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Greg Dulli (born May 11, 1965) is a singer and instrumentalist.
Dulli was born and brought up in a working-class suburb of Hamilton, Ohio. He is of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. He first came to public attention in Cincinnati in the late 1980s with The Afghan Whigs, when Dulli joined D.C. transplant bassist John Curley and Louisville, Kentucky, guitarist Rick McCollum. Dulli’s half-hour-long on-stage cigarette breaks, complete with running commentary on sexual politics and attempts at matchmaking at first enraged, but later fascinated the clientele.
Dulli’s budding career in the rock and roll production business was halted as The Afghan Whigs began playing more and better gigs, drawing bigger and bigger crowds. The band was soon brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records in Seattle. Sub Pop’s signing of The Afghan Whigs created quite a stir; they were the first non-Northwestern U.S. band to record for the label. The Whigs split in 2001.
In 1994, Dulli was a lead vocalist in the Backbeat Band, an alternative-rock supergroup that recorded the soundtrack to The Beatles biopic, Backbeat. Other members of the Backbeat Band were Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Don Fleming (Gumball), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, later Foo Fighters), and Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum).
In 1997, Dulli (with Ted Demme and director Mark Pellington) bought the movie rights to a book by Ann Imbrie called Spoken in Darkness but the film was never made. He is now the lead singer and main songwriter of the band The Twilight Singers who released their fourth album titled Powder Burns in May 2006.
Dulli was born and brought up in a working-class suburb of Hamilton, Ohio. He is of Greek (father) and Irish (mother) descent. He first came to public attention in Cincinnati in the late 1980s with The Afghan Whigs, when Dulli joined D.C. transplant bassist John Curley and Louisville, Kentucky, guitarist Rick McCollum. Dulli’s half-hour-long on-stage cigarette breaks, complete with running commentary on sexual politics and attempts at matchmaking at first enraged, but later fascinated the clientele.
Dulli’s budding career in the rock and roll production business was halted as The Afghan Whigs began playing more and better gigs, drawing bigger and bigger crowds. The band was soon brought to the attention of Sub Pop Records in Seattle. Sub Pop’s signing of The Afghan Whigs created quite a stir; they were the first non-Northwestern U.S. band to record for the label. The Whigs split in 2001.
In 1994, Dulli was a lead vocalist in the Backbeat Band, an alternative-rock supergroup that recorded the soundtrack to The Beatles biopic, Backbeat. Other members of the Backbeat Band were Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Don Fleming (Gumball), Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, later Foo Fighters), and Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum).
In 1997, Dulli (with Ted Demme and director Mark Pellington) bought the movie rights to a book by Ann Imbrie called Spoken in Darkness but the film was never made. He is now the lead singer and main songwriter of the band The Twilight Singers who released their fourth album titled Powder Burns in May 2006.
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heatherosie wrote:
Greg Dulli took the lead on Leonard Cohen's Old Ideas With New Friends project, and he totally knocked it out of the park. Listen to "Paper Thin Hotels" http://www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/greg-dulli-sings-leonard-cohens-paper-thin-hotel-20120124
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kim504 wrote:
Check out Greg Dulli covering Leonard Cohen's "Paper Thin Hotel" www.rollingstone.com/videos/new-and-hot/greg-dulli-sings-leonard-cohens-paper-thin-hotel-20120124
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changeofseason wrote:
fast becoming one of my favorite american artists. afghan whigs, twilight singers, gutter twins. all great stuff!
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just_corn wrote:
...aint no ordinary man.
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gavinintexas wrote:
Viejo wn, idolo, me siento orgulloso por haberme sacado una foto contigo en el concierto de Gutter Twins....vuelve a Chie de nuevo Greg
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Foz71 wrote:
Ed Harcourt to support Greg's acoustic shows in Ireland
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coldseed wrote:
I'll be seeing Dulli on the 22nd of October. Simply cannot wait! Craig Wedren as a guest?...what a great bonus.
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Grumpella wrote:
Mmmmm .... One of the best. Absolutely one of the very best.
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Mik3L33 wrote:
dulli rlz!
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rozenbottel wrote:
dulli is the man
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gavinintexas wrote:
realmente un maestro musicalmente fue un gusto ir a verlos cuando vinvieron a chile....pero por que no vienen de nuevo!!!!
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shoorihoshi wrote:
Such a fantastic voice.
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naevio wrote:
I want a new solo album!!!
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miss_drivel wrote:
Amen.
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9Nails wrote:
this man is God
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glassjaw02 wrote:
Early Today (And Later That Night) is super sexy. Actually, the whole album is.
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Diegoh1989 wrote:
there's a new -i guess- song in the TSingers main page, it's called 'You Was For Real', (a Sam Dough Cover). It seems that is dedicated to Amy farris, the chelo/violin/viola player from the powder burns album. Check it out on dulli's inferno: http://www.thetwilightsingers.com/
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Verleihnix wrote:
I second miss_drivel: It's high time for a new Twilight Singers Album! ...or a Whighs one ...or a solo ...or SOMETHING...
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miss_drivel wrote:
Dulli addicts - my favourite type of people :)
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cedargrove wrote:
I guess it's safe to say that I am among Dulli addicts. Happy to be here.
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