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Jeffrey Lee Pierce (June 27, 1958 – March 31, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and author. He was one of the founding members of the band The Gun Club, and released material as a solo artist.
The Gun Club were an American post-punk band from Los Angeles that existed from 1979 to 1996. Created and led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Jeffrey Lee Pierce, they were notable as one of the first bands in the punk rock subculture to incorporate influences from blues, rockabilly, and country music.
Apr 2, 1996 · Jeffrey Lee Pierce, founder, composer and vocalist of the seminal swamp-blues post-punk band Gun Club, has died at the age of 37. Pierce died Sunday in Salt Lake City of a brain hemorrhage, his...
Oct 5, 2023 · In the 15 years between the 1981 release of the Gun Club’s first album and their frontman’s death in 1996, the bleached-blond rock & roll typhoon known as Jeffrey Lee Pierce touched the lives...
Jun 23, 2015 · As L.A. bands continue to draw musical sustenance and lyrical inspiration from the the well of blues, country and blue-collar folk, the names of the Gun Club and frontman Jeffrey Lee Pierce are embossed on the bucket. Below: a playlist of 22 songs by the Gun Club and Jeffrey Lee Pierce.
The new Gun Club lineup of Jeffrey Lee Pierce (vocals), Kid Congo Powers (guitar), Rob Ritter (bass), and Terry Graham plays sporadically around Los Angeles. A live lo-fi recording entitled The Birth, The Death, The Ghost capturing this short-lived incarnation will be released in 1984.
Jan 3, 2019 · EXCLUSIVE: Jeffrey Lee Pierce, frontman singer of seminal LA punk rock band The Gun Club, is the subject of a new feature documentary. Elvis From Hell will tell the story of Pierce, a tragic...
