Gary Finneran, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Gary Finneran

American musician

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1964

Place of Birth: Van Nuys, California, United States

Date of Death: 10-May-2009

Profession: singer-songwriter, songwriter

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Gary Finneran

  • Gary Finneran (April 17, 1964 – May 10, 2009), also known as 'Gary X', was an American singer songwriter best known as the frontman for the band Ex-Idols.
  • He was considered to be one of the best songwriters to have never been recognized and was honored as such at his memorial.
  • Finneran gained critical acclaim and radio success with his band the Ex-Idols, known for their single 'Go Away,' the 1993 Pill Popper EP and 1994 Social Kill full-length CD Relativity Records.
  • In 1995 they toured with English punk band the UK Subs.
  • Gary went on to sing and play guitar in the Hollywood three-piece band Tuscaurora from 1998 until his death in 2009.
  • He wanted to form a band that could play a wider variety of material than the hard-hitting Ex-Idols afforded.{} Tuscaurora's 2000 album Malnutrition Headache showed the range of pop/rock/punk influences that melded in Finneran's songwriting style, and in his singing which varied from raw volatile emotion to beautifully original melodic lines.
  • Music by Tuscaurora was featured in several movies produced by Hart D.
  • Fisher.
  • His other music projects included: She Died, Tragedy Club, and Gary X and the Fortune Hunters.
  • Most recently, he was attending the California Institute Of The Arts, and expanding his use of keyboards in his songwriting and stage performance. In 2009, after a long, troubled history with alcohol, Gary Finneran was found dead in a hotel room in Van Nuys, a victim of his own suicide.
  • His Ex-Idols bandmate Duke Decter called Finneran, "one of the best punk-influenced songwriters in American rock & roll." He was survived by three sons; Gary David Finneran, Trevor Finneran, and Joshua Finneran.

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