LOS ANGELES -- Robbin Crosby, 42, the rock guitarist who was a founding member of the 1980s heavy-metal "hair" band Ratt, died here June 6. He had AIDS. Mr. Crosby went public with his illness in ...

Rock guitarist Robbin Crosby, a founding member of the 1980s heavy-metal “hair” band Ratt, died Thursday June 6 after an eight-year battle with AIDS. He was 42. Crosby, who went public with ...

As the guitarist in the San Diego band Phenomenon in the mid-1970s, La Jolla native Robbin Crosby dreamed of becoming a rock star. By 1984 the handsome blond guitarist had achieved his dream as a ...