Rob Duprey is an American rock guitarist, keyboardist and songwriter. Duprey first came to prominence as guitarist for the mid-1970s New York City underground pop band Mumps, led by Lance Loud and Kristian Hoffman.[1] Later, he worked with Iggy Pop, playing guitar on Party (1981) and co-writing the bulk of Zombie Birdhouse.[2][3][4][5]
Rob Duprey | |
|---|---|
| Origin | United States |
| Genres | Punk rock, rock music |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | guitar, keyboard |
He is currently a member of the Washington DC-area band, The Loggers, along with Stock Wilson (guitar, vocals), Vince Sanfuentes (bass), and Piers Hackley (drums).
Selected discography (as guitarist) edit
- Mumps, "Crocodile Tears" single. 1977. (Bomp! Records BEJ-1 ; reissued 2005, Sympathy For The Record Industry SFTRI 759)
- Mumps, "Rock & Roll This, Rock & Roll That" single. 1978. (Perfect Records PR-1)
- Gary Valentine, "The First One" single. 1978. (Beat Records Beat 001)
- Iggy Pop, Party LP. 1981. (Arista AL 9572)
- Iggy Pop, Zombie Birdhouse LP. 1982. (Animal Records APE 6000)
- Cosmetic with Jamaaladeen Tacuma, So Tranquilizin' CD. 1985. (Gramavision 18-1210-1)
- Iggy Pop, Live CD. 1991. (Revenge Records ME 109 bis)
- Mumps, Fatal Charm: 1975-1980 -- A Brief History of a Brief History compilation CD. 1994. (Eggbert Records ER80011CD)
- Mumps, How I Saved The World compilation CD and DVD. 2005. (Sympathy for the Record Industry SFTRI 754)
References edit
- ^ Robinson, Charlotte (July 12, 2005). "Mumps: How I Saved the World". PopMatters.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (October 17, 1982). "Pop: Iggy Pop Does New Songs". The New York Times.
- ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (November 11, 1982). "Zombie Birdhouse". Rolling Stone.
- ^ "Rob Duprey". Discogs.
- ^ Shorey, Eric (February 4, 2015). "Queer As Punk: 11 Queer Icons Of Punk Rock". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on February 6, 2015.
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