Chris Houston (musician)
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| Chris Houston | |
|---|---|
| Born | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada |
| Associated acts | Forgotten Rebels |
Chris Houston is a Canadian punk rock musician and songwriter, who was in the band the Forgotten Rebels[1] in the late 1970s. He co-wrote "Surfin' on Heroin",[2] one of the band's most famous songs.
Following the band's album This Ain't Hollywood, he left to pursue a solo career. He recorded songs for four of the five It Came from Canada compilation albums, including a solo rendition of "Surfin' on Heroin". He released his solo debut Chris Houston and the Sex Machine domestically as a vinyl LP in 1986 on label Caucasian Records.[3] On cassette tape, he released Hate Filled Man in 1987 on Caucasian-Driveway Records.[4]
He lived in Vancouver B.C. for a spell, and now lives and performs in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.[citation needed]
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[edit] References
- Citations
- ^ Dillon, Charlotte. "Chris Houston Biography". allmusic.com. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p143933. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- ^ "Song Details (Song Number: 626973)". cmrra.ca. Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency. https://www.cmrra.ca/song%20lookup/song.nsf/cbb705d4b1b1516b852566ab006720c9/391f84d6adc6743785257947004b1497?OpenDocument. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
- ^ ""Chris Houston and the sex machine" (sound recording) / Chris Houston", collectionscanada.gc.ca (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), AMICUS No. 38491473, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-01-14T08%3A04%3A46Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=38491473&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 14 January 2012
- ^ ""Hate filled man" (sound recording) / Chris Houston", collectionscanada.gc.ca (Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada), OCLC 83436711, AMICUS No. 9129133, http://collectionscanada.gc.ca/ourl/res.php?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_tim=2012-01-14T08%3A33%3A04Z&url_ctx_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=9129133&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fcollectionscanada.gc.ca%3Aamicus&lang=eng, retrieved 14 January 2012
[edit] External links
- Chris Houston recordings at Library and Archives Canada
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