra appeared as guest guitarist on two episodes of That Metal Show on VH1 Classic (January 25, 2014, and March 14, 2015).
and has performed on stage and in the studio with many artists including Foreigner, Dee Snider, Jeff Scott Soto, Jim Peterik, The Turtles, Big Brother & the Holding Company, and many more.
Hoekstra played on The Purple Album (released May 2015) which was a re-imagination of classic songs from David Coverdale's time as the lead singer for Deep Purple.
Hoekstra appeared in the videos for the songs "Stormbringer", "Gypsy" and "Soldier of Fortune" off The Purple Album and "Shut Up & Kiss Me" and "Trouble is Your Middle Name" videos off the Flesh and Blood album.
Hoekstra was co-writer with Coverdale on six of the songs on Flesh and Blood.
He has toured with Whitesnake on their The Purple Album tour (2015–16), The Greatest Hits tour (2016-2018) and their Flesh and Blood tour (2019).
In 2015, Frontiers Records released the debut album Dying to Live from his side project Joel Hoekstra's 13, to rave reviews.
In 2016, Hoekstra played on Michael Sweet’s album One Sided War and appeared in the video for the song "Radio".
Hoekstra served as a counselor at the 20th anniversary of the Rock 'n Roll Fantasy Camp where he played along with Nancy Wilson, Vinnie Appice, Steven Adler, and Gregg Bissonette and others.
Hoekstra also frequently plays acoustic duo shows with singer/guitarist Brandon Gibbs (Devil City Angels).
Hoekstra performed at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards as the guitarist for Cher on the songs "Believe" and "If I Could Turn Back Time" as Cher received the Icon Award.
Hoekstra has contributed to many articles in Guitar World magazine and in 2017 Guitar World released an instructional DVD titled Hard Rock Lead Guitar Master Class with Joel Hoekstra.
In January 2024, it was announced that Hoekstra would be joining Accept for the European and South American legs of their tour.
Hoekstra played guitar for Cher on the Here We Go Again Tour of 2018-2020.
He also served as guitarist for Cher during her Las Vegas residency at the Monte Carlo.