Pat Badger

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Pat Badger
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Background information
Born
Patrick John Badger

(1967-07-22) July 22, 1967 (age 58)
Groveland, Massachusetts, United States
Genres Hard rock, funk metal, blues rock, heavy metal, glam metal
OccupationsMusician, songwriter
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals
Years active1985present
Labels A&M
Member of Extreme, Dark Desert Eagles
Formerly of Tribe of Judah
Website www.extreme-band.com www.darkdeserteagles.com

Patrick John Badger (born July 22, 1967) is a musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the bass guitarist in the band Extreme.

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He has also been a member of Tribe of Judah, and he is the founder of the tribute band Dark Desert Eagles.

Early life

Badger was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Al Badger and Lily Badger ( née Aguilar). [1] He is of Irish and Honduran descent. [2]

Music

He sang backing vocals on both Dweezil Zappa's album Confessions and the Danger Danger album, Screw It! , along with his Extreme bandmates Gary Cherone and Nuno Bettencourt. He has also sung back-up on a live version of the Van Halen song, "When It's Love" on Sammy Hagar's live album, Live: Hallelujah , on which Cherone sang co-lead vocals with Hagar. [3]

In 2013, Badger initiated a PledgeMusic campaign. [4] This helped him release his first solo record, Time Will Tell. By offering exclusive content to listeners who pledged and providing updates related to the project to his following, the campaign reached its goal and the record entitled Time Will Tell was released in late 2014. [5] In 2016 he followed up with another successful PledgeMusic campaign for his second solo album Take What We Want (under the name Nasty Ass Honey Badgers). [6]

In 2017, affected by the death of Glenn Frey, Badger formed Dark Desert Eagles, a tribute to the Eagles. [7] The original lineup of the band featured Extreme drummer Kevin Figueiredo. [8]

References

  1. "Lily L. (Aguilar) Badger". Legacy.com. August 17, 2010.
  2. Al Badger (2020). Voyages: An Unexpected Life. Conneaut Lake, PA: Page Publishing.
  3. Herrmann, Brenda (July 18, 1991). "One Extreme A hit single forces a metal band to reassert its true identity". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved 2010-02-09.
  4. "Badger: Debut Album on PledgeMusic". Archived from the original on 2018-01-21. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  5. Badger PledgeMusic updates
  6. "Extreme's Pat Badger on 25 Years of Pornograffitti, His Solo Albums, and What's Next!!". Amps and Green Screens. December 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016.
  7. Linda Tuccio-Koonz (October 19, 2017). "Acclaimed artists, including members of Extreme, in Dark Desert Eagles tribute to The Eagles". CTPost.
  8. Mike Morsch (November 10, 2017). "Time travel to 1977 with the Dark Desert Eagles at Havana in New Hope". CentralJersey.com.