Jeffrey Neal "Jeff" Pezzati (born February 6, 1960) is the lead singer of the Chicago punk band Naked Raygun.[1] From 1983 to 1985, he also played bass for the band Big Black.[2] In 1980 Pezzati was asked to audition for Naked Raygun (then known as Negro Commando). Pezzati passed the audition and became the band's longest-running member. The band has been credited by Dave Grohl of Nirvana/Foo Fighters fame for inspiring the then 13 year old Grohl to get into punk music.
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 6, 1960 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Ruthless, Homestead, Quarterstick, Caroline, No Idea, Thick, Riot Fest, Jettison |
Partial discography
Big Black
- Bulldozer (1983)
- Racer-X (EP) (1984)
- The Hammer Party LP (1986)
Naked Raygun
- Basement Screams EP (1983)
- Throb Throb LP (1985)
- All Rise LP (1986)
- Jettison LP (1988)
- Understand? LP (1989)
- Vanilla Blue / Slim Single (1989)
- Home Single (1990)
- Raygun...Naked Raygun LP (1990)
- Last of the Demohicans DVD (1997)
- Free Shit! live LP/CD (2001)
- What Poor Gods We Do Make CD (2007)
- Iron Maiden / Single (2012)
- Burning Red / Out of Your Mind Single (2013)
- Can't Let Go / Just For Me Single (2014)
- Over the Overlords LP (2021)
The Bomb
- Arming EP (1999)
- Torch Songs LP (2000)
- Indecision LP (2005)
- Speed Is Everything LP (2009)
- The Challenger LP (2011)
- Axis of Awesome EP (2014)