Skip Greer Explained

Skip Greer
Birth Name:Ronald Greer
Alias:Skip McSkipster
Genre:Garage, punk
Years Active:1992–present
Associated Acts:Wynona Riders, Dead Kennedys

Ronald "Skip" Greer is the lead vocalist for the Dead Kennedys.[1] [2] Greer joined the band in 2008, replacing Jeff Penalty and is the band's longest-serving vocalist.[3] [4] He was a founding member of and vocalist for the Wynona Riders from 1992 through 1996 and has also performed with East Bay Ray and the Killer Smiles and the Lightouts.[5] [6] [7]

Greer is known for being a high-energy performer and being physically interactive with the audience.[8] [9] [10] Greer's songwriting style has been called "more poetic" than that of his DK predecessor, though he has only written songs for the Killer Smiles.[11] DK bassist Klaus Flouride has said this was what the band was looking for, saying "Skip is a good singer, a good performer, but he doesn't do Biafra."[12]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dead Kennedys . Time Out Los Angeles . 2014-12-18 . 2021-03-15.
  2. Web site: Colburn . Randall . Jello Biafra bashes Dead Kennedys' "dumb and clueless" praise of Mitt Romney . News . 2021-01-07 . 2021-03-15.
  3. News: Staff . OC Weekly . Dead Kennedys' East Bay Ray Says Band is Better Than Ever . 15 March 2021 . OC Weekly . July 12, 2017.
  4. Web site: Callwood . Brett . Basslines and Protest Signs Part 29: Nazi Punks Fuck Off (Again) . idobi . 2019-10-09 . 2021-03-15.
  5. Web site: Garage punk The Killer Smiles release single "Raising the Stakes" . rockatnight.com . 2020-06-10 . 2021-03-15.
  6. Web site: Dead Kennedy's Singer Ron 'Skip' Greer Joins Brooklyn Indie Rock Band Lightouts . Indie Rock Cafe . 2015-06-19 . 2021-03-15.
  7. Web site: Prato . Greg . Dead Kennedys' East Bay Ray on Their Explosive Live Legacy -- And His Hopes for Jello Biafra . Billboard.com . 15 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Lim . Alena . REVIEW: Dead Kennedys Bring Life to Classic Punk Performance at The Dive Bar in Las Vegas – California Rocker . California Rocker – Award-Winning Online Music Magazine . 2017-06-17 . 2021-03-15.
  9. C Tangana El Madrileno . The New Yorker . 2021-03-15.
  10. Web site: Fournier. Lilas. Dead Kennedys @ The Croxton. 2021-03-16.
  11. News: Smart . Amy . Dead Kennedys Surface in Capital . 15 March 2021 . Times Colonist . September 29, 2012 . Victoria BC . 32.
  12. News: Renner . Lisa Milligan . Eternal Punk . 16 March 2021 . Modesto Bee . January 28, 2011 . E16.

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