Chris Houston is a
Canadian
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punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
musician and songwriter, who was in the band the
Forgotten Rebels
The Forgotten Rebels are a punk rock band from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1977, the Forgotten Rebels have a discography of seven albums and a collection of EPs and singles.
History
In 1979, Chris Houston (a.k.a. Pogo Agogo) joined ...
in the late 1970s. He co-wrote "Surfin' on Heroin",
one of the band's most famous songs.
Following the band's album ''This Ain't Hollywood'', he left to pursue a solo career. He recorded songs for four of the five ''
It Came from Canada'' compilation albums, including a solo rendition of "Surfin' on Heroin". He released his solo debut ''Chris Houston and the Sex Machine'' domestically as a
vinyl LP
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in 1986 on label Caucasian Records.
On
cassette tape
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, he released ''Hate Filled Man'' in 1987 on Caucasian-Driveway Records.
He lived in Vancouver B.C. for a spell, working as a writer for the
CBC Television
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teen series ''
Pilot One
''Pilot One'' is a Canadian television variety series, which aired in 1989 on CBC Television."Teen TV show Pilot One not yet flying high". ''Toronto Star'', January 20, 1989. A late-night series aimed at teenagers, the series mixed music, interview ...
'',
[ and now lives and performs in his hometown of Hamilton, Ontario.
]
See also
*Music of Canada
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*Canadian punk rock The first punk rock bands in Canada emerged during the late 1970s, in the wake of the US bands Ramones, The New York Dolls, and Blondie, and the UK band Sex Pistols. The Viletones, the Diodes and the Demics were among the pioneers, together with ...
*List of Canadian musicians
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References
;Citations
External links
Chris Houston
recordings at Library and Archives Canada
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian punk rock singers
Canadian male singer-songwriters
Canadian singer-songwriters
Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario