Paul Leary Walthall (born May 7, 1957), known as Paul Leary, is an American musician and music producer from

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, best known as the lead guitarist and occasional lead vocalist for the rock band

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. He is also the producer of a number of songs and albums by other bands, including U2, Sublime,

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, and The Refreshments. Leary produced

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's debut album, '' Yours Truly''. In 1991, Leary released a solo album entitled ''The History of Dogs''. In 1994, he appeared on the song "Lounge Fly" from the multi-platinum album ''

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'' by

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. He also performed backing vocals on the

and

respective renditions of his song "Pee Pee the Sailor". Leary appeared on one track on the 1999

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(ex-

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) solo album ''

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''. He formed a new band called The Cocky Bitches (formerly Carny) and in 2014 contributed three songs to the

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album ''

Hold It In ''Hold It In'' is the 20th studio album by the Melvins, released on October 14, 2014. The lineup for this album features Melvins stalwarts Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover joined by Butthole Surfers members Paul Leary and Jeff Pinkus. Vinyl versio ...

''. Leary released ''Born Stupid'', his second solo album, on February 12, 2021, via

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. He released a newly re-mastered LP of ''The History of Dogs'' as ''The History of Dogs, Revisted'' (with two additional bonus songs from the original 1990 sessions that were not included on the original LP) on June 17, 2022, also via

References

External links

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