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Jeff Pezzati
Born (1960-02-06 ) February 6, 1960 (age 64) Origin
Chicago, Illinois Genres Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vocals, bass guitar Years active 1980–present Labels
Ruthless ,
Homestead ,
Quarterstick ,
Caroline ,
No Idea ,
Thick ,
Riot Fest , Jettison
Musical artist
Jeffrey Neal "Jeff" Pezzati (born February 6, 1960) is the lead singer of the Chicago punk band
Naked Raygun .
[1] From 1983 to 1985, he also played bass for the band
Big Black .
[2] In 1980 Pezzati was asked to audition for Naked Raygun (then known as Negro Commando). Pezzati passed the audition and became the band's longest-running member. The band has been credited by
Dave Grohl of
Nirvana /
Foo Fighters fame for inspiring the then 13 year old Grohl to get into punk music.
In 1999 Pezzati founded the band
The Bomb .
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Arming EP (1999)
Torch Songs LP (2000)
Indecision LP (2005)
Speed Is Everything LP (2009)
The Challenger LP (2011)
Axis of Awesome EP (2014)
^ Prato, Greg.
Biography: Naked Raygun at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Deming, Mark.
Biography: Big Black at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Kellman, Andy.
Biography: The Bomb at
AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
^ Turner, Ben (May 2, 2003).
"Chicago punk-rock icon to make return to town with The Bomb" . Daily Eastern News. Archived from
the original on July 31, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Baran, Curt (October 13, 2000).
"RAYGUN'S PEZATTI FRONTS THE BOMB" .
Chicago Tribune . Archived from
the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Buhrmester, Jason (August 13, 1999).
"JEFF PEZZATI" .
Chicago Tribune . Archived from
the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
^ Ryan, Kyle (September 8, 2005).
"Jeff Pezzati, from Naked Raygun to The Bomb" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved March 15, 2013 .
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