Brent Harding (born March 3, 1967) is an American musician who is the current

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for the

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Social Distortion Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California. It consists of Mike Ness (vocals, guitar), Jonny Wickersham (guitar), Brent Harding (bass), David Hidalgo Jr. (drums), and David Kalish (keyboards). Emerg ...

, which he joined in early 2005.

Biography

Harding joined Social Distortion in January 2005, replacing temporary bass player,

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, who is best known for working as the bass player of Rancid. His first recording with the band was re-recordings of their older material and "

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", which appear on their 2007 ''

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'' album. He also appeared on the band's seventh studio album ''

Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes ''Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes'' is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Social Distortion, released on January 18, 2011. It is the band's first album recorded with bassist Brent Harding, their first album of new material since 20 ...

'', which was released in January 2011. This would be the band's first proper studio album with Harding. Prior to joining Social Distortion, Harding was the bass player for Social Distortion frontman

Mike Ness Michael James Ness (born April 3, 1962) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. He has also released two solo albums, '' Cheating at Sol ...

during his '' Cheating at Solitaire'' tour and recorded with Ness on his second solo offering '' Under the Influences''. His previous bands include

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And The Ecco-Fonics, The Eugene Edwards Band, The Lucky Stars, The Sleepwalkers and The What-Me Worry? Jug Band. He also plays stand up bass for an insurgent bluegrass band called Whiskey Chimp in his home town of Ventura, CA. He appeared on

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while playing bass with Mike Ness Band. Summer of 2007 saw the birth of Harding's newest project, The Steeplejacks. Along with Harding, the band consists of

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and Youth Brigade) on guitar, Sam Bolle (

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) on stand up bass, Toby Emery (

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, Jackass) on mandolin and guitar and

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( The Rincon Ramblers, Louie Ortega) on pedal steel, fiddle and accordion. Harding plays guitar and drums with the Steeplejacks.

Selected discography

Social Distortion

* ''

'' (2007) * ''

'' (2011)

Mike Ness

* '' Under the Influences'' (1999)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

* ''Everything You Want For Christmas'' (2004)

Deke Dickerson and the Eccofonics

* ''Rhythm, Rhyme & Truth'' (2000) * ''My Name is Deke'' (2004) * ''More Million Sellers'' (1999) * ''Mister Entertainment'' (2003) * "Number One Hit Record" (1998)

Rod McKuen

* ''Beatsville'' (2002)

Amy Ferris

* ''Anything'' (2004)

Whiskey Chimp

* ''Naranja'' (2004) * ''Ventura'' (2006)

References

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