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Darby Crash
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Film & TV
Los Angeles, California, USA
Darby Crash was an American punk rock vocalist and songwriter who, along with long-time friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded the punk rock band the Germs. He committed suicide by way of an intentional heroin overdose. In the years since his suicide at the age of 22, the Germs have attained legendary status among punk rock fans and musicians alike, as well as from the wider…
Known for
- Media Blitz: The Germs Story2004
- The Decline of Western Civilization — Self1981
- Target Video Underground Forces, Vol. 3 — Himself1981
- Germs: Caught In My Eye — Himself1979
- Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3 — Self
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1958
- Active to
- 1980
Member of
- Germs1976–1980
- Darby Crash Band
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- Listeners
- 67
- Total plays
- 782
Darby Crash (born Jan Paul Beahm) (September 26, 1958 – December 7, 1980) was an American punk musician who, along with long-time friend Pat Smear (born Georg Ruthenberg), co-founded The Germs. He died of an intentional heroin overdose. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Darby+Crash">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- rock music
- Genre
- punk rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Voice type
- baritone
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- date of birth
- 1958-09-26
- date of death
- 1980-12-07
- manner of death
- Suicide
- place of burial
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- member of
- Germs
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