East Bay Ray Musical artist

Raymond John Pepperell (born November 17, 1958 in Oakland, California), better known by his stage name East Bay Ray, is a guitarist best known for his membership in the San Francisco Bay area-based punk band Dead Kennedys. His guitar work was heavily influenced by surf music, jazz and rockabilly, and, alongside Jello Biafra's astute lyrics and unique vibrato-based vocal style, East Bay Ray's playing was one of the defining factors of the music of the Dead Kennedys, and by extension, of the "second wave" of American punk.

Personal facts

East Bay Ray
Alias (AKA)Ray Pepperell Ray Valium
Birth dateNovember 17, 1958
Birth place
Oakland California

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Musical artist

associated musical artist
Dead Kennedys
Amanda Palmer
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Punk rock
instrument
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Telecaster
record label
Manifesto Records

East Bay Ray on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.deadkennedysnews.com/images/tonyhawk.jpg
  2. http://www.thepunksite.com/interviews.php?page=deadkennedys