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Jeff Pezzati
Born (1960-02-06 ) February 6, 1960 (age 64) Origin
Chicago, Illinois Genres Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vocals, bass guitar Years active 1980–present Labels
Ruthless ,
Homestead ,
Quarterstick ,
Caroline ,
No Idea ,
Thick ,
Riot Fest , Jettison
Musical artist
Jeffrey Neal "Jeff" Pezzati (born February 6, 1960) is the lead singer of the Chicago punk band
Naked Raygun .
[1] From 1983 to 1985, he also played bass for the band
Big Black .
[2] In 1980 Pezzati was asked to audition for Naked Raygun (then known as Negro Commando). Pezzati passed the audition and became the band's longest-running member. The band has been credited by Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters fame for inspiring the then 13 year old Grohl to get into punk music.
In 1999 Pezzati founded the band
The Bomb .
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Partial discography
Big Black
Naked Raygun
The Bomb
Arming EP (1999)
Torch Songs LP (2000)
Indecision LP (2005)
Speed Is Everything LP (2009)
The Challenger LP (2011)
Axis of Awesome EP (2014)
References
^ Prato, Greg.
Biography: Naked Raygun at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Deming, Mark.
Biography: Big Black at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Kellman, Andy.
Biography: The Bomb at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Turner, Ben (May 2, 2003).
"Chicago punk-rock icon to make return to town with The Bomb" . Daily Eastern News. Archived from
the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Baran, Curt (October 13, 2000).
"RAYGUN'S PEZATTI FRONTS THE BOMB" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Buhrmester, Jason (August 13, 1999).
"JEFF PEZZATI" .
Chicago Tribune . Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Ryan, Kyle (September 8, 2005).
"Jeff Pezzati, from Naked Raygun to The Bomb" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
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