Rusty Willoughby (born June 30, 1966[1]) is an American musician born in Staten Island and currently living in Vashon, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. As of 2011[update], he has been vocalist, songwriter and guitarist or bass guitarist for several Seattle based bands: Pure Joy (1984–1989, 1997–2004),[2] Flop (1990–1995),[2] Llama (2005–2008),[3] and Cobirds Unite (2010–).[4] He also briefly played drums for the Fastbacks.[1][5][6] He also played with Kurt Bloch of the Fastbacks, Jonathan Poneman (co-founder of the record label Sub Pop[7]), and Scott Sutherland (of Seattle bands Model Rockets and Chemistry Set) in a Cheap Trick cover band called Sick Man of Europe,[1] and appeared in the film Hype!,[8] a documentary directed about the popularity of grunge rock.
Rusty Willoughby | |
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 Willoughby (right) backed by Scott Sutherland of the Model Rockets (2009) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Rusty Willoughby |
| Born | 30 June 1966 Staten Island, NYC |
| Origin | Vashon Island, Washington, United States |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Drums, Singing |
| Website | http://rustywilloughby.com |
Musical style
editIn a 1999 review of Willoughby's self-titled solo album, Don Yates of KEXP-FM described his "Beatlesque songcraft" as "bring[ing] to mind the starker side of Elliott Smith."[9]
Discography
editSolo albums
edit- Rusty Willoughby self-released, 1999)
- Filament Dust (self-released, 2009)
- Cobirds Unite (self-released, 2010)
- Adult Soft Record (self-release, 2012)
- Anti (self-released, 2013)
Solo singles
edit- "Here Come the Weakened" / "And the World Moves On" (Sub Pop, 1999, 7-inch vinyl)
Flop albums
edit- Flop and the Fall of the Mopsqueezer! (Frontier Records - 1992)
- Whenever You're Ready (Sony 550 - 1993)
- World of Today (Frontier Records - 1995)
Flop EPs and Singles
edit- The Losing End (Lucky Records - 1990)
- Drugs (Dashboard Hula Girl Records - 1990)
- Anne (1993)
- We Are You (Munster Records - 1993)
- Regrets (Sony 550 - 1993)
- The Great Valediction (Sony 550 - 1993)
- Act 1 Scene 1 (Super Electro - 1995)
- Place I Love (1995)
Pure Joy albums and EPs
edit- Pure Joy (Dwindle Music, 1986, EP)
- Carnivore (PopLlama, 1989)
- Sore Throte, Ded Goat (No Threes, 1989 or 1990, EP)
- Unsung (Flydaddy, recorded 1987, released 1994)
- Getz the Worm (Flydaddy, 1997)
- Gelatin and Bright (Book Records, 2003)
Notes
edit- ^ a b c THE FASTBACKS - Fly to the Rainbow (1989-1993 pt. 3), Sub Pop. Accessed online 2009-10-06.
- ^ a b Rusty Willoughby, KEXP-FM live performance October 5, 2002. Accessed online 2009-10-05.
- ^ Up & Coming, The Stranger, July 2, 2008. . Retrieved 5 October 2009.
- ^ (Home page), rustywilloughby.com. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
- ^ Fastbacks, Music Might. Accessed online 2009-10-05.
- ^ Fastbacks, Trouser Press, 2007. Accessed online 2009-10-05.
- ^ About Us, Sub Pop. Accessed online 2009-10-06.
- ^ Rusty Willoughby at IMDb. Accessed online 2009-10-05.
- ^ Don Yates, Rusty Willoughby: Rusty Willoughby, KEXP-FM, June 15, 1999, accessed online 2009-10-05.
External links
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- rustywilloughby.com, official web site
- Willoughby's blog
- Live performance, KEXP-FM, October 5, 2002
- Mike Baehr, Better Late: Unlovable party, Fantagraphics Books: page includes video of Willoughby performing at the Fantagraphics store February 7, 2009.