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Ronald "Skip" Greer is the lead vocalist for the
Dead Kennedys Dead Kennedys are an American punk rock band that formed in San Francisco, California, in 1978. The band was one of the defining punk bands during its initial eight-year run. Initially consisting of lead guitarist East Bay Ray, bassist Klaus Fl ...
. Greer joined the band in 2008, replacing Jeff Penalty, and is the band's longest-serving vocalist. He was a founding member of and vocalist for the
Wynona Riders The Wynona Riders are an East Bay pop punk band formed in 1988 as Miss Conduct by Jim Tyler (drums), Eric Matson (guitar), Ron Murphy (bass) and Mike Lipari (vocals). In 1989 Ron Greer (Skip) joined the band as the lead singer, changing their na ...
from 1992 through 1996 and has also performed with East Bay Ray and the Killer Smiles and the Lightouts. Greer is known for being a high-energy performer and being physically interactive with the audience. Greer's songwriting style has been called "more poetic" than that of his DK predecessor, though he has only written songs for the Killer Smiles. DK bassist Klaus Flouride has said this was what the band was looking for, saying "Skip is a good singer, a good performer, but he doesn't do Biafra."


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Dead Kennedys Official Site
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