Chain Gang (band)

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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]

References

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


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