Chris Houston (musician)

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Chris Houston
Born
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Chris Houston is a Canadian punk rock musician and songwriter, who was in the band the Forgotten Rebels [1] in the late 1970s. He co-wrote "Surfin' on Heroin", [2] one of the band's most famous songs.

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Following the band's album This Ain't Hollywood, he left to pursue a solo career. He recorded songs for four of the five It Came from Canada compilation albums, including a solo rendition of "Surfin' on Heroin". He released his solo debut Chris Houston and the Sex Machine domestically as a vinyl LP in 1986 on label Caucasian Records. [3] On cassette tape, he released Hate Filled Man in 1987 on Caucasian-Driveway Records. [4]

He lived in Vancouver, British Columbia, for some time, working as a writer for the CBC Television teen series Pilot One , [5] and now lives and performs in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.[ citation needed ]

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  1. ↑ Dillon, Charlotte. "Chris Houston Biography". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Song Details (Song Number: 626973)". CMRRA. Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency . Retrieved 14 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ ""Chris Houston and the sex machine" (sound recording) / Chris Houston", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 38491473, retrieved 14 January 2012
  4. ↑ ""Hate filled man" (sound recording) / Chris Houston", Collections Canada, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, OCLC   83436711, AMICUS No. 9129133, retrieved 14 January 2012
  5. ↑ "The Evil Twang's songs from the dark side". The Globe and Mail , 16 June 1990.
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