Rob Duprey Explained
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]
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)
- 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)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Mumps: How I Saved the World . Charlotte . Robinson . July 12, 2005 . PopMatters.
- News: Pop: Iggy Pop Does New Songs . Stephen . Holden . October 17, 1982 . The New York Times.
- Zombie Birdhouse . Parke . Puterbaugh . November 11, 1982 . Rolling Stone.
- Web site: Rob Duprey . Discogs.
- Web site: Queer As Punk: 11 Queer Icons Of Punk Rock . Eric . Shorey . February 4, 2015 . NewNowNext . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150206141423/http://www.newnownext.com/10-queer-punks-you-should-know-oct-10/02/2015/ . February 6, 2015.
