Kenneth Robert Wilson, better known by his stage name Ginger Fish, is an American musician best known for playing drums for

Marilyn Manson Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician. He is the lead singer and the only original member remaining of the Marilyn Manson (band), same-titled band he founded in 1989. Th ...

from 1995 to 2011. Like Marilyn Manson, which combines the names of an iconic beauty with a notorious criminal, his name combines those of

Ginger Rogers Ginger Rogers (born Virginia Katherine McMath; July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an American actress, dancer and singer during the Classical Hollywood cinema, Golden Age of Hollywood. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her starri ...

and

Albert Fish Hamilton Howard "Albert" Fish (May 19, 1870 – January 16, 1936) was an American serial killer, rapist, child molester and cannibal who committed at least three child murders between July 1924 and June 1928. He was also known as the Gra ...

. He is now the drummer for

Rob Zombie Robert Bartleh Cummings (born January 12, 1965), known professionally as Rob Zombie, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, filmmaker, and actor. His music and lyrics are notable for their horror and sci-fi themes, and his live show ...

after previously joining him on a series of warm up dates in February 2011.

Early life

Ginger Fish was born Kenneth Robert Wilson. He is a graduate of Chaparral High School in Paradise, Nevada.

Career

Wilson is most notable for being the longtime drummer for

but has played drums for his own band Martyr Plot, and played piano with

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on their album ''

Tonight the Stars Revolt! ''Tonight the Stars Revolt!'' is the second album by American rock band Powerman 5000. It was released on July 20, 1999, by DreamWorks Records. Having sold over one million copies and achieving platinum status, this would become the group's most s ...

''. In 2011, Wilson joined

on drums for the February US Warm up tour dates while regular drummer

Joey Jordison Nathan Jonas "Joey" Jordison (April 26, 1975 – July 26, 2021) was an American musician. He was the original drummer of the nu metal band Slipknot (band), Slipknot, in which he was designated #1, and the guitarist for the horror punk Supergroup ...

was in the UK with his own band the

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. As

said on his website: "Ginger is helping us out with some warm up gigs before we rejoin with Joey Jordison over in England for our next tour." Since 2010, Wilson has also been doing a number of VJ DJ sets at various clubs around the US. On February 23, 2011, Wilson announced his departure from Marilyn Manson. On April 22, 2011, Wilson was announced as the permanent drummer for Rob Zombie.

Discography

Marilyn Manson *'' Smells Like Children'' (1995) *'' Antichrist Superstar'' (1996) *'' Remix & Repent'' (1997) *''

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'' (1998) *'' The Last Tour on Earth'' (1999) *'' Holy Wood (In the Shadow of the Valley of Death)'' (2000) *'' The Golden Age of Grotesque'' (2003) *'' Lest We Forget: The Best Of'' (2004) *''

The High End of Low ''The High End of Low'' is the seventh studio album by American Rock music, rock band Marilyn Manson (band), Marilyn Manson. It was released on May 20, 2009, by Interscope Records. Multiple editions of the record were released by the label, each ...

'' (2009) Rob Zombie *''

Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor ''Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor'' is the fifth solo studio album by American musician Rob Zombie. The album was released on April 23, 2013, four days after the release of Zombie's film '' The Lords of Salem''. The tracklisting was confirmed on ...

'' (2013) *'' Spookshow International: Live'' (2015) *''

The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser '' The Electric Warlock Acid Witch Satanic Orgy Celebration Dispenser ''is the sixth solo studio album by American heavy metal vocalist Rob Zombie. It was released on April 29, 2016. Singles On January 27, 2016, "Well, Everybody's Fucking in ...

'' (2016) *'' Astro-Creep: 2000 Live'' (2018) *''

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'' (2021)

Filmography

* ''Marilyn Manson: Coma White'' (1999) * ''Rob Zombie: Ging Gang Gong De Do Gong De Laga Raga'' (2015) * ''Rob Zombie: The Zombie Horror Picture Show'' (2014)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fish, Ginger Living people American heavy metal drummers Marilyn Manson (band) members Drummers from Florida 20th-century American drummers American male drummers Industrial metal musicians Year of birth missing (living people)