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Bruce Slesinger | |
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| Genres | Punk rock |
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Bruce Slesinger, better known by his stage nameTed, is an American musician and architect who was the firstdrummer forDead Kennedys.[1][2]
Slesinger drummed for the San Francisco punk band, the Dead Kennedys, from July 1978 to February 1981. He played drums on their early singles, as well as their first album,Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. Slesinger co-wrote their second single, "Holiday in Cambodia", in conjunction with the rest of the group, and "Pull My Strings", a song written with lead singer and primary songwriterJello Biafra specifically for the 1980 Bay Area Music Awards. He also played on their track "Night of the Living Rednecks", in which Dead Kennedys' guitaristEast Bay Ray's guitar "breaks" and the band begins playing in abebop style, while Biafra tells about his encounter with somejocks.
He preferred Gretsch drumkits and was best known for his manic energy and his distinctive kick-snare-ride patterns. Slesinger left the band as he wanted to pursue a career inarchitecture, and was replaced byD.H. Peligro.
Slesinger is a partner of the San Francisco architecture and design firm Bruce and Tom Design Partners, which he co-founded in 1993.[3]
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