Todd O'Keefe

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Todd O'Keefe
Born (1972-11-10) November 10, 1972 (age 50)
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres pop, folk, rock, indie rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Vocals, Bass, Guitar
Years active1999–present
Website www.toddokeefe.com

Todd O'Keefe (born November 10, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and bass player. [1] [2] Artists O'Keefe has worked with include The 88, Ray Davies, Black Francis, [3] Jeff Beck, [4] Elvis Costello [5] and Rusty Anderson. [6] O'Keefe contributed background vocals to Social Distortion's 2010 release Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes . He sang on The Posies 2016 album Solid States. [7] He was the singer and guitarist for Los Angeles pop rock band The Green and Yellow TV. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Todd O'Keefe | Credits". AllMusic .
  2. ↑ "Vinyl Lovin' with the 88". 18 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Digital Media Net – Your Gateway to Digital Media Creation".
  4. ↑ "- YouTube". YouTube .
  5. ↑ "Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Party Goes on in Memory of Whitney Houston". Rolling Stone . 12 February 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rusty Anderson Afternoon performs at Hard Rock Lake Tahoe | TahoeDailyTribune.com". Archived from the original on 2015-06-25. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
  7. ↑ "POSIES "Solid States" (MyMusicEmpire)". 20 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Todd O'Keefe". Discogs .
  9. ↑ "The 88 answers the call from the Kinks' Ray Davies – buzzbands.la". buzzbands.la. March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Video". NME .
  11. ↑ "Todd O'Keefe". AllMusic.
  12. ↑ "20 Questions: The 88, PopMatters". 2 February 2010.
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