Les Claypool
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Les Claypool is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter best known as the eccentric and highly innovative frontman of the alternative rock band Primus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Claypool canonical | 6 |
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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human ⓘ musician ⓘ record producer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Buckethead
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Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ Electric Apricot NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang NERFINISHED ⓘ Oysterhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sausage NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Copeland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Waits NERFINISHED ⓘ Trey Anastasio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1963-09-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Richmond, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| directed | Electric Apricot: Quest for Festeroo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Claypool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
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alternative rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ funk metal ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ |
| givenName | Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreativeRole |
bass player of Primus
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lead vocalist of Primus ⓘ primary songwriter of Primus ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Geddy Lee
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Jaco Pastorius NERFINISHED ⓘ Larry Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Clarke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
banjo
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bass guitar ⓘ upright bass ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| knownFor |
humorous and surreal lyrics
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idiosyncratic bass playing style ⓘ slap bass technique ⓘ use of tapping and flamenco-style strumming on bass ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Colonel Les Claypool’s Fearless Flying Frog Brigade
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Electric Apricot NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Claypool’s Duo de Twang NERFINISHED ⓘ Oysterhead NERFINISHED ⓘ Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ Sausage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Les Claypool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primus audition for Metallica bassist position ⓘ |
| notableFor | frontman of Primus ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Frizzle Fry
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Highball with the Devil NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Fungi and Foe NERFINISHED ⓘ Of Whales and Woe NERFINISHED ⓘ Pork Soda NERFINISHED ⓘ Purple Onion NERFINISHED ⓘ Sailing the Seas of Cheese NERFINISHED ⓘ Tales from the Punchbowl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bassist
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record producer ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| otherActivity |
author
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film director ⓘ |
| residence | Sonoma County, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Chaney Claypool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote | South of the Pumphouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.