Bruce Gaitsch

Bruce Gaitsch
Born
Bruce R. Gaitsch

(1953-02-07) February 7, 1953
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
  • producer
Instruments
Years active1977–present
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Bruce R. Gaitsch (/ɡ/ GYCHE; born February 7, 1953) is an American guitarist, composer, and producer. He is best known for working with notable bands and musicians such as Chicago, Peter Cetera, Richard Marx, Madonna, and Agnetha Fältskog as a session musician and songwriter. Gaitsch co-wrote the Madonna song "La Isla Bonita", an international #1 single that earned Gaitsch an award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers in 1987. He has collaborated numerous times with fellow Chicago native Richard Marx, whose career he was instrumental in launching.

Bruce is married to singer Janey Clewer, with whom he recorded several albums.