- Andy Prieboy
Andy Prieboy is a
musician ,author , and formermorgue attendant. He was born and raised inEast Chicago, Indiana .He replaced
Stan Ridgway as the lead singer ofWall of Voodoo after Ridgway left the band in1983 . "Seven Days In Sammystown" was the first Wall of Voodoo album featuring Prieboy. This was followed up by "Happy Planet" and finally "Ugly Americans In Australia", which was a live album they recorded to fulfill their recording obligations toIRS Records .After leaving Wall Of Voodoo, Andy signed with MCA as a songwriter and went to work on new material for his first solo record "
...Upon My Wicked Son ", which featured the hit song "Tomorrow Wendy ," about a woman dying ofAIDS . This song was later recorded by the bandConcrete Blonde and appears on their album "Bloodletting". It was also covered by the techno bandSystem Syn in early 2000s.Linda Ronstadt andEmmylou Harris covered his song "Loving the Highway Man" from the same album. Andy then released anEP called "Montezuma Was a Man of Faith " which featured a hillbilly-fied recording of "Whole Lotta Love " byLed Zeppelin , featuring an uncreditedJohnette Napolitano from Concrete Blonde. Andy's second solo album was entitled "Sins of Our Fathers".In the mid-to-late '90s Andy played shows at the Los Angeles hipster club Largo with Rita D'Albert where they worked on an ongoing musical, "White Trash Wins Lotto"; a
Gilbert and Sullivan -esque treatment of the rise and fall of anAxl Rose -like character. It was also performed atthe Roxy Theatre on theSunset Strip for three sold out weekend-long engagements. Andy and crew also performed a medley from "White Trash" on theConan O'Brien show.Andy is also the co-author with
Merrill Markoe of the novel "The Psycho Ex Game", based on his song "Psycho Ex".As of 2007 , resides in L.A. and is working on new material for an upcoming album and follow-up novel.Early in his career, he was in the San Francisco art band
Eye Protection , which had one track on the compilation "Rising Stars of San Francisco ": "Take Her Where The Boys Are". They also recorded a 7-inch single called "Elroy Jetson" with ab-side of "Go Go Girl" onEleph Records .His song "Man Talk" from the album "
...Upon My Wicked Son " was featured in the earlyBrad Pitt classicCutting Class .External links
* [http://www.psychoexgame.com The Psycho Ex Game]
* [http://www.andyprieboy.com Andy Prieboy's website]
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