Greg Ginn
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 Ginn in 2009 |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gregory Regis Ginn |
| Also known as | Dale Nixon |
| Born | June 8, 1954 |
| Genres | Punk rock, instrumental rock, punk jazz, hardcore punk, sludge metal |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Labels | SST, Cruz |
| Associated acts | Black Flag, Gone, Confront James, EL BAD, Mojack |
| Notable instruments | |
| Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite | |
Gregory Regis Ginn (born June 8, 1954)[1] is a guitarist, songwriter, and singer. He is best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976 to 1986.
Since breaking up Black Flag, Ginn has recorded a few solo albums, and has performed with the bands HOR, Fastgato, October Faction, Gone, Killer Tweeker Bees, Confront James, EL BAD, Mojack, The Texas Corrugators, Jambang, and he also played bass with Tom Troccoli's Dog. [1]. He also owns the Texas-based, independent record label, SST, originally begun as an electronics company called Solid State Transmitters when he was a teenager in Long Beach, California. He remains very active in music; in a recent interview he states he still performs "about six nights a week." [2]
Ginn was 99th on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[2]
Ginn is the older brother of artist Raymond Ginn who goes under the pseudonym of Raymond Pettibon. Pettibon had contributed a large amount of visual imagery into Black Flag's works, including designing the band's iconic logo.
[edit] Partial discography
[edit] Solo
- Getting Even LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Dick LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Payday EP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Don't Tell Me EP (Cruz Records, 1994)
- Let It Burn (Because I Don't Live There Anymore) LP (Cruz Records, 1994)
- Bent Edge LP (SST Records, 2007) - with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Goof Off Experts LP (SST Records, 2008) - with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Freddie 7" (Electric Cowbell, 2010) - with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Legends of Williamson County LP (SST Records, 2010) - with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- We Are Amused LP (SST Records, 2011) - with The Royal We
- We Are One 12" (SST Records, 2011) - with The Royal We
[edit] Black Flag
- Nervous Breakdown EP (SST Records, 1978)
- Jealous Again EP (SST Records, 1980)
- Six Pack single (SST Records, 1981)
- Louie, Louie single (Posh Boy Records, 1981)
- Damaged LP (SST Records/Unicorn Records, 1981)
- TV Party single (SST Records/Unicorn Records, 1981)
- Everything Went Black double LP (SST Records, 1983)
- The First Four Years compilation LP (SST Records, 1983)
- My War LP (SST Records, 1983)
- Family Man LP (SST Records, 1984)
- Slip It In LP (SST Records, 1984)
- Live '84 live cassette (SST Records, 1984)
- Loose Nut LP (SST Records, 1985)
- The Process of Weeding Out EP (SST Records, 1985)
- In My Head LP (SST Records, 1985)
- Who's Got the 10½? live LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Annihilate This Week live EP (SST Records, 1987)
- I Can See You EP (SST Records, 1989)
[edit] Minutemen
- Paranoid Time EP (SST Records, 1980) (Producer)
[edit] SWA
- Your Future (If You Have One) LP (SST Records, 1985) (Producer)
[edit] October Faction
- October Faction live LP (SST Records, 1985)
- Second Factionalization LP (SST Records, 1986)
[edit] Tom Troccoli's Dog
- Tom Troccoli's Dog LP (SST Records, 1985)
[edit] Gone
- Let's Get Real, Real Gone For A Change LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Gone II - But Never Too Gone! LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Criminal Mind LP (SST Records, 1994)
- Smoking Gun remix EP (SST Records, 1994)
- All The Dirt That's Fit To Print LP (SST Records, 1994)
- Damage Control remix EP (SST Records, 1995)
- Best Left Unsaid LP (SST Records, 1996)
- Country Dumb LP (SST Records, 1998)
- The Epic Trilogy double CD (SST Records, 2007)
[edit] Minuteflag
- Minuteflag EP (SST Records, 1986)
[edit] Lawndale
- Sasquatch Rock LP (SST Records, 1987) (guest)
[edit] Rig
- Belly To The Ground LP (Cruz Records, 1994) (Producer, guest)
[edit] Hotel X
- Uncommon Ground CD (SST Records, 1996) (guest)
[edit] Bias
- Model Citizen CD (SST Records, 1997)
[edit] Get Me High
- Taming The Underground CD (SST Records, 1997)
[edit] Mojack
- Merchandizing Murder CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Home Brew CD (SST Records, 1997)
- Rub-A-Dub CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
- Under The Willow Tree CD (SST Records, 2007)
- The Metal Years CD (SST Records, 2008)
- Hijinks CD (SST Records, 2011)
[edit] Hor
- House CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Slo N' Sleazy CD (SST Records, 1996)
- A Faster, More Aggressive Hor CD (SST Records, 1998)
- Bash CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
- Culture Wars CD (SST Records, 2010)
[edit] Libyan Hit Squad
- "Full Circle" EP (Ripping Records, 2010) (Guest)
[edit] Fastgato
- Feral CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
[edit] Confront James
- Test One Reality CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Just Do It CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Ill Gotten Hatred CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Chemical Exposure CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Black Mountain Bomb CD (SST Records, 1997)
- We Are Humored CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
[edit] El Bad
- Bad Motherfucker CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Trick Or Treat CD (SST Records, 1997)
[edit] Killer Tweeker Bees
- Tweaker Blues CD (SST Records, 1997)
[edit] The Perfect Rat
- Endangered Languages CD (Alone Records, 2007)
[edit] Jambang
- Connecting CD (SST Records, 2008)
- 200 Days in Space DVD (SST Records, 2010)
[edit] Ten East
- Robot's Guide To Freedom CD (Lexicon Devil, 2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Chick, Stevie (2009). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. London: Omnibus Press. p. 15. ISBN 9781847726209.
- ^ 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time
[edit] External links
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