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 The Queers live at Revolution in Ft. Lauderdale, FL – June 11, 2017. Photo by Chuck Livid. | |
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| Origin | Portsmouth, New Hampshire |
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The Queers are an American punk rock band, formed in 1981 by Portsmouth, New Hampshire native Joseph “Joe” P. King (a.k.a. Joe Queer) along with Scott Gildersleeve (a.k.a. Tulu), and John “Jack” Hayes (a.k.a. Wimpy Rutherford). With the addition of Keith Hages (ex-guitarist of Berlin Brats) joining on bass in 1983 the band started playing their first public performances. The revised line-up played a total of six live shows between 1983 and 1984. This earliest era of The Queers formation initially broke up in late 1984; however, Joe Queer re-formed the band with an all-new line-up in 1986. In 1990, after several more band line-up changes the band signed with Shakin' Street Records to release their debut album, Grow Up. The album earned the band notability within New England, but with the release of their next album, 1993's Love Songs for the Retarded, on Lookout! Records, their following grew.[3]
In 2006, after releasing six albums on Lookout! Records, the band rescinded their master rights from the label, citing breach of contract over unpaid royalties. Later that year they signed with Asian Man Records.
The Queers' cover of "Wipe Out" was featured in the 2007 Columbia Pictures and ImageWorks Studios mockumentary film Surf's Up, produced by Sony Pictures Animation and National Geographic Films.[4][5]
- ^ "27 Years of the Queers: An Interview with the Queers' Guitarist/Vocalist Joe King". mog.com. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010.
- ^ "Queers". TrouserPress.com. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ Kembrew McLeod (1999-01-21). "The Queers | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ Surf's Up (DVD). Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures. 2007.
- ^ "Surf's Up (2007)". Soundtrackinfo.com. Retrieved 2010-12-30.