The Slackers
Manhattan, New York, NY, USA
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Bio:
The Slackers are an American ska band, formed in Manhattan, New York in 1991. The band's sound is a mix of ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub, soul, garage rock, and jazz. The Slackers' notability is credited to their prolific career, tours of North and South America, Europe, and elsewhere, and signing to notable punk label Hellcat Records.
The members of the Slackers have also been known to perform in other bands and musical projects, including Reggae Workers of the World, David Hillyard & The Rocksteady Seven, Crazy Baldhead Sound System, Da Whole Thing, The Hall Trees, Stubborn All-Stars, and the SKAndalous All Stars. Vic Ruggieroperforms as a solo act performing both original compositions as well as reworked Slackers songs, and has also played keyboards and piano on several Rancid albums
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Members:
Current lineup
- Vic Ruggiero – keyboards, vocals
- Jay "Agent Jay" Nugent – guitar
- Dave Hillyard – saxophone
- Glen Pine – trombone, vocals
- Marcus Geard – bass
- Ara Babajian – drums
Former members and contributors
- Marc "Q-Maxx 4:20" Lyn – vocals
- TJ Scanlon – guitar
- Luis "Zulu" Zuluaga – drums
- Jeremy "Mush One" Mushlin – trumpet, vocals
- Allen Teboul – drums
- Dunia Best- vocals, flute
- Jeff "King Django" Baker – trombone
- Tobias Fields – congas
- Eric "Erok" Singer – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
- Dave Hahn – lead guitar
- Ben Lewis – trumpet
- Justin Redekop – trumpet
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