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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Flee
- Taste of Divine
- Anointed
- RavenDB High Performance
- The interactive proof editor
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1960
chicano rockdeath by plane crashrock & rolltex-mex
Discography
Member of
- Violent Femmessince 1980
- The Break
- The Green Mist
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1,347
- Total plays
- 7,870
Tags
jazz-punkfunkAllsstspotify
Brian Ritchie (born 21 November 1960) is the bass guitarist for the folk/punk/rock band Violent Femmes. His distinct sound comes from using Ernie Ball acoustic bass guitars, which is very uncommon in rock music. He is also one of the more high-profile users of the relatively new Barker Bass. In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is also proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. He acquired a Jun Shihan (shakuhachi teaching license) in March 2003 and his professional name is "Tair
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Brian
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Milwaukee
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rock music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Image
- Brian Ritchie Benefit.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1960-11-21
- Commons category
- Brian Ritchie
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