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Tampa Bay origin · person

Criss Oliva

guitar; Avatar, Savatage · Tampa

Born
1963 to 1993
City
Tampa
Hub region
Tampa Bay
Person class
personnel connector
Placed at
1979: first documented activity
Status as of 5 September 2026
died 17 October 1993
Connections
2 edges, 2 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.000 (rank 286 of 371) · people and production 0.000 (rank 150)
Confidence
Medium · sources: [W] (register)

The Savatage guitarist on eight albums, killed by a drunk driver on Highway 301 near Zephyrhills.

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People and personnel