Jaret Reddick

Infobox musical artist
Name = Jaret Reddick


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Jaret Ray Reddick
Alias = J.R. Red Dick Jaret Von Erich
Born = birth date and age|1972|03|6
Origin = Grapevine, Texas, U.S.
Genre = Pop punk, Alternative rock, Punk rock
Occupation = Musician, songwriter
Years_active = 1994 - present
Instrument = Vocals, Guitar
Label = Jive
Associated_acts = Bowling for Soup
URL = [http://www.bowlingforsoup.com Official site]

Jaret Reddick (born March 6, 1972 in Grapevine, Texas, United States) is the lead vocalist/guitarist for rock band Bowling for Soup. He plays a trademark guitar that has a flag of Texas design on it.

Background

Jaret Ray Reddick was born in Grapevine, Texas. He is the youngest of six children, with four sisters and a brother, named Danny. He went to Cunningham Elementary School, Wichita Falls, TX. He graduated from S.H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, TX. In high school, he played snare drum in the marching band. Jaret has degrees in business management and psychology from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

Jaret loves games, which is the inspiration for the tattoo sleeve on his right arm, which includes such things as a Rubik's cube, a Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone, jacks, Monopoly's Rich Uncle Pennybags, and Operation's Cavity Sam. The most recent addition is Mr. Potato Head.

He has owned a chain of toy stores and worked in real estate while attempting to get his music career off the ground. He is happily married, and has two children, Emma and Jack [ [http://www.myspace.com/jaretvonerich MySpace.com - Jaret - 35 - Garçon - Flower Mound, TEXAS - www.myspace.com/jaretvonerich ] ] , and resides in a small community outside of Denton, TX.

Bowling for Soup

Bowling for Soup formed in 1994 in Wichita Falls, Texas [ [http://www.mtv.com/music/artist/bowling_for_soup/artist.jhtml#bio Bowling For Soup | Music Artist | Videos, News, Photos & Ringtones | MTV ] ] . Their name derives from Bowling For Shit, a comedy routine by Steve Martin. Jaret is the songwriter for the band, penning such BFS hits as "Punk Rock 101", as well as playing rhythm guitar. He also likes Iron Maiden, with his favourite song being "Paschendale", inspired by his old history teacher Dave McGill.

Other Appearances

Besides being apart of Bowling for Soup, Reddick has made multiple of other musical appearances. He led his vocals to the song "Download This Song", by artist MC Lars. Reddick also makes appearances on three songs on the Army of Freshmen album, "Under the Radar". Reddick appears on the track "Runaway" by The Lordz. While Bowling for Soup sung the main title theme, Reddick also lends the voice of the singer of the fictional band "Love Handel" on Disney channel's Phineas and Ferb. He has also performened a song called 'Endless Possibilities' which is the theme song for the new Sonic game, Sonic Unleashed which was shown at E3

Discography

Bowling for Soup

*1994: "Bowling for Soup"
*1996: "Cell Mates"
*1998: "Rock on Honorable Ones!!"
*1999: "Tell Me When to Whoa!"
*2000: "Let's Do It for Johnny!"
*2002: "Drunk Enough to Dance"
*2004: "A Hangover You Don't Deserve"
*2005: "Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies"
*2006: "The Great Burrito Extortion Case"
*2008: "Live and Very Attractive"

Trivia

*Jaret once said that the coolest person on earth is Mötley Crüe bass player Nikki Sixx [ [http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/mtb_jaret.html Bowling For Soup - Jive Records ] ] .
*His favorite Pulp Fiction quote is "Pretty please, with sugar on top, clean the fucking car" (The line is said by Harvey Keitel's character, Winston Wolf) [ [http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/mtb_jaret.html Bowling For Soup - Jive Records ] ] .
* He wrote the arrangement of the band's "Jimmy Neutron" cover in 45 minutes.
*Jaret states he would rather burn than freeze to death.
*Jaret sings the Title theme to Phineas and Ferb and has also appeared as Danny in the episode Dude, we're getting the band back together. [ [http://www.bowlingforsoup.com/mtb_jaret.html Bowling For Soup - Jive Records ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.bowlingforsoup.com Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/jaretvonerich Jaret Reddick on MySpace]