Robert Lee Davidson (also known as RLee) is an
American
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guitarist known for playing in the
hardcore punk
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band
Scream. Scream also featured
Nirvana
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drummer and
Foo Fighters
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frontman
Dave Grohl
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on drums. In the 80's, Davidson gained recognition playing in the D.C. hardcore band
Scream recording albums ''This Side Up'', ''Banging The Drum'', and ''No More Censorship''. On December 28, 1996, Davidson reunited for a show with Scream at The Black Cat in Washington, DC and recorded a live record on Torque Records.
Davidson later went on to play with The Drills in Los Angeles, California. In the summer of 1998, Davidson formed the short lived band Festival of Fools. In 1999, Davidson did a European tour with the Baltimore-based
punk
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band Jakkpot in support for their album ''Lie! Cheat! 'N Steal!''. He later formed the band God Is Dead. Davidson has done humanitarian work in East Africa with The Kenyan Relief Organization.
Personal life
Davidson is married and lives in
Indian Rocks Beach,
Florida
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.
References
Living people
Guitarists from Washington, D.C.
Guitarists from Florida
People from Pinellas County, Florida
Year of birth missing (living people)
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