Rocky George facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Rocky George
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George performing with Fishbone in 2005
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leonard F. George |
| Born | January 9, 1965 Culver City, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Heavy metal, thrash metal, funk metal, punk rock, progressive metal |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1982–present |
Leonard F. George (born January 9, 1965), best known by his stage name Rocky George, is an American guitarist who has been a member of several notable musical acts, including ... Tendencies, where he was their lead guitarist from 1984 to their first breakup in 1995, and was the first African-American member of the band. After ... Tendencies, George played with 40 Cycle Hum and Cro-Mags, and in 2003, he joined Fishbone. George was also a member of a local punk rock band called Pap Smear with Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo. In 2019, George returned to the Cro-Mags lineup.
Biography
..... Although Pap Smear has never released any records, two of their songs were re-recorded on Slayer's 1996 covers album Undisputed Attitude. ..... His debut with the band was Welcome to Venice on the song "Look Up...(The Boys Are Back)" written by Jon Nelson and Mike Muir. ..... He is also responsible for Robert Trujillo joining the band, who was a high school friend of his (at Culver City High School).
George joined Fishbone in 2003 and played on the 2006 studio album Still Stuck in Your Throat plus two EPs. In 2008, after thirteen years, George played with his former bandmates during an Infectious Grooves set. He left Fishbone in 2017 when that band's classic lineup reunited.
Instruments
George has used Ibanez guitars almost exclusively for years (particularly the RG series). He is still endorsed by Ibanez. Despite rumors, however, Rocky did not design the RG series (as "RG" stands for Roadstar Guitar, not for Rocky George). He is also a long time user of Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
Discography
Cro-Mags
- Revenge (2000)
- In the Beginning (2020)
With Harley's War
- Cro-Mag (2003)
- Hardcore All-Stars (2009)
- 2012 (2012)
Fishbone
- Still Stuck in Your Throat (2006)
- Crazy Glue (EP, 2011)
- Intrinsically Intertwined (EP, 2014)
