Chain Gang (band) explained

Chain Gang was an American punk rock band known foremost for the 1977 single "Son of Sam" (Gee, Luanda)[1] which had limited success on the British charts and was subsequently covered by the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion.[2] The group consisted of Larry Gee on guitar, Phil Von Rome on drums. Ted Twist on bass and the late Ricky Luanda (Rick McGregor) on Vocals.[3] in 1987 the group did the soundtrack for the film "Mondo Manhattan".[4] In 1991, Chain Gang recorded the single "Kill for You" and in 1993 the LP "Perfumed" on Matador Records.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Song: Son of Sam written by Larry Gee,Ricky Luanda SecondHandSongs. secondhandsongs.com. 2015-09-20.
  2. Web site: Chain Gang – Son of Sam (7", US) - Pop-Catastrophe.co.uk. pop-catastrophe.co.uk. 2015-09-20.
  3. Web site: R.I.P. Chain Gang's Ricky Luanda - News - Pitchfork. 2 February 2014 . pitchfork.com. 2015-09-20.
  4. Web site: Chain Gang - Mondo Manhattan (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs. discogs.com. 2015-09-20.
  5. Web site: Matador Records Chain Gang. matadorrecords.com. 2015-09-20.