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Dead Kennedys
(Formed San Francisco 1978; disbanded, late 1986)


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"Isn't a Dead Kennedys concert on 22 November [anniversary of JFK's assassination] in rather bad taste?"
"Of course. But the assassinations weren't too tasteful either."
- East Bay Ray interviewed in 1979 by the Vancouver Sun.


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US punk band which formed a crucial part of the burgeoning American hardcore punk scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Moving to San Francisco after a succession of menial jobs and a half-hearted attempt to pursue an acting career, vocalist Jello Biafra (real name Eric Boucher), answered an advert placed in a music paper by guitarist East Bay Ray. The two were joined by bassist Klaus Fluoride, drummer Bruce Slesinger (aka Ted) and a second guitar...