Curtis Creager (born in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States) is an American-Canadian

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ist, best known as a former member of the punk rock band SNFU and alternative rock band the Wheat Chiefs.

Career

Relocated to

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, Canada from St. Petersburg at age three,

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. ''...What No One Else Wanted to Say''. Vancouver: GFY Press, 2012. pp. 90 Creager began playing in punk bands while a student in high school. His first gigging group was Freddy Krueger's Right Hand, who were soon renamed Urban Holiday. He also befriended members of the influential

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band SNFU, becoming roommates with guitarist

Marc Belke Marc Belke (born February 1, 1965 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian musician and former radio personality. He played guitar in the punk and alternative rock bands SNFU and The Wheat Chiefs, and sang lead vocals in the latter. He was later a ...

and serving as the inspiration for the song "Snapping Turtle" from their 1986 album '' If You Swear, You'll Catch No Fish''. He eventually joined SNFU in early 1987, becoming their fourth bassist after the departure of Dave Bacon. The band thereafter recorded their third LP, '' Better Than A Stick In The Eye'', and toured extensively, including their first trip to Europe. The group disbanded late in 1989, however, due to exhaustion and musical differences. Creager co-founded the post-SNFU group the Ship of Fools (soon renamed the Wheat Chiefs) with Marc and Brent Belke in 1990. His tenure with the Wheat Chiefs was brief, and he departed later that year. He next founded the band Deadbeat Backbone with members of

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. In 1991, he joined the Belke brothers, singer

Ken Chinn Kendall Steven Chinn (October 19, 1962 – July 16, 2020), known under the stage name Mr. Chi Pig, was a Canadian punk rock vocalist and artist born in Edmonton and long residing in Vancouver. He fronted the hardcore punk band SNFU from 1981 un ...

, and former drummer Jon Card in reforming SNFU and embarking on a reunion tour behind the compilation album '' The Last Of The Big Time Suspenders''. He opted against staying with the band thereafter as they relocated to

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, signed to

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and returned to a full-time workload.Walter 129 Deadbeat Backbone remained active until 1994. Upon their breakup, Creager and several other members formed the new group King Lettuce, who disbanded in 1999. Creager co-founded the

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-based classic rock band Durtloader in 2008. He later played in the blues rock band Road Runner.

References

External links

Official SNFU web pageDurtloarder
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