Gordon Gano

Along with his band the Violent Femmes, Gordon Gano helped define post-punk’s nerdy cool face of the 1980s and ’90s while also crafting himself into among modern rock’s finest singer/songwriters. Gordon Adam Gano was created to some Baptist minister dad along with a musical mom on June 6, 1963. He was among eight kids and spent his early youth singing along with his family members. An understanding for famous brands Johnny Money, the Carter Family members, Robert Johnson, and Hank Williams sparked Gano’s musical passions. When Gano’s family members transferred to Milwaukee, WI during his 6th grade season, he began playing electric guitar and writing music. An excellent pupil in and beyond the class, Gano fulfilled Brian Ritchie while he was still in senior high school. The two instantly clicked and started producing music. The infamous “Gimme the automobile” occurrence at Gano’s Country wide Honors Society wedding ceremony became a pivotal minute for him. A rebellious aspect arrived and Gano utilized it to form the quirky, great sounds from the Violent Femmes after he graduated from senior high school in 1981. Gano spent another two decades using the music group. The Violent Femmes’ self-titled debut record was the initial album to attain platinum status in the us without ever producing the charts. Music like “Blister in sunlight,” “Add It Up,” and “Kiss Off” became cult classics. In 1986, Gano had taken some time faraway from the Violent Femmes and became a member of the gospel group the Mercy Chair. He, vocalist Zena Von Heppinstall, Patrice Moran (bass/vocals), and Fernando Menendez (drums) released the Mercy Seat’s eponymous debut, their just discharge, in 1987. Collaborations with Ben Vaughn, An Psychological Fish, the Minds, Elliott Murphy, and John Kruth implemented into the following decade in addition to musical ratings and soundtrack slashes. The Violent Femmes’ famous their 20th wedding anniversary in 2001; a season later Gano came back along with his first-ever single album, Hitting the bottom. This particular record highlighted Gano’s impeccable songwriting in addition to an all-star ensemble of music artists: PJ Harvey, Frank Dark, and Gano’s youth heroes, John Cale and Lou Reed. Another single project, Beneath the Sunlight, appeared in ’09 2009 from Yep Roc Information.