Les Claypool

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My Recap of the 2013 McDowell Mountain Music Festival - This past Saturday and Sunday, I made my way to the latest installment of my favorite local festival, the 10th annual McDowell Mountain Music Festival , this year taking place for the first time at… Read More

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Live Music: Les Claypool’s Duo De Twang @…

Mar 22, 2013

Les Claypool is truly a singular artist.

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Feb 20, 2013

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Feb 13, 2013

Drummer Mike Clark, perhaps best known for his work with and without Herbie…

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Feb 11, 2013

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Les Claypool Biography

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Leslie Edward "Les" Claypool (born September 29, 1963) is an American musician and writer, best known as the lead vocalist and bassist in the band Primus. Claypool's playing style on the electric bass mixes tapping, flamenco-like strumming, whammy bar bends, and slapping. He is widely regarded as one of the best rock bass players of all time. Claypool has also self-produced and engineered his solo releases from his own studio, "Rancho Relaxo". 2006 saw the release of a full-length feature film ''Electric Apricot'' written and directed by Claypool as well as a debut novel ''South of the Pumphouse''.

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