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Key facts
- Origin
- San Francisco , California, U.S.
- Genres
- Punk rock hardcore punk
- Works
- Discography
- Years active
- 1978–1986 2001–present
- Labels
- Cherry Red Faulty Products Alternative Tentacles Manifesto /Decay
- Members
- East Bay Ray Klaus Flouride Ron "Skip" Greer Steve Wilson
- Past members
- Jello Biafra 6025 Ted D. H. Peligro Brandon Cruz Jeff Penalty Dave Scheff Greg Reeves Santi Guardiola
- Website
- deadkennedys .com
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining bands of the American punk scene during the band's initial eight-year run.
The band's lineup initially consisted of lead guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Flouride, lead vocalist Jello Biafra, drummer Ted and rhythm guitarist 6025; 6025 left in 1979, and Ted left the following year after the band recorded their acclaimed first album Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables (1980). The band's longest-serving drummer was D. H. Peligro, who replaced Ted in 1981 and remained until his death in 2022. Dead Kennedys recorded the EP In God We Trust Inc. (1981), followed by three more studio albums, Plastic Surgery Disasters (1982), Frankenchrist (1985), and Bedtime for Democracy (1986), the latter of which was recorded and released shortly after announcing their breakup in January 1986. Most of the band's recordings were released on Alternative Tentacles, an independent record label founded by Biafra and East Bay Ray.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dead Kennedys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.