| Chuck Dukowski | |
|---|---|
Chuck Dukowski playing in Black Flag | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Gary McDaniel |
| Born | February 1, 1954 |
| Genre(s) | Punk rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Bass, Vocals |
| Years active | 1978—present |
| Associated acts | Black Flag October Faction Wurm SWA The Chuck Dukowski Sextet |
| Website | Chuck Dukoswki Sextet |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Fender Precision Bass | |
Chuck Dukowski (b. Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist October Faction was one of the many off-shoots of seminal punk band Black Flag, led by guitarist Greg Ginn. For the river in Bavaria see Würm. For other uses see Wurm (disambiguation. SWA (pronounced swǒ the band originally started as a concept defined by Chuck Dukowski, former bassist of Black Flag while he was still a member of that band The Fender Precision Bass (sometimes shortened to the " P Bass " is an electric bass guitar, and was the first widely-available model of the instrument Gary McDaniel, February 1, 1954) is an American punk rock musician, best known as a founding member and original bass player for Black Flag. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Black Flag was a Hardcore punk band formed in 1977 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist Chuck wrote some of Black Flag's most popular songs, including "My War," "What I See," "I've Heard It Before" and "Spray Paint. " He left the band before the release of My War, and afterward served as Black Flag's manager instead. My War is the second full length album by American Hardcore punk band Black Flag. Chuck was also the co-owner of SST Records until 1990, after which he served as "Head of Sales" until leaving the label in the late 1990s. SST Records is an American Independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach California by musician Greg Ginn.
After Black Flag, Dukowski continued to play in Wurm, SST "supergroup" October Faction, and formed his own band SWA in 1985 with Merrill Ward of Overkill. For the river in Bavaria see Würm. For other uses see Wurm (disambiguation. SST Records is an American Independent record label formed in 1978 in Long Beach California by musician Greg Ginn. October Faction was one of the many off-shoots of seminal punk band Black Flag, led by guitarist Greg Ginn. SWA (pronounced swǒ the band originally started as a concept defined by Chuck Dukowski, former bassist of Black Flag while he was still a member of that band
Chuck has a new band with artist and musician (and his wife) Lora Norton called The Chuck Dukowski Sextet. They released an album, Eat My Life, on Chuck's own Nice & Friendly Records in 2006. Eat My Life is the debut release by the Chuck Dukowski Sextet, led by founding and former bassist of Black Flag, Chuck Dukowski.
On Black Flag's first LP, Damaged, he is credited as "Charles" Dukowski, a likely reference to Charles Bukowski, a famous American author. Damaged is a 1981 album released by the American Hardcore punk band Black Flag on SST Records, their first full-length LP. Henry Charles Bukowski ( August 16 1920 – March 9 1994) was a German American Poet, Novelist, and
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