Greg Eklund
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| Greg Eklund | |
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| Birth name | Greg Eklund |
| Born | April 18, 1970 |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock |
| Occupations | Musician |
| Instruments | Drums, guitars, keyboards, vocals |
| Labels | Stolen Transmission Capitol Records |
| Associated acts | Everclear The Oohlas |
Greg Eklund (born April 18, 1970, Jacksonville, Florida, United States) was the American drummer for the rock band, Everclear, until 2003.[1]
Eklund attended high school at Lake Braddock Secondary School in Burke, Virginia, graduating in 1988. There he played drums with several bands including The Blonde Mexicans, Tension, and Red October (with Tom Goodin, future guitarist and founding member of the Pietasters on guitar).[2]
After leaving the band, Jolly Mon, he replaced the original Everclear drummer Scott Cuthbert in 1994. With Everclear, Eklund wrote and sang "The Honeymoon Song" on the album Songs from an American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How to Smile.
Eklund is currently the lead guitarist and a co-vocalist of The Oohlas. The Oohlas released their debut album, Best Stop Pop, in September 2006 on Stolen Transmission Records.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Bush, John. "Biography: Everclear". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p165352/biography. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
- ^ Alexandra Wood. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Everclear-459/biographies-montoya-eklund.htm
- ^ Hopkin, Kenyon. "Biography: The Oohlas". AMG. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p818541/biography. Retrieved 14 May 2010.
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