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Greg Graffin
Greg Graffin on stage with Bad Religion in 2007 at the Starland Ballroom
Greg Graffin on stage with Bad Religion in 2007 at the Starland Ballroom
Background information
Birth name Gregory Walter Graffin
Born November 6, 1964 (1964-11-06) (age 43)
Racine, Wisconsin, United States
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genre(s) Punk rock
Melodic hardcore
Hardcore punk
Folk
Country
Americana
Occupation(s) Musician, lecturer
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica
Years active 1980–present (Bad Religion)
1997–present (solo)
Label(s) Epitaph, Atlantic, ANTI-
Associated acts Bad Religion
Website www.badreligion.com

Gregory Walter Graffin, Ph.D. (born November 6, 1964 in Racine, Wisconsin) is the vocalist and co-founder of the punk rock band Bad Religion, as well as a life sciences lecturer at UCLA during the winter and fall. The Starland Ballroom is a concert venue located in Sayreville New Jersey, USA. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, located beside Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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 Melodic hardcore is a subgenre of Hardcore punk. It is more melodic than traditional hardcore punk Hardcore punk (now usually referred to as simply hardcore) is a subgenre of Punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s Folk music can have a number of different meanings including Traditional music: The original meaning of the term "folk music" was synonymous Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. Americana refers to artifacts of the Culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its Westward expansion. 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 Lecturer is a term of Academic rank. In the United Kingdom lecturer is the name given to University Teachers in their first permanent A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock ANTI- is an American Record label founded in 1999 as a sister label of Epitaph Records. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Racine is a city in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States, located beside Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Root River. Bad Religion is an American Punk rock band founded in Southern California in 1980 by Jay Bentley (bass Greg Graffin (vocals Brett Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United

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Biography

In 1980, at the age of 15, Graffin and a few high school classmates formed Bad Religion in Southern California's San Fernando Valley. The San Fernando Valley or The Valley is an urbanized Valley located in the north-western section of the city of Los Angeles California, United States After making a name for themselves in the Los Angeles punk scene, releasing three EPs and two full-length albums, they disbanded in 1984. However, the band reformed in 1986 and released their highly acclaimed comeback album, Suffer, two years later. Suffer is the third full-length album (and fifth recording overall by the American Punk rock band Bad Religion, which was released on The album was a comeback for Bad Religion as well as a watershed for the Southern California punk sound popularized by their label Epitaph Records, which is owned by guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Epitaph Records is a Hollywood California based Record label owned by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz. Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr The band has recorded and toured frequently ever since the release of Suffer. Bad Religion is known for its articulate and often politically charged lyrics as well as its fast-paced harmony, melody and counterpoint. In Western music, harmony is the use of different pitches simultaneously and chords actual or implied in Music. In Music, a melody (from Greek μελῳδία - melōidía, "singing chanting" also tune, voice, or In Music, counterpoint is the relationship between two or more voices that are independent in contour and Rhythm, and interdependent in Harmony

Graffin and Gurewitz are the band's two main songwriters, though Graffin wrote the bulk of the material on his own for a three-album period in the late 1990s when Gurewitz left the band. Graffin recorded a solo album in 1997, called American Lesion, which consisted of softer, more pop-oriented songs. American Lesion is a solo album by Greg Graffin, the lead singer of the punk band Bad Religion. Most of this album was written during the break up of his marriage, and the songs reflect this in lyrics and style. After a stint with major label Atlantic Records ended in the early 2000s, Bad Religion re-signed with Epitaph and Gurewitz rejoined. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock They have since co-written and recorded three records, the latest of which, entitled New Maps of Hell, was released July 10, 2007. New Maps of Hell is Bad Religion 's fourteenth full-length studio album (twentieth release overall which was released on July 10, 2007. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In June of 2005, it was reported that Graffin would continue his solo work with the release of Cold as the Clay. Cold as the Clay is the second solo album by Bad Religion 's vocalist Greg Graffin released on July 10, 2006 in Europe and the [1] The new album is an amalgamation of new songs by Graffin and 18th- and 19th-century American folk songs. It was produced by Brett Gurewitz and released on ANTI- Records on July 10, 2006. Brett Gurewitz (born May 12, 1962, Los Angeles California) nicknamed Mr

Graffin attended El Camino Real High School, then double-majored in anthropology and geology as an undergraduate at the University of California, Los Angeles. El Camino Real High School (also known locally as "ECR" and by some more recently as "ELCO" is a public secondary school located in the Woodland Hills district Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/ from Greek grc ἄνθρωπος anthrōpos, "human" -λογία -logia) is the study of Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United He went on to earn a master's degree in geology from UCLA and received his Ph.D. from Cornell University. "PhD" redirects here for other uses see PhD (disambiguation. The Ph. D. dissertation was officially a zoology Ph. Zoology (from Greek ζῷον, zoon, "animal" + λόγος, " Logos " "knowledge" is the branch of D. , supervised by William B. Provine at Cornell. Professor William B Provine is an American historian of science, particularly of Evolutionary biology and Population genetics. The dissertation was entitled "Monism, Atheism and the Naturalist Worldview: Perspectives from Evolutionary Biology. Monism is the metaphysical and Theological view that all is one that all reality is subsumed under the most fundamental category of being or existence " It is described as being essentially an evolutionary biology Ph. D. but having also relevance to history and philosophy of science. [2]

Greg Graffin spends most of his time in upstate New York, and teaches Life Science 1 at UCLA during the winter or fall quarters of each school year. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The University of California Los Angeles (generally known as UCLA) is a public research university located in Westwood Los Angeles, California, United [3] According to a recent interview with Bad Religion bassist Jay Bentley, Graffin will be teaching there from January to March 2009. Jay Dee Bentley (born on June 6, 1964 in Wichita Kansas) is the bassist and co-founding member of the legendary punk rock group Bad Religion This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. After that, Bad Religion plans to record their next album for a June 2009 release. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. [4]

Greg Graffin received the Harvard Secular Society's "Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism" on 26 April 2008. During the award ceremony he played some acoustic versions of Bad Religion songs as well as songs from his solo career. [5]

Solo discography

References

  1. ^ Shock.com news article
  2. ^ www.cornellevolutionproject.org
  3. ^ UCLA Daily Bruin article
  4. ^ Bad Religion looks ahead to 2009 album
  5. ^ Harvard Humanist Chaplaincy's Announcement of Cultural Humanism Award

External links

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