- Dr. Know (guitarist)
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Dr. Know Background information Birth name Gary Miller Born September 15, 1958 Origin Washington, D.C., United States Genres Punk rock, reggae Occupations Musician, guitarist Instruments Guitar, keyboards Years active 1977–present Associated acts Bad Brains
Black Jack JohnsonDr. Know (born September 15, 1958, in Washington, D.C.) is the stage name of Gary Miller, guitarist for Bad Brains, regarded as one of punk rock's most innovative and important bands. Critic Rick Anderson praises Miller's "ability to meld the raw directness of hardcore punk with an almost supernatural virtuosity without sacrificing the power of either approach".[1]
Miller has recorded or performed very little outside the group, though he has performed with Mos Def's group Black Jack Johnson.[2] He also performed a solo on the Coheed and Cambria song "Time Consumer" for their first album The Second Stage Turbine Blade and collaborated with the Deftones on Saturday Night Wrist, although his contributions do not appear on the album. He recently made an appearance at the Trocadero in Philadelphia, PA, playing two songs with students from Paul Green's School of Rock Music at the Best of Season show.
References
- ^ Anderson, Rick. "I Against I - Bad Brains". Allmusic. Retrieved November 23rd, 2010.
- ^ "Music & Musician Forums: Black Jack Johnson". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved November 5th, 2005.
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- Dr. Know
- Darryl Jenifer
- Earl Hudson
- Sid McCray
- Israel Joseph I
- Mackie Jayson
- Chuck Mosley
Studio albums - Bad Brains (1982)
- Rock for Light (1983)
- I Against I (1986)
- Quickness (1989)
- Rise (1993)
- God of Love (1995)
- I & I Survived (2002)
- Build a Nation (2007)
- TBA (2011)
EPs - Spirit Electricity (1991)
- The Omega Sessions (1997)
Live albums - Live (1988)
- The Youth Are Getting Restless (1990)
- A Bad Brains Reunion Live from Maritime Hall (2001)
- Live at CBGB's 1982 (2006)
Compilations - Black Dots (1996)
- Banned in D.C. (2003)
DVDs - Live at CBGB's 1982 (2006)
Singles - "Pay to Cum"
- "Sailin' On"
- "Attitude"
- "Banned in D.C."
- "F.V.K. (Fearless Vampire Killers)"
- "Big Take Over"
- "I Luv I Jah"
- "Joshua's Song"
- "Destroy Babylon"
- "At the Movies"
- "Riot Squad"
- "How Low Can a Punk Get?"
- "I and I Survive"
- "The Meek"
- "I Against I"
- "Re-Ignition"
- "Sacred Love"
- "Soul Craft"
- "With the Quickness"
- "The Prophet's Eye"
- "Rise"
- "God of Love"
- "Give Thanks and Praises"
- "Jah Love"
Related articles - Discography
Categories:- 1958 births
- African American guitarists
- African American rock musicians
- American Rastafarians
- American punk rock guitarists
- Lead guitarists
- Living people
- Musicians from Washington, D.C.
- Bad Brains members
- Pseudonymous musicians
- American punk rock guitarist stubs
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