Jay Reatard
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr., Jimmie Jewlz, J.Unit, Jimmy Blitzkrieg, Jay Rensley, Jay Lindsey, Jimmy Lee Lindsey, Jr.
American musician (1980-2010)
Film & TV
Known for
- Better Than Something: Jay Reatard — Himself2012
- New Garage Explosion: In Love with These Times — Himself2010
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1980-05-01
- Active to
- 2010-01-13
garage punkgarage rockindie rockpunk rock
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 275,367
- Total plays
- 9,711,982
Tags
Garage PunkpunkGarage RockLo-Figarage
Having founded seminal Memphis punk outfit Reatards at the tender age of sixteen, Jay Reatard (May 1, 1980 - January 13, 2010) was a seasoned veteran of the garage-punk scene. In the '90s Reatards turned the Memphis underground rock scene upside down with a legendary over-the-top live shows. Never content to stick to one genre, one project or one band, Jay also co-led the synth-punk Lost Sounds with Alicja Trout, played drums for The Final Solutions <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jay+Reatar
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Memphis
- Place of death
- Memphis
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- thrash metal
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Fat Possum Records
- Official website
- www.jayreatard.com
- Image
- Jayreatard.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1980-05-01
- date of death
- 2010-01-13
- place of burial
- Tennessee
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- start of work period
- 1995-00-00
- social media followers
- 6335
- Commons category
- Jay Reatard
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